Mashed potatoes are a quintessential comfort food with an incredible range. The soft, silky spuds are as at home plopped next to a pan-fried pork chop on a Tuesday evening as they are piled high in ...

Making mashed potatoes can be a real production. You have to boil and peel some industrial-sized bag of spuds, give yourself tennis elbow mashing them all, and then add enough butter, cream, and salt ...

I tried instant mashed potatoes from Big Y, Bell's, and Idahoan in various flavors. Bell's instant potatoes were delicious but required extra effort. Idahoan nailed it with buttery, flavorful mashed ...

With the holidays just around the corner, home cooks are planning new side dishes to serve or ways to improve the old standbys, like green beans and sweet potatoes. Mashed potatoes are one of the ...