Hi, all my friends out there racing around making Thanksgiving plans! As someone who has both thrown and attended many wonderful holiday dinners of all kinds, I know that one of the challenges is trying to get all those delicious dinner items ready All At The Same Time. And while I am still a devoted fan of regular mashed potatoes, one of the fabulous things about this baked variety is that you can make 'em ahead and bake 'em later...as is, right next to the turkey. Which saves you from trying to assemble that umpteenth thing alongside the gravy and creamed onions and peas and carrots and on and on and on.