“There are so many variations on mashed potatoes — but this combination of potatoes and basil is a marriage made in heaven,” Garten said of the Potato Basil Puree in her How Easy Is That? cookbook.

Hot take: I think mashed potatoes are extremely overrated. When it comes to all of the glorious ways to cook potatoes, I would put mashed somewhere on the bottom of the totem pole, after domino ...

Place potatoes in stock pot and cover with water, bring to a simmer. Cook potatoes until tender to the fork, about 20 minutes. Strain in colander and allow to dry slightly. Place potatoes in a mixing ...

I should begin with the acknowledgment that just as there are many ways to peel a potato, there are also many ways to make mashed potatoes. Sometimes I love to make mashed potatoes with a potato ...