Pastry chef Carla Jones loads a trio of sweet potato pies onto a tray destined for the oven on Nov. 15 at Ol' Henry, a restaurant in Berkeley, Mo.

When sweet potatoes are cool enough to handle, pat dry and remove skin. Using the largest holes of a box grater, grate sweet potatoes and transfer to a large bowl (you should have about 3 cups ...

I like sweet potatoes to shine, so I keep the base layer simple. Mix two pounds of cooked sweet potatoes with five tablespoons of melted butter and a half teaspoon of salt. You can mash them ...

My mother loves to say, “What’s old is new again.” My wide-leg jeans? My Danish teak furniture? She’s seen it all before. One could say the same of my eating habits. I’ll feverishly ...