Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Think you're cooking yams to take to Thanksgiving dinner this year? Eh, you're probably cooking sweet potatoes. Let us explain.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Potato-Yam Pancakes This recipe is noteworthy not only for its unusual flavor, but because the technique makes it possible for even a beginning cook to ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. canned yams drained in open can - Brooke Becker/Shutterstock Canned sweet potatoes will help you expedite the long and tedious ...