Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I tried instant mashed potatoes from Big Y, Bell's, and Idahoan in various flavors. Bell's instant potatoes were delicious but ...

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Imagine you have a big pot of potatoes on the stove, billowing hot steam. You drain them and place them in a large bowl. With a little elbow grease and a few added ingredients, you can start mashing ...

There are plenty of things in life that we're happy to make time for: catching up with our sisters on the phone, going on ...

A big steaming bowl of homemade mashed potatoes is hard to beat — creamy, buttery, and the ultimate comfort food. But when time is tight during the week or major holidays, like Thanksgiving and ...

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 ...

Instant mashed potatoes have come a long way from the gluey, flavorless powders of decades past. Today, many brands offer creamy, buttery, and surprisingly authentic-tasting options that rival ...

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. One of the first things I ever waffled (besides ...