Sweet potatoes are a classic side dish full of nutrients and benefits. This versatile root vegetable takes many forms: mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, breakfast potatoes and so on. Though the final ...

Sweet potatoes get a lot of love around Thanksgiving, but these sweet spuds are a delicious and nutritious choice year-round. They're great baked or sliced and fried and make a great mash or simply ...

From mashed potatoes to potato salads, most potato side dishes start with one crucial step—boiling the potatoes. It seems like a simple and straightforward task, right? If you thought that all you ...

Does the amount of time your potatoes boil matter when it comes to making mashed potatoes? You bet it does. Undercook your potatoes and you’ll get unsmashable taters — but you probably already figured ...

Learn how to boil potatoes on the stove, in a slow cooker, and in the microwave—plus how to test when they're ready to eat. Boiled potatoes require different cooking times based on their size and ...

Different cooking methods, like roasting or steaming, enhance flavor and lock-in nutrients. Cooking them with healthy fats enhances the absorption of certain vitamins. Proper selection and storage ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. We love to mash, roast, bake, and fry sweet potatoes, ...