The crisp fall air has a way of making us crave something warm, sweet and a little earthy—and few foods deliver on that promise quite like a sweet potato, be it baked, mashed, topped with marshmallows ...

Japanese sweet potatoes, with their reddish-purple skin, are an alternative to the common Beauregard, garnet, and jewel sweet potato varieties. Naturally low in fat and high in nutritional value, they ...

If spring is all about asparagus and summer is a toss-up between corn and tomatoes, then fall rightly belongs to sweet potatoes—but not just the familiar orange-fleshed variety so obligatory at ...

Sweet potatoes have gained popularity as consumers seek healthy products, so it might be time for produce managers and ...

I happened upon Japanese sweet potatoes at my local farmers market last week. They were in a crate next to the purple sweet potatoes, which I have written about before, and also love. The purple ones ...

Fries for dessert? Why not? If you make them the Japanese way, you're in for some truly delicious sweet potato fries, with a special emphasis on the "sweet" part. Buttery and nutty Japanese sweet ...

According to three of the four children for whom Laughing Child Farm in Pawlet is named, the best part of growing up on a sweet potato farm is driving tractors. The abundance of sweet potatoes on ...

As someone whose previous ode to sweet potatoes was headlined “My Orange Crush,” I have a confession to make. Don’t worry; my devotion to sweet potatoes hasn’t ebbed. But for years now, I’ve been ...