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African Chicken Peanut Stew
African Chicken Peanut Stew
Like peanut butter? Chicken? Then this African chicken peanut stew by Hank is for you. Perfect for chilly weather. ~Elise Chicken, sweet potatoes and peanuts are one of those magical flavor combinations that make me feel all warm and happy...
Creamy Sweet Potato Soup
Creamy Sweet Potato Soup
Looking for a special soup to serve over the Thanksgiving holiday? Consider this creamy sweet potato soup seasoned with nutmeg and maple syrup. We found this recipe in an old issue of Bon Appetit and made it this weekend. I...
Holiday Spiced Sweet Potatoes (Yams)
Holiday Spiced Sweet Potatoes (Yams)
We almost always have puréed sweet potatoes or garnet yams with our Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. Usually we just bake them, scrape out the insides and mash them with a little butter and brown sugar. My father found a wonderful...
Maple-Glazed Yams with Pecan Topping
Maple-Glazed Yams with Pecan Topping
Updated, from the recipe archive. Originally posted in 2005. A typical holiday feast around here is a rather colorful affair. Lots of browns, yellows, reds, and greens. And then there is orange. I can't remember a Thanksgiving without a vibrant...
Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries
Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries
These. Are. So. Addictive. And once you know how to make them, you will never have an excuse to not cook sweet potatoes again. Those kids that won't eat their veggies? Hah. They'll eat so many of these fries their...
Sweet Potato Mash with Mint
Sweet Potato Mash with Mint
If you've been following our Simply Recipes updates on Twitter then you know that I recently spent a week in the Bahamas with several other food bloggers at the Club Med Food and Wine Festival (more on that soon). As...
Sweet Potato Pie with Pecan Topping
Sweet Potato Pie with Pecan Topping
I've had so many friends rave about sweet potato pie that when I found a recipe for one in Martha Stewart's Everyday Food magazine I just had to try it. Given that I completely botched the first pie crust (forgot...