Japanese sweet potato. Purple Sweet potato. Baked perfectly tender and naturally sweet – so delish! Really, NOTHING needs to top these tender treats – but, we must, in this test case. Sweet, but a bit peppery and savory with deep cola flavors and dark, black pepper – the Vanilla Cola Sauce. Nitro vanilla cola +…
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I LOVE sweet potatoes of all kinds. ALL kinds.Naturally sweet, creamy, decadent – that’s all I need to suit my sensibility. Salt and pepper. Bam. That’s the best. Occasionally, I’ll “church it up,” with either Kerrygold butter, almond butter, or coconut butter (or all three – OMG!) But, typically, just the potatoes are sweet and…
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How about something super special, but entirely different as a meal in the new year?Have you tried purple sweet potatoes (aka “Hawaiian Sweet Potatoes)? SWOON. They are SO delicious.So, traditional “yams” are sweet potatoes are definitely one of my favorite things. My taste buds and my tummy adore these garnet gems.Then, there are white sweet…
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This dish has got plenty of color and a whole lot of class!I adore purple sweet potatoes. Just like the Japanese sweet potato variety, they are sweet and starchy and silky and smooth, but different from others – they are brilliant purple. They are “royal,” in a way. Thus, I petition for a re-naming procedure….
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I worked in the textile industry for a skinny minute, if you can believe it. I’ve had A LOT of jobs in my life. I like variety, spice, and ultimately, my own schedule.In any case, as I wrote fabric descriptions of color and design for this company, I really came to enjoy the “chevron” pattern….
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As the holidays came and went, I dreamt about a new and different version of my Sweet and Savory Havarti Cheesecake Bars. I still have the idea reeling about in my imagination – something sweet and something wintery – perhaps it will come to fruition in the coming months of cold. However, I also CRAVE…
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Blue cheese burgers found their way on our kitchen table once again this week. But this time, they were even bluer… …yes, the tang Maytag blue cheese found its way inside a burger to top off the simple sweetness of a purpley-blue sweet potato. Magic. Not black magic, but BLUE magic! Burger Blue (or Bleu)…
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Purple embodies the balance of red’s stimulation and blue’s calm. This dichotomy can cause unrest or uneasiness unless the undertone is clearly defined, at which point the purple takes on the characteristics of its undertone. With a sense of mystic and royal qualities, purple is a color often well liked by very creative or eccentric…
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When I saw Japanese Sweet Potatoes featured at the local co-op, my heart began to race in excited anticipation. I just knew these were going to be amazing. To top it off, I’d been overly excited about the vanilla salt I had “brewing” for me at home. Vanilla salt. I had picked up some extra…
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