Sweet Potato “Mofongo”

Last week when I was mixing garlic and onion into mashed sweet potato for my Sweet Potato Ravioli, the pungently rich but slightly sweet smell made think of Puerto Rico. I spent several months there in 1998 while working in disaster relief after Hurricane Georges. While I was there, I developed a taste for mofongo […]

Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Gorgonzola

Another way to use up your surplus of sweet potatoes is by making sweet potato gnocchi.
I try to use as little white flour as possible in my daily cooking and substitute it with other grains that have more fiber and nutritional value.
First, I started with a For a more traditional white flour gnocci- use this […]

Sweet Potato Ravioli with Sage Butter

Sweet Potato Ravioli with Sage Butter and Pine Nuts

If you do a CSA or shop at the farmers’ markets this time of year, you probably have a surplus of sweet potatoes. I’m a big fan of a baked sweet potato for dinner. You can throw it in the oven, walk the dog, go for a […]

Kickoff breakfast

I visited the Farmers’ Market in Raleigh for the first time this year. The crowd was large, but the vendors were sparse… probably a week too early.
I found sweet potatoes, spring onions, strawberries (not too ripe), collards and mustard greens. I also found Bee Blessed Farms out of Tarboro selling free-range eggs. Brought it all […]