Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this video, Martha Stewart teaches you how to make silky, creamy potato puree that is hard to resist. There are a few tricks to ...

“There are so many variations on mashed potatoes — but this combination of potatoes and basil is a marriage made in heaven,” Garten said of the Potato Basil Puree in her How Easy Is That? cookbook.

• Peel the potatoes and cut them into half-inch slices. Put them in a pot, cover them with an inch of cold water and add a teaspoon of sea salt. Bring the water to a boil, reduce it to a mere burble ...

1. Preparing the potatoes. Cut the potatoes in half lengthwise. Make slice at every 1-inch interval. The slices should be about the same size, so toss the stubby ends. 2. Cooking the potatoes. Pour 12 ...

This purée is very soft and rich. You can cut the calories by replacing the whipping cream with light sour cream or even the potato cooking water. Use the head of garlic cooked with the beef (see ...

1/2 medium butternut squash, cut in half lengthwise, seeds scooped out 1/2 large acorn squash, cut in half lengthwise, seeds scooped out 1. Heat the oven to 375 degrees. Place the cinnamon stick, the ...

Potato is one of those foods that have a bad reputation among health freaks. The starchy tuber is notorious for potentially increasing weight and that is why it may be shunned from daily diets as well ...

Some people mash and others smash, some choose to whip and others pass (through a tamis, that is -- the drum sieve used in professional kitchens). And yes, the food mill has its devoted fans. But the ...

In a pre-heated 400 degree oven, roast the sweet potatoes for about 1 hour until tender. Remove from oven and, using rubber gloves, peel while they are hot. Put the peeled sweet potatoes through a ...