The Staple Ingredient That Takes Mashed Potatoes From Boring To Bold - Chowhound

Evgen_prozhyrko/Getty Images Mashed potatoes are one of those dishes so classic, so comforting, so soulful, and so easy that they're hard to mess up. Get your basic ratios of boiled and mashed potatoes, plus plenty of salt, some blend of milk and butter, and you're in for a treat. Much of the success of mashed potatoes relies on sodium to add flavor to the bland, starchy base. While most mashed recipes call for…