“There are so many variations on mashed potatoes — but this combination of potatoes and basil is a marriage made in heaven,” Garten said of the Potato Basil Puree in her How Easy Is That? cookbook.

The only things that love Sophie’s garden more than her are the squirrels that have taken up residence in her backyard. They’ve gotten a bit of a harvest of their own, and we’re ready to wrap it up ...