Don't overdo it: Dried mashed potatoes are a big no. But if you allow too much extra water to carry over from the cooking ...

Water-logged potato pieces lead to watery and bland mashed potatoes, and no one wants that! So when you’re cutting your potatoes before cooking them, make sure your pieces are at least 1 1/2 ...

and a pub where she remembers having “a dreary serving of watery mashed potatoes and Brussels sprouts.” Somehow that wasn’t enough to discourage her. She remained a complete Anglophile ...