Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2017
For a tribute to the loaded baked potato, we stirred in crispy bacon, crumbled blue cheese, and sliced scallions to classic mashed potatoes.
For an easy, creamy mash, we started by cooking sliced Yukon Gold potatoes in well-seasoned water. We used half-and-half because it is richer than milk but not as decadent as heavy cream. Microwaving the half-and-half with the butter before...