Cumin and Lime Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Cumin and Lime Roasted Sweet Potatoes

 

This is a great, easy recipe from the September 2012 Vegetarian Times. 

I'll certainly make this recipe again and again.

 

I rarely eat sweet potatoes when they're not sweet - boiled and mashed with butter, cinnamon, and brown sugar.  Delicious!  But I was curious about this savory version.

 

I was delighted to find that these are delicious, and even mildly sweet, roasted with cumin, paprika, and topped with lime and cilantro.  They're really, really good!

 

I started by peeling and cubing my potatoes while the oven was pre-heating to 425*.

I tossed them with 1 tsp of olive oil and placed them on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.

Then I sprinkled them with smoked paprika, cumin, and the juice of half a lime.

 

The potatoes roasted for 45 minutes and were plenty tender, so I transferred them to a platter and sprinkled them with the other half of lime, and topped them with chopped fresh cilantro.

 

Yummy!

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Enjoy!

Sweet Potato and Apple Soup

Sweet Potato and Apple Soup

 

This yummy soup comes from the December 2012 Real Simple magazine.

It was easy and delicious, and really good heated up the next day for lunch.

 

I started by heating olive oil in my soup pot and adding in chopped onion with salt and pepper.

Then I added in peeled and chopped sweet potatoes, an apple, vegetable broth, and nutmeg, letting it boil and then simmer for 15 minutes.

 

 

 

 Then I turned off the heat and used my handy immersion blender to mix it all up.

 

And done!

 

The recipe suggests serving with blue cheese, chopped walnuts, crackers, and sliced apples.

 

I think these extras made the soup even better!

I served it with thinly sliced apples, chopped walnuts, and feta crumbles.

 

Warm and delicious!

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Enjoy!

Sweet Potato Casserole

Carolyn's Sweet Potato Casserole

This is my mother-in-law's recipe that I've enjoyed for many years.

It's fun to marry into a family with their own holiday traditions and recipes!

This is one of my favorites and it's always a crowd-pleaser.

Sweet potatoes, sugar, margarine, spices, and vanilla are combined and cooked for 30 minutes.

Then mini marshmallows are sprinkled on top and cooked for another 5 minutes.

Serve warm!

I served this dish at Thanksgiving and may have left it in a minute too long, but it didn't seem to matter.  The potatoes completely disappeared!

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Happy Holidays!