mashed potatoes Archives • Family Around the Table

Mashed potatoes in an oval baking dish with melted butter on top.

Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes

Get a head start on your holiday meal with make-ahead mashed potatoes. Make holidays and even weeknight dinners easy on yourself with this side dish. …

Bacon and Cheddar Smashed Red Potatoes

Last weekend we had dinner at a great steak house in Tampa and no it wasn’t THAT steak house. I ordered a baked potato, as …

I'm Ellen, a freelance writer, recipe developer and former correspondent for the Tampa Bay Times where I wrote a regular TASTE section feature as well as reviewed cookbooks for more than 15 years. My Mom and my kids are the inspiration for Family Around the Table. My Grandmother too. I remember my Grandmother making fresh pasta for dinner. She was from Italy and a very good cook so I come by my love of cooking naturally. My Mom inherited her cooking skills too.