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How to Make Mashed Potatoes With a Stand Mixer
Whatever happened to chunky mashed potatoes? There’s a lot of hype for the silky, nearly pudding-like variety of mash—which seem to be the only kind served at restaurants these days—but for me, nothing beats a heaping pile of fluffy smashed potatoes studded with knobbly bits of soft, uncrushed tuber. And if you too are a supporter of chunky mashed potatoes,…
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Are Sweet Potatoes Good for You?
Cuisines from around the world take advantage of the sweet potato’s benefits. Orange sweet potatoes, for instance, are a staple food in Africa, where they may be served in a peanut stew. The drier, less sweet, white-fleshed boniato (batata) is more common in the Caribbean, where you may see it served mashed or used in desserts. Purple sweet potatoes are…
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