In his poem “Digging,” Irish poet Seamus Heaney describes the sensation of holding potatoes as “loving their cool hardness in our hands.” That “cool hardness” is the start to a proper mash, which ...

Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since 2021. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Ithaca College in drama and studied at the Institute of Culinary Education to earn her diploma in Pastry and ...

Poking holes in a potato before baking is a common practice for a reason. There's a specific purpose behind this classic piece of kitchen advice.

IN SEASON: Slender fingerlings cook evenly when left whole and don't require peeling By PETE PETERSEN Special to The Oregonian These small, rich, dense tubers derive their anthropomorphic name from ...