Use a fork to prick the potato all over. Place on a microwave-safe plate and microwave until easily pierced with a paring knife, 8 to 10 minutes, rotating halfway through. If the potato is still too ...

Have you ever tried Irish potato candy? It’s a sweet snack that—despite the name—has absolutely no potato in it. Unless you’re from Philly, you’re probably unfamiliar with the cream cheese–based ...

What luck, we have a totally different way to make potato candy today, thanks to a delicious remembrance and how-to combo from Everett cook Judi Ramsey. “I have read your column for years,” she writes ...

Virginia Cox of Baltimore was looking for a recipe for making sweet potato candy, sometimes also known as cinnamon logs. Anna Wilkinson, also of Baltimore, sent in her recipe for this “melt in your ...

Use a fork to prick the potato all over. Place on a microwave-safe plate and microwave until easily pierced with a paring knife, 8 to 10 minutes, rotating halfway through. If the potato is still too ...

Virginia Cox of Baltimore was looking for a recipe for making sweet potato candy, sometimes also known as cinnamon logs. Anna Wilkinson, also of Baltimore, sent in her recipe for this “melt in your ...

Struck by the spirit of the holiday, I decided to whip up these “Irish Potato Candy” treats and take them into the Newsroom Taste Testers on St. Patrick’s Day. To be clear, there is not a shred of ...

At this time of year, boxes of truffle-like candies called Irish Potatoes sit near the Irish soda breads and green-frosted cupcakes at the supermarket. brown lumps are an oddity. “It just comes out ...

If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Walk into almost any candy store in Philadelphia around mid-March and next to the usual chocolate truffles, ...