Boiled and Mashed Vegetables

Ingredients

 * washed, peeled, and cut into serving-sized pieces:
 * sweet cassava tubers (also called manioc, or yuca)
 * plantains
 * red potatoes or white potatoes
 * sweet potatoes
 * taro (also called cocoyam)
 * yams
 * salt
 * For Mashed Vegetables:
 * beans with one of the vegetables listed above
 * beans and corn (maize)
 * salt

Directions

 * 1) Heat water and salt (to taste) to boiling in a saucepan.
 * 2) Add vegetables.
 * 3) Cook until tender.
 * 4) Serve with any main dish.
 * 5) For Mashed Vegetables:
 * 6) Heat water and salt (to taste) to boiling in a saucepan.
 * 7) Add all ingredients.
 * 8) Cook until tender.
 * 9) Drain water from pan, and mash (like mashed potatoes or refried beans).
 * 10) Season with any or all (or none) of the following: fried onion, palm oil, cayenne pepper or red pepper, hot sauce, ground dried shrimp, dried fish, salted fish, or smoked fish.