I was as surprised as anyone to find myself on a Saturday afternoon in October doing a mashed potato science experiment. The journey started just before Thanksgiving last year, when my sister and I ...

A (big) dollop will do. For me, there’s no food more comforting than creamy mashed potatoes, and also no thought more loathsome than the idea of peeling them to get there. My interest in peeling, ...

I used to search through magazines and cookbooks every year for new recipes to try for Thanksgiving. Finally, my family staged a small revolt and asked me not to do this anymore; they looked forward ...

There is nothing more stressful than wrestling a large pot of boiling potatoes off the stove at the last minute to drain them in the sink, all so you can serve hot mashed potatoes with Thanksgiving ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...