Some of the sweetest and most distinctive tastes of fall come in the color orange: pumpkins and other winter squash, sweet potatoes, persimmons, the first mandarins. One of my favorite sweet potato ...

Mbatata is the word in Chichewa for the dense, creamy variety of this starchy root vegetable. In Malawi, mbatata is typically ...

Inspired by classic Southern sweet potato pie, these sweet potato pie squares offer the same cozy flavor in an easy, ...

Wholesome sweet potatoes are a classic baby favorite. They're sweeter in flavor than normal potatoes, yet still mild, and they take on a fluffy texture when mixed with breast milk or formula. Here's ...

Chronicle-kitchen-tested recipe from Sally Schneider's The Improvisational Cook (William Morrow, $34.95). Texas grows naturally delicious sweet potatoes, all the more reason to join the-less-you-gussy ...

Sweet potatoes are a big part of many a holiday meal. But Here & Now resident chef Kathy Gunst says that you can do so much more with them. She brings Here & Now's Robin Young and Jeremy Hobson sweet ...

There are generally two camps when it comes to sweet potatoes for Thanksgiving. Those who champion white-to-yellow fleshed spuds with tan to dusty-ivory skin, prefer the cooked texture that is fluffy ...

Thanksgiving tables across the state will have similarities: smiling friends and family, a table of food, thoughts of appreciation and probably some football. But what food graces their plates and how ...

In a pre-heated 400 degree oven, roast the sweet potatoes for about 1 hour until tender. Remove from oven and, using rubber gloves, peel while they are hot. Put the peeled sweet potatoes through a ...