Sweet Potatoes

Healthy Sweet Potato Recipes
Why are Sweet Potatoes not more Popular?
I believe sweet potatoes are every bit as versatile as the more traditional varieties of potato and, if anything, even more delicious. They can be incorporated in to a great many varied healthy recipes and are extremely nutritious. One simply can not help but wonder, are sweet potatoes used so infrequently in the West, compared to - for example - old favourites like Maris Pipers or King Edwards? I believe it comes down simply to a lack of awareness on the part of the general public at large. ...

Sweet Potato Crisp
My Sweet Potato Crisp Recipe
Whenever I'm invited to a party, they always ask me to bring my Sweet Potato Crisp. I could be concerned and wonder if they only want me for my food, but I don't mind because it is a super easy casserole to bring to parties. I'm a vegetarian, so I always bring meatless dishes to parties to make sure that there is something yummy for the vegetarians and to show the meat eaters that vegetarian food is delicious. Sweet Potato Crisp is the most popular meatless dish that I prepare. It's super ea...

Granny Alexander's Famous Sweet Potato Pie Recipe
How to make the best sweet potato pie you've ever tasted!
One of my favorite Thanksgiving treats is having a piece of homemade sweet potato pie with my dinner. My paternal grandmother, Tiny Alexander, was known for making the best sweet potato pies in Los Angeles. Thank goodness she shared her pie recipe with her daughter-in-law (my mother), who has since given it to me. Get ready for some mouth-watering authentic Southern cooking! (Photo by Joan Hall. Do not copy unless you send me a pie!)

Simple Side Dish - Savory Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Easy Side Dish and a Great Alternative for an Old Holiday Standby
Disclosure! I do not like to cook. In creating this lens, I polled my friends on Facebook for the perfect alternative side dish for my Holiday Table, and requested nothing but Easy! The results were fantastic (Because I have fantastic friends!) Although this lens is only about one recipe, I offer up my thanks to all who participated! That being said, my friend and co-worker Stacey Walley Philley was the first to respond, and the first to make my mouth water. (this was not a condition but one...

Everything Sweet Potatoes
All about the wonderful Sweet Potato
Sweet potatoes are a wonderfully colorful addition to your plate of healthy food. The sweet potato is full of many nutrients vital for your body. Sweet potatoes are also very yummy. Did you know that Sweet potatoes have pretty strong anti-inflammatory properties too? The natural sweetness that gives this root vegetable its name makes it easy to feed to the whole family.