“There are so many variations on mashed potatoes — but this combination of potatoes and basil is a marriage made in heaven,” Garten said of the Potato Basil Puree in her How Easy Is That? cookbook.

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• Peel the potatoes and cut them into half-inch slices. Put them in a pot, cover them with an inch of cold water and add a teaspoon of sea salt. Bring the water to a boil, reduce it to a mere burble ...

1. Heat the oven to 375 degrees. Place the cinnamon stick, the allspice, cloves, star anise, fennel seeds, thyme, bay leaf and orange peel on a length of cheesecloth, and tie it up into a sachet. Set ...

1. Preparing the potatoes. Cut the potatoes in half lengthwise. Make slice at every 1-inch interval. The slices should be about the same size, so toss the stubby ends. 2. Cooking the potatoes. Pour 12 ...

In a pre-heated 400 degree oven, roast the sweet potatoes for about 1 hour until tender. Remove from oven and, using rubber gloves, peel while they are hot. Put the peeled sweet potatoes through a ...

Want an exotic take on traditional mashed potatoes? Then try chef Terrance Brennan's refined recipe for potato puree, a French twist on the ultimate comfort food.

1. Clean cauliflower by removing stems and leaves, then wash well and break into 1-inch florets and set aside. 2. Wash and peel potatoes then cut into 1-inch cubes and place into pot of cold salted ...