Healthy Sweet Potato Recipes

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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 in their own right.

So why, 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...

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Healthy Poached Chicken on Sweet Potato Mash 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 clicking on the link below:

Poached Chicken on Sweet Potato Mash Recipe

Are you Aware Just how Healthy Sweet Potatoes Are? 

Check on the link below and you may just be surprised!

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 Product of the Month: December 2009 

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!


The Sweet Potato Cookbook

The Sweet Potato Cookbook

by: Lyniece North Talmadge

This really is a cookbook out of the very top top drawer. It covers every type of sweet potato recipe imagineable, from the extremely simple to the exotic classics to challenge the most accomplished of cooks. It details sweet potato recipes for every course of the meal - and even some sweet potato drinks. If sweet potato is your passion, this is the book for you!

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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...

Are You in the Unfortunate Position of Having to Spend Christmas Alone this Year? 

Find sweet potato recipes and more on the site linked to below!

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If you are in the position of having to spend Christmas alone this year, it is likely that you will be seeking Christmas dinner ideas for one. Spending Christmas alone does not mean that you have to forego your Christmas dinner, merely that it may ha...

Food, Drink and Lots, Lots More on Gordon Hamilton's Blogs 

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Dec 13, 2009 @ 8:34 amBeef Meatballs Poached in Tomato Sauce with Onion... from What Should I Have for Dinner Tonight?
Although meatballs and tomato sauce are more popularly used to accompany a pasta such as spaghetti rather than served alone in this fashion, I decided one night recently to have them accompanied inste...
Dec 13, 2009 @ 6:06 amCountdown to Christmas: The Origins and History of... from Best Helium Articles by Gordon Hamilton
Firstly, before we go on to consider the origins and history of the christmas tree, I should point out that I have today decided to include a little music on my post. Why not click on the arrow in the...
Dec 12, 2009 @ 11:58 amChristmas Gift of the Day - Saturday, December 12t... from What Should I Have for Dinner Tonight?
As you will no doubt immediately notice, I decided that it was time to liven up this section of What Should I Have for Dinner Tonight with some Christmas cheer and merriment. In the run-up to Christma...
Dec 12, 2009 @ 4:09 amSanta and his Reindeer from Best Squidoo Lenses by Gordon Hamilton
As Christmas draws ever closer, millions of children's thoughts are turning to reindeer, sleighs - and of course, Santa. How many people, however, can actually name all of Santa's reindeer? How many c...
Dec 12, 2009 @ 3:47 amCountdown to Christmas: How to Survive Christmas W... from Best Helium Articles by Gordon Hamilton
How to survive Christmas without that special someone is something which millions of people have to determine each and every year. Whether the cause be that their special someone is away from home thr...
Dec 11, 2009 @ 1:45 pmChristmas Dinner Ideas for One Person from Best Squidoo Lenses by Gordon Hamilton
The idea of spending Christmas alone is extremely unlikely to appeal to many but the reality is that for a lot of people, there simply is no other option. The reasons why anyone may be spending Christ...
Dec 9, 2009 @ 7:19 amPork and Pineapple Stew with Garlic and Sage Roast... from What Should I Have for Dinner Tonight?
Pineapple is of course very popular served with gammon steak but the fact is that it goes equally well with pork. This simple, one pot stew is delicious and very warming on a cold Winter's night and s...
Dec 9, 2009 @ 6:46 amChristmas Gift of the Day - Wednesday, December 9t... from What Should I Have for Dinner Tonight?
It is quite an audacious claim to entitle a book, "How to Cook Everything." How can anyone possibly write and publish such a book? What Mark Bittman has done in this superb publication, however, is pr...
Dec 4, 2009 @ 8:21 amLamb Steak and Kidney Pie with Savoy Cabbage and O... from What Should I Have for Dinner Tonight?
Although steak and kidney pie is a very popular dish in the UK, the most common steak and kidney included in the pie are of the beef variety. Traditional steak and kidney pie is one of my all time fav...
Dec 4, 2009 @ 7:21 amFood Tip of the Day - December 2009: Great Christm... from What Should I Have for Dinner Tonight?
This Friday, December 4th, 2009, we find ourselves precisely three weeks away from Christmas. Are you in the position of having to consider great Christmas gift ideas for the foodie in your life? If s...
Dec 4, 2009 @ 6:21 amScharffen Berger Chocolate from Best Squidoo Lenses by Gordon Hamilton
Scharffen Berger chocolate is a luxurious chocolate brand, originally made in California using imported chocolate making equipment from Europe. The different Scharffen Berger chocolate types can be us...
Dec 2, 2009 @ 10:54 amCharity Event for Yorkhill Children's Hospital Rai... from Best Squidoo Lenses by Gordon Hamilton
Last night - Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 - saw a charity event held in aid of Yorkhill Children's Hospital in Glasgow at The Horseshoe Bar in Motherwell. The event was but one part of The Five Dollar...
Nov 29, 2009 @ 8:11 amHow to Get your First Credit Card from All You Need to Know about Credit Cards
The process of how to get your first credit card very much involves undertaking the investigations detailed previously on this blog and ensuring that you are familiar with both how credit cards work a...
Nov 26, 2009 @ 12:15 pmThe Traditional Food of Scotland and the Food of S... from Scotland Today and for Auld Lang Syne
The traditional food of Scotland is a much maligned concept. If asked to comment on same, I am under no illusions that there are millions around the world who would mention haggis and perhaps shortbre...
Nov 25, 2009 @ 2:24 pmThanksgiving Dinner for One? Turkey, Sprouts and S... from What Should I Have for Dinner Tonight?
I am of course aware that Thanksgiving in the USA - and some weeks earlier in Canada - is a time for family get-togethers and celebrations with a large roasted turkey and assorted accoutrements. Equal...

Healthy Lamb and Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe 

Lamb and Sweet Potato CasseroleLamb 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, along with many others, by clicking on the link below:

Healthy Lamb and Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe

 

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...

Some of My Other Healthy Eating Sites on Squidoo! 

Recipes, Tips and lots more...

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This site may ultimately prove to be something of a challenge for me, as if there is one thing I cannot claim to be, it is a vegetarian. That, however, does not preclude me from creating healthy and tasty vegetarian recipes, nor from - on occasion! -...

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Welcome to my site on what are - unquestionably - the universally relevant subjects of food and cooking and a comprehensive yet easy to follow look at how we can revolutionise our eating habits in order to make them more healthy. I hope you will enjo...

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Pork, ham and bacon - they are of course all sourced from the same animal (a pig) and healthy recipes featuring all of them will therefore feature here at some stage. As on all my healthy eating sites, the emphasis on this site will be very much...

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There are a great many different foodstuffs which I would class among my favourites but fish and seafood probably rate at the very top of the list. I love the freshness and delicacy of the flavours in fish and carefully experimenting with different w...

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This is where, as the title would suggest, I will be sharing some of the healthy recipes I have created using beef, from minced or ground beef to larger cuts or joints and steaks. I very much verge upon being a carnivore by nature and sometimes actua...

Sweet Potato Blogs 

Not that these titles will change automatically on a daily basis

Sweet Potato Pancakes Recipe | Knaddison.com
Peel and cut up your sweet potato and put in pot of boiling water until soft. While the potato is cooking, mix dry ingredients and add them to the wet ingredients. Finally, mix mashed potatoes into mixture and stir briefly. ...
Holiday Celebration Pies (Recipe: Sweet Potato Pie with Pecan ...
Two months ago, I teamed up with a small group of fellow food bloggers to create The Great Big Pie Bake-Off, wherein each month we choose a theme, pick a.
No Title Necessary: Day 3- Holiday recipe: Sweet Potato Bread
Day 3- Holiday recipe: Sweet Potato Bread. This delicious recipe is a variation of Pumpkin Bread that I found in the Lion House Cookbook. I used their bread as a base and "tweaked". Thanks to excess rain, courtesy of Mother Nature, ...
One Hot Stove: Potato and Sweet Potato Latkes
The traditional latke is made with potatoes and the sweet potato is a new-fangled variation, so this one is a mix of the old and the new! Here's how I adapted the original recipe. This made about 10 latkes, enough for 2-3 people. ...
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More Sweet Potato Sites on Squidoo 

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featured lens Sweet Potatoes: Healthy, Tasty, and Versatile

Yes, sweet potatoes come in a can, in gelatinous chunks destined to be covered with marshmallows.  If that's your idea of sweet potato perfection, stop reading this lens.  If you'd like something different - and much healthier - on your tab...

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Fast and easy recipe for a highly nutritious delicious alternative to a milk shake.

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Is Sweet Potato part of your holiday meal planning? It should be! I love sweet potatos! One of my fovorite snacks is sweet potato pie. And it's so good for you! This lens is to share with you some recipes, stories and facts about sweet potatoes. Enjo...

 

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