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Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potatoes, often sold as yams (true yams are a larger starchy vegetable not commonly available in North America), are an amazingly versatile vegetable. Find fun new ways to cook them here.

10 Great Ways to Use Root Vegetables

Find great ways to use root vegetables like sweet potatoes.

Baked Sweet Potato Fries

Make easy sweet potato fries with none of the frying mess and just a trace of the fat of deep-frying with this simple recipe.

Sweet Potato Carrot Soup

Lots of orange, lots of flavor, lots of vitamins. This Sweet Potato Carrot Soup is easy, delicious, nutritious, and able to cheer up the dreariest winter day.

Sweet Potato Fries

French fries made with sweet potatoes are golden, tender, and, yes, sweet.

Sweet Potato Gnocchi

Sweet potatoes make these plump orange dumplings a bit sweet and full of antioxidants.

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