For a quick side dish, a chef-nutritionist explains how to cook sweet potatoes by boiling them first and how long to boil them before cooking them in the oven.

Find out about the different types of sweet potatoes — like Jewel, Garnett and Japanese — as well as how they differ in taste and texture, and how to cook them.

Potatoes offer a few potential health benefits, from digestive support to blood pressure management. But you'll need to cook them.

Sweet potatoes can be cooked in similar ways to the potato but cook much more quickly. They are also prone to burning because of the sugar content. How to bake a sweet potato: Preheat the oven to ...