It's never too early to start thinking about a plan for holiday meals, especially Thanksgiving. I was reminded of this when a Free Press reader emailed me in early October asking for a favorite mashed ...

We all know holiday meals are all about the side dishes and everyone's favorite (aside from stuffing, that is) is mashed potatoes. The fluffy, buttery, pillowy potatoes are an absolute treat with ...

Get your mashed potatoes just right with these boiling tips. Potatoes are a kitchen hero, turning up in all kinds of ...

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 ...

Mashed potatoes can elevate practically any meal, but sometimes you just don't have the time to peel, boil, mash, and mix the spuds. For moments when you need some mashed potatoes ASAP (hey, we've all ...

There’s nothing wrong with using modern techn and supermarket know-how to make a traditional feast with much less of the traditional work. Welcome to The Cheater’s Guide to Thanksgiving. While there ...

Well, as it turns out, that depends on who you ask. The humble spud hasn't changed much over the years. But our kitchens have. Our grandparents pretty much only had one option: Set it and forget it in ...