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Thanksgiving in May: Sweet Potato-Pecan Casserole
This last side-dish from our Thanksgiving in May roundup comes from Ellie Krieger, who often features lower-fat versions of classic recipes. Since we had about two gallons of butter in our stuffing, it was nice to pretend that we were having a light meal with the addition of this Sweet Potato and Pecan Casserole. The […]
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Sweet Potato and Kale Enchiladas
This was another of those “let’s look for a recipe that uses the veggies in the CSA box” nights that turned out really well. The original, in Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook called for red or yukon gold potatoes, but we had sweet potatoes on hand and I thought they made a nice contrast to […]
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Caribbean Vegetable Stew
Another great way to use our CSA veggies tonight: a very colorful, unusual stew with strong flavors of lime and cilantro along side sweet potatoes, tomatoes, and okra. This recipe comes from the vegetarian recipe book The Moosewood Restaurant Cooks at Home. Lisa says: Wow, that’s really limey…Â Chris says: See? And we get criticism […]
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Caribbean Salt Cod and Okra Soup (featuring Mashed Yams!)
This awesome soup comes from The Ultimate Soup Bible: salt cod, spinach, and okra in a tomato-wine broth surround a mountain of mashed yams. Very different, and very delicious! Lisa says: This is so good! I like the cod, though it’s not as salty as I’d expected. Chris says: Soaking for over a day will […]
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Oven-Baked Sweet Potato Fries
We had our last batch of leftover bean burgers last night (tear) and needed an easy side, so we baked up a batch of thick-cut sweet potato fries! Delicious! Lisa says: Yum! What are these tossed in, and, uh… why are we eating them in ice-cream cups? Chris says: Um… they’re “sweet” potatoes? Lisa says: […]