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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 3 minutes (deep fried) or 6 minutes (baked)

Oil
2 cups ready made or leftover mashed potatoes
1 tbsp. chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
1/4 tsp. paprika
Kosher salt
Fresh ground pepper
1 1/2 cups flour
3 eggs, lightly beaten
1 1/2 cups crushed corn flakes (crush the corn flakes by putting them in a plastic zipper bag and use a rolling pin)

1. Preheat oil to 350 degrees or oven to 375 degrees

2. Combine mashed potatoes, parsley, paprika, salt and pepper to taste. Using a small ice cream scoop or tablespoon, form the potato mixture into small balls and place on baking sheet lined with parchment.

3. Prepare 3 bowls for breading the potato balls. Put the flour in one bowl, beaten eggs in the second bowl and the crushed corn flakes in the third bowl. Bread the potato puffs by placing them in the flour then the egg and finally the corn flakes.

4. If you are deep frying them, add the potato puss to hot oil; gently fry them until they are golden brown and crispy… about 3 minutes. Transfer puffs to paper towels to drain. If baking them, place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and dot with oil. Bake until golden brown, about 6 to 8 minutes.

Makes 8 servings of 2 puffs each.

Per serving: 220 calories, 40g carbohydrates, 7g protein, 3g fat, 1g fiber, 80mg cholesterol, 310mg sodium.

I was given a new Senseo Coffee Pod System to review. I tried it out this morning after flushing it as directed in the instructions and it’s so very easy to use. I didn’t have any creamer in the house so I had my Medium Roast coffee (included with the machine) with Splenda only. It was good coffee, it just would have been better with cream.

The Senseo came with the machine, a bag of Medium Roast coffee pods, a canister to store the pods in, a 1 cup and 2 cup pod holder and a couple coupons for Sara Lee products. Using a single pod will give you a 4 oz cup of coffee. Using 2 pods will give you an 8 oz cup of coffee (or you can make 2 4 oz cups of coffee at once). The directions are very easy to understand.

I really love cappuccino and I’ll be going to the store to get the cappuccino pods soon.

I also have 5 $20 off coupons that are good until June 30, 2008. If you would like me to send you a coupon please leave a comment saying so and I will contact you to get your address. Or if you don’t mind waiting 2 to 6 weeks you can get your machine free by filling out a form at the Senseo website.