Tag: sweet potato

Mashed Maple Sweet Potatoes

A fabulous way to use the in season sweet potatoes. Give this one a try and decide if you want to feature it at your Thanksgiving spread. You’ll Need 3 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and quartered 1 tablespoon maple syrup 1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons butter ¼ teaspoon salt 1/3 cup milk Directions...

Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes With Raisins and Pineapple

This is another great side dish to complement the Thanksgiving feast. But it also works perfectly for a side dish year round too. You’ll Need 4 small unpeeled sweet potatoes ½ cup golden raisins 2 Tablespoons brown sugar 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 cup unsweetened crushed pineapple, drained 2...

Rum-Glazed Sweet Potato Pudding

This is a jazzed up sweet potato dish. A fun and yummy complement to the holiday meal. You’ll Need: 1/3 cup sweet or dry sherry or Madeira 2/3 cup raisins 2 pounds sweet potatoes, baked, boiled or steamed until tender ½ cup unsalted butter, melted 4 large eggs 2...

African Peanut-Potato Stew

You’ll Need: 1 onion, chopped 1 jalapeno, seeded and finely chopped (optional) 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger 1 teaspoon minced fresh garlic 2 teaspoons ground cumin 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper 4 medium size sweet potatoes cut into 1 1/2-inch chunks 2,...

Sweet on Sweet Potatoes!

It’s the perfect side dish of health! And we’ve been eating sweet potatoes since prehistoric times (there are “sweet potato relics” dating back 10,000 years, discovered in Peruvian caves), but only in the Americas. It took Christopher Columbus to bring them to back to Europe. 100 years later, sweet...

It’s the perfect side dish of health! And we’ve been eating sweet potatoes since prehistoric times (there are “sweet potato relics” dating back 10,000 years, discovered in Peruvian caves), but only in the Americas. It took Christopher Columbus to bring them to back to Europe. 100 years later, sweet...