Think you're cooking yams to take to Thanksgiving dinner this year? Eh, you're probably cooking sweet potatoes. Let us explain. Actual yams, found largely in Africa, Central America and the Caribbean, ...

While holidays can be a busy time requiring you to plan meals and cook entertaining-worthy food, not all dishes need to be high-maintenance. Sometimes the simple recipes are the ones that really shine ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Consider the yam: delicious, nutritious, versatile — and so much more than that marshmallow-dotted sugar bomb so many of us associate with the last Thursday ...

Sweet potatoes or yams? Trick question. Despite what millions of Americans (and many groceries) may call them, those dark orange, moist root vegetables that you roast in sugar syrup and top with ...

candied yams, sweet potatoes cooked with orange juice, cinnamon, brown sugar and butter in a black ceramic dish, top view, macro, flatlay *A beloved soul food staple, stovetop candied yams continue to ...

Every chef has a list of their greatest hits, the handful of go-to meals that play on repeat in their culinary repertoire. Gnocchi is high on my own list. It’s one of those dishes that everyone thinks ...

Puna yam (not to be confused with sweet potato) is the star of this Ghanaian dish often served on wedding days. Puna yams are starchy; it's essential to avoid overcooking them in order to make shaping ...

Is there any way you can persuade Souplantation to share their wonderful recipe for Golden Yam Bisque? It is absolutely delicious. My son (who is no fan of yams) loves this soup. — Kathy Karimi, San ...

Walk through any grocery store in the U.S. around the holidays and you’ll see sweet potatoes and yams used almost interchangeably. But here’s the truth—what most of us call “yams” are actually sweet ...