Mashed Potatoes Tips
When we were much younger, we lived in Hawaii, far away from our families. One year, we had a wonderful Thanksgiving feast with all of our friends, who, like us, could not get home for the holiday. We all pitched in and made the dishes, most of being neophytes in the kitchen, but one friend was a professional chef. Someone overworked the giant pot of mashed potatoes and they looked like a yucky, soupy goo. The chef said not to worry. He took the hot mess, added a couple of eggs to it and started stirring. I was very curious, so I watched what he was doing. For a long time, the potatoes just looked like Elmer's glue, but he kept heating it and stirring. Then, suddenly, they all came together and fluffed up, like mashed potatoes should. I haven't tried this trick recently, but there are lots of websites that tell you about adding eggs to your mashed potatoes.