Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. sweet potato varieties - Ranang Mubyarto/Shutterstock Sweet potatoes are deliciously versatile, with applications in both the ...

You wait all year to dig into your mom’s Thanksgiving yams with mini marshmallows. While they may be delicious, it turns out they aren’t yams at all. Even though the words “sweet potato” and “yam” ...

Registered dietitian Jessica Cording, RD sees people mixing up sweet potatoes and yams a lot. "Often what people think are yams are actually sweet potatoes," she says. Visually, she explains that yams ...

LIVINGSTON, Calif. — It happens every Thanksgiving. You head to the grocery store to shop for the big day. Of course, you’ll need to buy yams for the family’s favorite casserole. But when you get to ...

1 pound Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into half-inch cubes 1 pound yams (red-skinned sweet potatoes), peeled and cut into half-inch cubes 6 slices bacon, fried, drained, and crumbled 10 large ...

They're irresistibly sweet, creamy, and in many parts of the world considered a snack treat: No, not candy, sweet potatoes. And if that's not enough to get you eating more of them, consider this: a ...

Dear Heloise: What is the difference between a yam and a sweet potato? -- Nora P., Stone Mountain, Ga. Sweet potatoes usually are sweeter than yams. Yams are starchier. Sweet potatoes contain calcium, ...