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 ...

Why Gordon Ramsay’s Mashed Potato Trick Works. Potatoes are high in starch, as anyone who has ever cooked with them before ...

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Instant mashed potatoes are a handy side dish shortcut to keep in your pantry. The packets last a while, so you can pull them out whenever you're having a hectic day and need to throw dinner together.

Mashed potatoes, I love you so much it hurts. (But I have no time.) On busy nights, when I know mash from scratch isn’t realistic, I’ve been turning to instant mashed potatoes—also known as instant ...