Sweet Potatoes are Awesome.

Published: Wed, 11/15/23

November 15, 2023

Happy Wednesday, Slow Cookerers!!

Let's talk sweet potatoes.

we eat A LOT of them in my family.

I've got three kids, and while they are pretty much the best kids in the history of the universe (except for the ones in YOUR house, of course.... ;-) )

getting them to eat vegetables can sometimes be a bit of a challenge.

This is why I love sweet potatoes so much.

The natural flavor is so delicious all on it's own, there is really no reason to drown them in lots of sauces or seasonings or cheese or sugar.

Also? Since it's a hearty root, it really stands up nicely in the slow cooker.

Here are some of our most favorite Sweet Potato recipes.

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Baked, with Chili, Cumin, and Lime.

Candied, with Marshmallows

(this sort of contradicts my assertion up above that you don't need to douse with sugar....)

but whatever. These are darn good and belong on your Thanksgiving day table!

Roasted, with Olive Oil and other Winter Root Veggies

Savory -- this recipe is super sophisticated and has chipotle chili powder and gruyere.

yum.

Sweet Potatoes with Pecans

sweet and crunchy -- I've been known to eat this for breakfast, cold, right out of the Tupperware container!
This is also a great contender for your Thanksgiving table.

Alrighty!!

I hope this helps spark your interest in a few new ideas for the sweet potato!

HEY STEPH: these are orange. Aren't they YAMS, then?

Yes. Perhaps. Maybe. ;-)

In US grocery stores, it's actually really really hard to find "traditional" sweet potatoes that are yellowish and rock hard. So most grocery stores now carry these orange guys and label them sweet potatoes/yams, as if they are interchangeable.

If your grocery store does carry them and you'd prefer the authentic sweet potato, go for it.

But in America, we have sort of "adopted" the yam as our sweet potato of choice.

;-)

have a great day, and happy slow cooking!!

steph

Stephanie O'Dea

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