Sweet potatoes gained popularity in the U.S. by the 1863 Thanksgiving, the same year President Lincoln declared it a national holiday, and the dish was quickly embraced in the southern states.

There’s one non-negotiable ingredient on Deah Berry Mitchell’s holiday table every year — sweet potatoes. “In Black households, for the most part, we are all very die-hard sweet potato ...

Candied walnuts and lemon zest (see recipe below) HOW TO: 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl, toss squash and sweet potatoes with olive oil, coriander, cinnamon, salt and pepper.

How To Make Sweet Potato Casserole Wash, dry and peel sweet potatoes. Dice into 1 inch pieces for even cooking. Set a steamer basket in a large pot and fill with water up to the basket.

Why You'll Love this Loaded Baked Sweet Potato Recipe Quick and Easy - using only about 6 simple ingredients, this loaded sweet potato recipe can be oven ready in under 15 minutes. Loaded with ...

2. Cut a lengthwise sliver off the side of a potato.Turn it flat side down on the cutting board. Cut the potato into 1/2-inch-thick lengthwise planks. Stack 2 planks at a time.

(Read more about the difference between sweet potatoes and yams.) Bernadette Provost, known within the sugarcane farming Provost family as Maw Maw B, takes the “candied” part of this recipe ...

In the 19th century, glazed and candied sweet potatoes made their debut as holiday sides. Then in 1917, recipe developer Janet McKenzie Hill published the first recipe for sweet potato casserole ...

In this recipe, I top my sweet potato mash with salty and crispy bacon, sweet and spicy pecans (from Trader Joe’s, but you could make your own), chopped candied ginger, crushed vanilla meringue ...

The roasted sweet potato rounds are smeared with the honeyed goat cheese, then get topped with dried cranberries, candied pecans, and a drizzle of honey. As it is, this appetizer recipe is a stunner.