One of the surest ways that I know of to herald the arrival of cooler weather and the changing of the seasons in our part of the world is to look not at the color of the leaves but rather the color of ...

Sweet potato topped with brown sugar, marshmallows or maple syrup is one of those classic Thanksgiving dishes we all love. And here in Hawaii, it’s especially good because we have a choice of purple, ...

Have you ever had a sweet potato that would not cook — that stayed rock-hard after hours in the oven? What causes this? Sara Moulton of Gourmet magazine asked this question. Despite her frantic ...

Here’s something fun, different and healthful to do with potatoes: Crush them into rustic rounds that have the golden crispness of fried potatoes outside and the softness of mashed potatoes inside.

Both are nutrient-packed root vegetables, but carrots and sweet potatoes offer unique health benefits—from sharper vision and better heart health to improved energy and immunity. Here’s how they ...

A handful of scientists have spent the last 15 years convincing Africans to swap white sweet potatoes for their more colorful and vitamin-packed cousins, orange sweet potatoes. But if a tuber ...

Michael Steinmann is the third generation of his family to farm near Ashton, Idaho, growing a variety of seed potatoes. His grandfather — from Germany — started the farm in 1918. “My dad took over ...