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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. A great many people will have seen sweet potatoes in their local supermarket, but may simply have no idea as to how to cook them and with what to serve them. It is my fervent hope and intention that here I may change situation that in at least some small way.

Contents of this Healthy Sweet Potato Recipes

A guide to this healthy sweet potatoes

It is possible to click on any of the links below to go straight to the relevant part of this site - but why not simply browse the page in full and see the full variety of healthy sweet potato recipes on offer?
  1. Healthy Poached Chicken on Sweet Potato Mash Recipe
  2. Are you Aware Just how Healthy Sweet Potatoes Are?
  3. Healthy Sweet Potato Recipes
  4. Healthy Sweet Potato Recipes Product of the year: 2010
  5. Do you want to look for your own Healthy Sweet Potato Recipe Books on Amazon?
  6. Healthy Lamb and Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe
  7. Healthy Sweet Potato Recipes on Hub Pages
  8. Healthy Sweet Potato Blogs
  9. More Healthy Sweet Potato Sites on Squidoo
  10. Have you tried sweet potatoes?
  11. Great Stuff at low cost on Amazon
  12. Sweet Potato Recipes from around the Web
  13. More Ideas for Lunch Today or Dinner Tonight on Gordon Hamilton's Blogs
  14. Gordon Hamilton is Also the Food and Drink Channel Steward on Helium.com
  16. Foodie, "How To's," by Gordon Hamilton
  17. Some of My Other Healthy Eating Sites on Squidoo!
  18. Would You Like to Know More About Gordon Hamilton, the Author of this Page?
  19. Do you Create your own Recipes? Would you like to Earn Money from them?

Healthy Poached Chicken on Sweet Potato Mash Recipe

Tasty Sweet Potato Recipe

Poached Chicken on Sweet Potato MashSweet potatoes can be used to make mash in exactly the same way as any other variety of potato. It is absolutely delicious on its own or with a couple of simple ingredients added. It goes well with a great many different types of meat, particularly chicken or lamb. Find the recipe for this dish and lots more by going to Poached Chicken on Sweet Potato Mash Recipe lens.

Are you Aware Just how Healthy Sweet Potatoes Are?

Healthy Sweet Potatos are the best

A number of studies have suggested that the sweet potato is the most nutritious vegetable we can eat, bar none. Its complex blend of dietary fibres...
The nutritional value of sweet potato
A number of studies have suggested that the sweet potato is the most nutritious vegetable we can eat, bar none. Its complex blend of dietary fibres...

Healthy Sweet Potato Recipes

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Healthy Sweet Potato Recipes Product of the year: 2010

Do you know a bargain when you see it?

In this section of the site, I will try to feature each calendar month a particular product related to sweet potatoes and/or cooking and preparation of same which I believe holds some special value and significance.

This month, I am featuring the cookbook detailed below which offers an abundance of recipes both for those familiar with sweet potatoes and those cooking with them for the first time. This really is one of those books that has something for everyone!

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Do you want to look for your own Healthy Sweet Potato Recipe Books on Amazon?

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If you happen to be in either the United States or the United Kingdom, clicking on the link below will take you directly to the appropriate Amazon store and allow you to search easily through thousands of titles and kitchen equipment on just about anything. Why not give it a try and see what I mean? The bargains to be had are incredible, I promise you!

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Healthy Lamb and Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe

Lamb and Sweet Potato Casserole by gnhlanarkshire, on FlickrHealthy Sweet Potato RecipeLamb is very commonly accompanied by or even prepared with sweet potatoes and spices in Middle Eastern cooking. This simple yet delicious recipe pictured right can be found, at...

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Healthy Sweet Potato Recipes on Hub Pages

My hand-picked list

Hub Pages is a similar, Web 2.0 hosting site to Squidoo and contains a lot of very varied recipes incorporating sweet potatoes. These are just a few of my favourites:
Baked Spicy Tofu & Sweet Potato: Recipe
Tofu is one of our regular foods, that is a food that we eat 3 to 4 times per month as a main course. I enjoy baked tofu, tofu stir fry and even have a tofu lasagna recipe which I will share in a later hub. ...
Easy coconut-crusted citrus and sweet spiced sweet potato recipe. Fantastic!
This is really popular at my Caribbean restaurant. The hint of cinnamon combined with the crunchy coconut makes a really exotic and delicious tropical combination. Serve this with simply grilled chicken...
Sweet potato casserole recipe
This is a very easy side dish to make and if you have kids they usually don't complain about eating it because it has the word sweet in it! Good luck!
Great Sweet Potato Recipe
This is my all time favorite sweet potato recipe. I always make this dish when I'm having someone new over for dinner - they are always impressed and it is such a simple recipe! Thyme Red Pepper Sweet Potatoes...
Sweet potato fritters with scallion pesto recipe. A delicious and elegant starter.
These sweet potato fritters with the easy to make scallion pesto are fantastic. They've got a bit of chile, and they're crunchy fried, and they look beautiful topped with the emerald green scallion...

Healthy Sweet Potato Blogs

Not that these titles will change automatically on a daily basis

Winter salad recipe
This warm winter salad combines sweet potatoes, potatoes, and parsnips piled high on frisée, arugula, and radicchio for a colourful extravaganza. This warm winter salad combines sweet potato, parsnip and potato 'fries' with arugula, ...
THE AMERICA TABLE: Recipe for sweet potato bread pudding with whiskey hard sauce
My favorite bakery boasted a ?queen cake? made with Louisiana sweet potatoes. It was my favorite. And every year since moving away, I crave it. It didn't take long for me to figure out that I could take all the rich flavors of my favorite ?queen cake? ...
Chef's Corner: Get spoiled by Barbara Roe's recipe for Chicken Enchiladas
This month she made chicken enchiladas and Hawaiian sweet potatoes. Photo by Brandon Hicks - Barbara Roe loves to cook and bake. Once a month she cooks for the Adult Activity Group at First Free Will Baptist Church. ?I've sort of spoiled them by making ...
Super Bowl Snack Recipes: Homemade Sweet & Spicy Sweet Potato Fries
Here is a recipe for homemade sweet potato fries that are sweet but with just a little kick. 1. Put all the oil in the pot and put over medium heat. The oil is going to take a very long time to heat up so be patient. 2. Cut the Sweet potatoes into fry ...
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Great Stuff at low cost on Amazon

Why not see what you can find on Amazon you will be amazed by the selection. I personally recommend the knives set. It is imperative when cutting root vegetables like sweet potatoes to have a sharp knife otherwise there is a possibility of hurting yourself also it is far more efficient to use a sharp knife it will cut down the food preparation time.
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Sweet Potato Recipes from around the Web

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More Ideas for Lunch Today or Dinner Tonight on Gordon Hamilton's Blogs

Here is a brief look at his most recent posts

Feb 8, 2012 @ 8:50 pmVegetarian Shepherd's Pie (Gardener's Pie) from What Should I Have for Dinner Tonight?
Shepherd's pie and cottage pie are hugely popular comfort foods but neither is particularly vegetarian friendly. Made principally with lamb and beef respectively, they are in their conventional for...
Feb 7, 2012 @ 6:43 pmGarlic Roasted Smoked Gammon with Spicy Potato Sal... from What Should I Have for Dinner Tonight?
Smoked gammon is a delicious piece of meat, gammon being similar to ham but butchered in a slightly different way from the pig's hind leg. Although it is quicker to cook a piece of smoked gammon li...
Jan 23, 2012 @ 4:45 pmSpicy Chicken Noodle Stir Fry for Chinese New Year from What Should I Have for Dinner Tonight?
If you are reading this in China - or simply happen to be Chinese - Happy New Year! Today is the first day of the Chinese New Year so what else could I feature but a Chinese dish? As 2012 is the Ch...
Jan 21, 2012 @ 4:11 pmHaggis with Clapshot and Breast of Partridge - A B... from What Should I Have for Dinner Tonight?
Haggis, tatties and neeps is usually the main meal served at a Burns Supper, on or around January 25th each year. This recipe is just a slight variation on the traditional to hopefully spruce up wh...
Jan 15, 2012 @ 2:40 pmSteak, Kidney and Oyster Puff Pastry Pie from What Should I Have for Dinner Tonight?
The traditional version of homemade steak and kidney pie has been one of my favourite meals for many years. I have always resisted the temptation to tamper too much with the recipe for what is a cl...
Dec 27, 2011 @ 4:07 pmButterflied Rosemary Roast Chicken and Root Vegeta... from What Should I Have for Dinner Tonight?
If you feel that you have spent quite enough time in the kitchen over Christmas and want to prepare some meals this week which are incredibly tasty but require the minimum amount of hands on cookin...
Dec 21, 2011 @ 6:44 pmBeef and Tomato One Pot Stew with Christmas Tree P... from What Should I Have for Dinner Tonight?
Beef and tomato stew may not be a classic Christmas dish but it is incredibly simple to make and tasty. Garnished with a puff pastry Christmas tree and a scattering of freshly chopped parsley, it can...
Dec 20, 2011 @ 10:01 amChicken Legs Christmas Dinner for One with Traditi... from What Should I Have for Dinner Tonight?
Chicken legs - or chicken leg and thigh portions - can essentially be viewed as a smaller, juicier alternative to turkey drumsticks for Christmas dinner. They can be purchased separately in many supe...
Dec 18, 2011 @ 6:51 pmChristmas Chicken Breasts Poached in Apple Cider w... from What Should I Have for Dinner Tonight?
Chicken is an excellent choice for Christmas dinner or lunch, especially for those people who may not be big fans of turkey. Chicken can, however, present a similar problem to turkey when cooking for...
Dec 17, 2011 @ 12:27 pmChristmas Turkey Casserole with Sage, Onion and Br... from What Should I Have for Dinner Tonight?
Christmas is but a week away and around the world, people will have their turkeys in their freezers, ready for defrosting in the middle of the week and cooking on the big day. What if you are spendin...
Dec 10, 2011 @ 6:43 pmBell Pepper and Bacon Frittata from What Should I Have for Dinner Tonight?
Frittata is essentially a substantial type of omelette of Italian origin, very similar to the Spanish dish, tortilla. This frittata is made with bell peppers, bacon and onion as its principal filling...
Nov 27, 2011 @ 6:48 pmDeep Fried Goujons of Basa with Spicy Tomato Sauce from What Should I Have for Dinner Tonight?
Basa is a delicious, white fleshed fish, farmed and thus sustainable. It is significantly less expensive than some of the better known species of endangered fish and is becoming extremely popular aro...
Nov 24, 2011 @ 6:08 pmIrish Stew: Simple, Rustic and Delicious from What Should I Have for Dinner Tonight?
Irish stew is a fabulous one pot recipe which consists chiefly of a simple combination of lamb chops and root vegetables. It is incredibly easy to prepare and delicious beyond belief. There is very l...
Nov 6, 2011 @ 9:39 amQuail and Herb Buttered Steak with Chips and Brais... from What Should I Have for Dinner Tonight?
Steak and chips is a classic and delicious combination but it can be just a touch predictable. This recipe for steak and chips is spiced up by the addition of braised Savoy cabbage and onion but part...
Nov 4, 2011 @ 12:10 pmScottish Venison and Root Vegetable Winter Warmer... from What Should I Have for Dinner Tonight?
Venison is a delicious eating meat, provided it is cooked in an appropriate fashion. A very lean meat, venison requires long, slow cooking, if it is not to be served tough and unpalatable and one of...

Gordon Hamilton is Also the Food and Drink Channel Steward on Helium.com

The duties are both an honour and a privilege

Healthy Sweet Potato RecipeAs the Food and Drink Channel Steward on Helium.com, Gordon Hamilton has a wide variety of duties and responsibilities. He is responsible most of all for helping and encouraging writers to the channel to produce their very best work but he also finds the time to write a great many articles upon his favourite subject.
Recipes: Sweet potato mashed potatoes
The sweet potato is one of the most nutritious vegetables readily available to us today. It is a fantastic source of vitamins and of fibre, yet so
Sweet potato casserole ideas
There are two principal reasons why I love sweet potatoes so much as a cooking ingredient. As someone who is very conscious of eating in the health...
Recipes: Baked sweet potato fries
Sweet potato fries are not only infinitely more tasty than what we may refer to as conventional fries, they are also more healthy. Sweet potatoes a...

Foodie, "How To's," by Gordon Hamilton

In-depth cooking tutorials on a variety of ingredients and recipes

Are you ever in the position of wondering, "How to cook...something?" If so, you may find assistance in the online, "How To," guides I have started producing. I will be adding to these titles on an ongoing basis and below is but a sample of what I have created thus far.
How to cook sea scallops
Establishing how to cook sea scallops is most of all about knowing the dangers of either overcooking sea scallops or combining them with too many other ingredients. Sea scallops have a very distinct and delicate flavour and should one not exercise the necessary care and discretion in their preparati
How to fry an egg
How to fry an egg is perhaps on the face of it a very easy task. There are, however, a number of things which can go drastically wrong if certain rules are not observed.

Some of My Other Healthy Eating Sites on Squidoo!

Recipes, Tips and lots more...

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Would You Like to Know More About Gordon Hamilton, the Author of this Page?

He writes on a lot more subjects than food and drink

Gordon Hamilton is the Food and Drink Channel Steward on Helium.com. The sites which are linked to below are essentially Gordon Hamilton's Home Pages on the Web and will provide far more details as to who Gordon Hamilton is and what he writes about in general. The main subjects he writes about these days are the actual Business of Writing, Business Advertising and Marketing, Food and Drink, Personal Finance and Travel but he also from time to time covers a lot more.
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Do you Create your own Recipes? Would you like to Earn Money from them?

This blog is an ongoing record of practical tips and advice for new writers of all descriptions...

If you get pleasure from dreaming up your own recipes - whether including sweet potatoes in them or not - are you aware how easy it is to make money from them by sharing them online? This blog will take you by the hand, show you precisely how to go about the process of doing so and provide you with practical tips and advice on an ongoing basis in the long term.
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