Mashed Potatoes

If mashed potatoes had a fan club, it'd be the kind with secret handshakes and password-protected meetings. In the league of 'Greatest Thanksgiving Sides of All Time,' this creamy contender brings its A-game every holiday, leaving no gravy boat unturned. People obsess over getting the perfect lump-free texture—like it’s some culinary Holy Grail. And let’s not even start on the butter-to-potato ratio debates. It’s the side dish that turns dinner tables into battlegrounds, proving that even the humble potato can spark a foodie civil war.