Garlic Mashed Potatoes

I have always loved mashed potatoes. As a child, I would make a hollow in my mound of potatoes and fill it with gravy. I thought that pleasure was over forever. Well, I have come up with a version of mashed potatoes without butter or cream. I didn’t believe they could be this good.

I have tried using various kinds of potatoes. The least good have been those I used to use—the Idahos, russets, and Maine or boiling potatoes. By far the best are potatoes without too much starch. The clu