Tag: sweet potato

Baked Pumpkin Donuts

I have been finding out about my home country in the past few month, my new and old friends have made me aware of places I have never been before. Recently my great friend Angela took me to one of her favourite places and now also one of mine!!! I saw this recipe before and […]

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Roasted Sweet Potato and Pancetta Risotto

Risotto is one of the most versatile dishes, you can basically put anything in it. I used to think it was a really difficult dish where you had to balance the liquid adding it ladle full at a time- but it works just as well this way!we tend to have it as a pot luck dish and […]

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Sweet Potato, Chickpea and Chorizo hash

This is a family fav. Its easy to whip up and contains ingredients we always have in! Its also delicious and nutritious. Its also really nice without the Chorizo, just add a little chilli pepper to the hash mix if you are not sharing it with the kiddies (or if the kiddies also like a […]

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Sweet Potato

Nutrient Fact Sheet Sweet Potatoes Sweet potatoes are native to Central America and are one of the oldest vegetables known to man. It is documented that they may have been consumed since prehistoric times as  sweet potato relics have been discovered in some Peruvian caves. Christopher Columbus first brought sweet potatoes to Europe after his […]

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Sweet Potato Falafel with a Garlic Kefir Dip

Sweet Potato Falafel and Garlic Kefir Dip I made these for a recent party where I was asked to bring a veggie dish that didn’t need to be hot! These perfect. Great as finger food but can also be served as a side dish. Great in wraps too for lunch box ideas. Sweet potato’s are […]

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Vegetarian Lentil and Sweet Potato Cottage Pie

We use Lentils quite alot. I use this same mix to make lentil tacos too. We also love lentil burgers. The kids love them and my husband is coming round to them- he likes them because he can feel full after eating them. I like them for their protein profile and the texture when cooked […]

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Its all about the Side Dish- Round Up

Side dishes can sometimes make or break a meal. It can also jazz up a meal plan as you can rotate the meat and insert different side dishes! Here are some of my favourite from my catalogue; Cauliflower Mash   Sweet Potato Rosti Sweet Potato Mash Raw Parsnip ‘Cous Cous’ and here from my favourite […]

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Sweet Potato Rosti

We eat a lot of sweet potato. The kids and I love it- my husband doesn’t mind them- but its not a potato! We eat them mainly as chips but since I don’t have an oven, only a halogen oven, sometimes I don’t have the space for chips. This happened recently so I got creative! Ingredients […]

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