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Vegetarian Meal Plan – Week 9

November 30, 2019 10 Comments

Easy vegetarian meal plan with comfort dishes that can be prepped in 15 minutes or less (except the enchilada, which take 20 minutes). This week stars cauliflower, sweet potatoes, chickpeas, black beans, and lentils.

Easy vegetarian meal plan with comfort dishes that can be prepped in 15 minutes or less (except the enchiladas, which take 20 minutes of prepping). This week's dinners star cauliflower, sweet potatoes, and 3 kinds of legumes. The first few years after I graduated from culinary school, I veered towards more complicated recipes. I wanted to have some fun with all this new knowledge I now had. I still love to bake, especially breads. But for our weekly dinner? I look for something easy and ...

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Sesame Crusted Sweet Potato Cakes

October 18, 2019 4 Comments

A couple of weeks ago, I posted a Weekly Vegetarian Meal Plan - something I do every couple of weeks or so.And sometimes I fall in love with one of the recipes, and can't stop making it. That's what happened with the Sweet Potato Cakes with Lemony Slaw by The First Mess. I've made this one 3 times now. And each time I make it, I do something new with it.  I like to share my results on some of the recipes with you guys in case you decide to try them. Often, I add some additional tips for ...

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Vegetarian Meal Plan – Week 7

August 30, 2019 17 Comments

The Importance of Making a Meal Plan Confession, I didn't really cook much this summer. I ate, to be sure, but didn't plan a lot of meals. Summer is the time of year for lots of eating out, parties, BBQs and potlucks. Lacking my Meal Plan, I mostly refrigerator surfed, grabbing what caught my eye whether it really made sense for dinner or not. I went to the Farmer's Market starting about a month ago, finally a step in the right direction. Every Thursday, off I trotted, and it was one of the ...

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Easy Sweet Potato Latkes

November 14, 2018 29 Comments

Appetizer or Entree: Sweet potato latkes with jalapeño, scallions and Ancho chili powder, topped with lime sour cream and chives.

This post is sponsored by BabbleBoxx.com on behalf of Anolon. There are also affiliate links which help support the cost of running this blog. Follow these step-by-step instructions to make Sweet Potato Latkes.  Latkes are synonymous with Hanukkah, but I say this year - you should make Sweet Potato Latkes.  Hanukkah often coincides with Christmas, but this year it begins at sundown December 2 and ends at sundown December 10. For those of you who aren't completely clued in, ...

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Dinner Divas Weekly Meal Plan (with vegetarian versions!): Week 2

April 27, 2017 3 Comments

My Dinner Divas are back again with another meal plan for the week ahead. It's full of ideas for you. As a recap, if you missed our first Menu Plan, I’ve joined up with some of my favorite blogger friends to collaborate on a week’s worth of dinner ideas. Every Friday morning, you’ll now wake to a menu of options for the week ahead, including 5 dinners and 2 extra dishes that can be sides, desserts, or drinks. Full disclosure: The other bloggers post recipes on all kinds of food, not just ...

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Sweet Potato Bread with Honey (High Altitude)

January 9, 2017 23 Comments

Tender loaf of bread that includes a mashed sweet potato, and sweetened with a little honey.

Sweet potato bread might just be the softest bread you'll ever make. It's January, and already life rushes over me with the single-mindedness of a river heading for a waterfall. I thrive on being busy, but after the holiday chaos, I just want to fall into a sofa by the fire, tuck my legs under a warm quilt, and watch the weather. And eat warm bread fresh from the oven. Winter in the Mountains This might sound ho-hum to you, and I get it. But in the mountains, weather is a ...

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Spiralized Sweet Potatoes and Apples with Dates

September 24, 2016 15 Comments

Spiralized sweet potatoes and apples sautéed in browned butter with caramelized onions, and dates.

October 1 is World Vegetarian Day, which kicks off Vegetarian Awareness Month. When it was created in 1977, vegetarianism was still a fringe thing. Today, 40 years later, vegetarian diets are mainstream. Most restaurants across the country offer vegetarian options on their menus, and grocery stores pack their shelves with packaged quinoa dinners, multiple brands of tofu, and other soy-based meat substitutes. In honor of Vegetarian Awareness Month, October is a great time to think ...

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Cuban Black Bean + Sweet Potato Tacos

August 29, 2016 6 Comments

Tacos filled with spicy black beans, roasted sweet potatoes, and cabbage - all topped with a tomatillo-avocado sauce and cheese. Candied plantains are on the side!

Spicy black bean and sweet potato tacos with cabbage - topped with a tomatillo-avocado sauce and cheese. Candied plantains are on the side! For awhile, Cuba was the *IT* destination. The country officially opened up to the US, and people streamed in for an all-too-brief interlude. However, to my great disappointment, it's a closed destination once again for trips departing from the US. I missed the window of opportunity, and am hoping for another one. Luckily, we can still enjoy their ...

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Sweet Potatoes Pommes Anna with Apples and Raisins

January 21, 2016 6 Comments

Sweet Potatoes Anna layered with apples and golden raisins.

Why should white potatoes have all the fun? Take Pommes Anna. The classic version will always be with russets, but we can have some fun and make it with sweet potatoes, beets, apples, or squash. If you haven't enjoyed this wonderful way to dine on potatoes, I should add, Pommes Anna is a French dish of layered thin slices of white potatoes interleaved with butter, salt, pepper, and an optional flurry of herbs. It typically starts on the stove top, but not always, and finishes in the oven. And ...

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Cheesy Mexican Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

October 1, 2015 7 Comments

I don't know about where you live, but where I live, sweet potatoes are available year round in my stores. But it only makes sense they must have a season, so I looked into it - and fall is it. Over the next few weeks, a new crop of sweet potatoes will be arriving for us to enjoy. And we're celebrating sweet potatoes today on the Food Networks's blog FNDish for #FallFest. Sweet potatoes are so versatile - great for both sweet dishes and savory. I've always known this, but I've only recently been ...

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Spiralized Sweet Potatoes and Apples in Browned Butter

March 12, 2015 24 Comments

spiralized sweet potatoes and apples in brown butter

Spiralized sweet potatoes and apples sautéed gently in browned butter.   I know. I just published a recipe a few days ago featuring something spiralized. But it's such a kick pushing things through the spiralizer. If you don't have one yet, I recommend getting one. A lot of readers have asked which spiralizer I use - so here's a link to the one I've been using and love! Just click on the photo below to order one through Amazon (affiliate link). Besides being ...

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Scalloped Sweet Potatoes Casserole with Apples

November 20, 2014 24 Comments

Thanksgiving side, Scalloped Sweet Potatoes and Apples with gorgonzola

Food Network | #FallFest: scalloped sweet potato casserole with apples, gorgonzola and spiced butter, topped with an oat-pepita crumble. Images of smiling, multi-generation families crowded around tables heavy with roast turkeys and casseroles are everywhere this time of year. The message seems to be - the more people you gather together at your home at Thanksgiving, the better. But the problem is, it creates expectations that can't always be met. As a result, many feel that if their ...

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