One of the surest ways that I know of to herald the arrival of cooler weather and the changing of the seasons in our part of the world is to look not at the color of the leaves but rather the color of ...

Potatoes come in all shapes and sizes, and also a variety of colors. But what's the story behind all those varied colors?

Have you ever had a sweet potato that would not cook — that stayed rock-hard after hours in the oven? What causes this? Sara Moulton of Gourmet magazine asked this question. Despite her frantic ...