Preheat oven to 400 F
Get a large pot of water on high heat with a couple pinches of sea salt
Pour one cup of half and half into a container and set aside. This will allow it to get to room tempurature
Peel and cube your potatoes (about 1-2 inches thick)
Once your water is at a rolling boil, place your cubed potatoes in water and let boil for about 30 minutes. Reduce heat if needed and leave the lid off the pot.
Cut garlic bulb in half and place on sheet of tin foil.
Drizzle garlic halves with olive oil and add a pintch of salt.
Add about one teaspoon each of dry or fresh herbs.
Tent garlic with the foil and roast in oven for about 30-40 minutes.
Your potatoes are done once they are fork tender. Drain potatoes and place them back into the warm pot and mash them with your potato masher.
Once garlic is done roasting, remove the tent from the oven and allow to rest on the counter top untill it is cool enough to handle.
In a separate bowl, add two tablespoons of butter then squeeze softened garlic cloves into the bowl. The heat from the cloves will melt the butter. Mix all of this together.
Add one teaspoon of salt one teaspoon of black pepper and one Tablespoon of olive oil to the butter mixture and stir.
Carefully stir in the half and half to the butter mixtrue as well.
Mix the garlic/butter/half and half mixture in with the mashed potatoes.
Plate the potatoes in a serving dish drizzle with olive oil and top with herbs!
