Some of the sweetest and most distinctive tastes of fall come in the color orange: pumpkins and other winter squash, sweet potatoes, persimmons, the first mandarins. One of my favorite sweet potato ...

“There are so many variations on mashed potatoes — but this combination of potatoes and basil is a marriage made in heaven,” Garten said of the Potato Basil Puree in her How Easy Is That? cookbook.

Enjoy your favorite holiday side in dessert form with our moist, sweet-spiced sweet potato pound cake with toasted ...

In this video, Martha Stewart teaches you how to make silky, creamy potato puree that is hard to resist. There are a few tricks to achieving a velvety smooth texture in a potato puree. Start by ...

• Peel the potatoes and cut them into half-inch slices. Put them in a pot, cover them with an inch of cold water and add a teaspoon of sea salt. Bring the water to a boil, reduce it to a mere burble ...

1. Heat the oven to 375 degrees. Place the cinnamon stick, the allspice, cloves, star anise, fennel seeds, thyme, bay leaf and orange peel on a length of cheesecloth, and tie it up into a sachet. Set ...

At Christmas and New Year's, the first thing that springs to mind are the dishes that make a splash: foie gras, capon, duck ...

This purée is very soft and rich. You can cut the calories by replacing the whipping cream with light sour cream or even the potato cooking water. Use the head of garlic cooked with the beef (see ...

1. Preparing the potatoes. Cut the potatoes in half lengthwise. Make slice at every 1-inch interval. The slices should be about the same size, so toss the stubby ends. 2. Cooking the potatoes. Pour 12 ...

Want an exotic take on traditional mashed potatoes? Then try chef Terrance Brennan's refined recipe for potato puree, a French twist on the ultimate comfort food.

1. Clean cauliflower by removing stems and leaves, then wash well and break into 1-inch florets and set aside. 2. Wash and peel potatoes then cut into 1-inch cubes and place into pot of cold salted ...