Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. Mashed potatoes are easy enough to make, but ...

In a small pot, combine the cream and butter and bring to a boil. Return the potatoes to the large pot and mash with a potato ...

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 ...

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 ...

I love mashed potatoes, but I only seem to make them at Thanksgiving. They can be a lot of work and don’t always turn out perfectly. To get tips for perfect mashed potatoes, I talked to farmer Kathy ...

Browning a little butter goes a long way to making a Thanksgiving staple all the better. By Vaughn Vreeland Mashed potatoes, while buttery and delicious, can also be a little uninspired. To me, ...

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 ...