Potatoes are the first food that comes to mind when we think of "mashed" cuisine, and they are indeed featured here in dishes like Salmon & Chive Mashed Potatoes and Smashed Gouda & Rosemary Crusted Baby Yellow Potatoes. Shown here in lavish full-page photos, however, are other comfort foods you can make with a masher, namely Mexican Black Bean Nacho Bake, Spicy Red Lentil and Carrot Soup, Minty Watermelon Sorbet, Extra Cream Raspberry Ice Cream, and Red Wine-Poached Pear & Raisin Tart. Holy Herrick also surveys your best bets among kitchen implements, so you can start pulverizing your favorite ingredients.