Most “yams” sold in U.S. stores are actually soft sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes gained popularity in the U.S. by the 1863 Thanksgiving, the same year President Lincoln declared it a national ...

Here at Delish, we believe that candied yams are an indispensable part of the Thanksgiving meal, along with mashed potatoes and homemade cranberry sauce. Although candied yams might be super-sweet ...

In the universe of classic Thanksgiving side dishes, sweet potatoes ranks high with the likes of mashed potatoes, green bean ...

But if she had to pick between sweet potato and pumpkin — the two autumnal pies that have come to define the Thanksgiving season — the choice is a simple one: Sweet potato. “Being from the ...

Thanksgiving wouldn't be the same without mashed potatoes and sweet potato casserole, roasted potatoes are an excellent match for classic Christmas mains (think big hunks of meat) and Hannukah and ...

There's more than sweet potato casserole with marshmallows. Sweet potatoes are a classic Thanksgiving ingredient. This year, instead of the usual casserole topped with marshmallows (though they're ...

"I'm gonna be in the kitchen doing the turkey, the yams, the collard greens, the potato salad," Williams teases of her plans for Thanksgiving Porsha Williams will be putting on her chef's hat for ...