Some people have turned to an unlikely source for what they're calling a more "natural" form of birth control - wild yams. Wild yams have the chemical diosgenin in the root of the plant and bulb, ...

Some people use the words yams and sweet potatoes interchangeably. The truth is yams are not sweet potatoes and sweet potatoes are not yams! Even on the outside of canned sweet potatoes it labels them ...

November means turkey, mashed potatoes and bright orange candied yams or, depending on who you ask, candied sweet potatoes. While some may use sweet potato and yam interchangeably, botanically ...

There is a lot of confusion about sweet potatoes and yams because the terms are used interchangeably. Most people of Caribbean descent enjoy eating a nice piece of freshly cooked yam as a side dish.

We at the Weekly were saddened this past weekend to hear of the passing of A$AP Mob co-founder A$AP Yams. His official cause of death is still unknown. He was 26. A ...

Yams Day is going down in less than a week. For the past five years, ASAP Mob has hosted the annual music event in honor of the late ASAP Yams, the collective's co-founder who died on Jan. 18, 2015.

Yams or sweet potatoes? Don’t worry, they’re the same thing. Whatever you choose to call them, they are a holiday side dish staple. While most connect this toothsome dish with thanksgiving, it's ...

SAN DIEGO — These are recipes I grew up with and learned from Chefs in Park City, Utah when I lived there skiing. These delicious side dishes are the perfect way to elevate your holiday celebrations.

Q. What is the difference between yams and sweet potatoes? There is such a thing as sweet-potato pie, but I've never heard of yam pie! - Craig W. A. Yams and sweet potatoes are both tubers that are ...

“Deep Run Roots: Stories and Recipes from My Corner of the South” by Vivian Howard, Little, Brown and Company; $40, 564 pages, hardcover Turkey may be the centerpiece of most Thanksgiving dinners, but ...