Mashed potatoes are always a crowd-pleaser. Whether they’re a side on your holiday table or an addition to your weeknight dinner menu, these mashed potato recipes are a hearty and comforting staple.

Do we expect too much of the potato? We gather potatoes from the ground where they emerge looking like rocks. And yet, once in the kitchen, we fully expect the potato to undergo a magical conversion, ...

Every Thanksgiving, my mother prepares a small side of mashed turnips for my dad. He is literally the only one at a table of often more than twenty guests who eats this with his turkey. Without much ...