I spent yesterday afternoon driving the 30 mile round trip to the "big city." I delivered meals, to not only Dad, but Mom too. I had spent a few days in the kitchen with all four burners going and one crock pot. I always deliver a "breakfast" meal to Dad too.
Meals included a new recipe ~ Creamy Sweet Potato Salad. Have you ever made a potato salad with sweet potatoes? This was a first for me. Easy and delicious. It went very fast too. I know everyone but the one "vegetarian" daughter (who won't eat sweet potatoes) loved it. I'm still pushing her to atleast taste it. If there is any leftover today.
I can't say I followed it exactly, but pretty close. You bake the diced sweet potatoes first.
I did not dig up my entire green onion. I used the tops and cut about a dozen of them. They are very strong tasting compared to green onions in the store. Also I used a single serve container of non-gmo greek (plain) yogurt vs. measuring 1/3 cup, and matched the amount with non-gmo safflower mayo. I also used less fresh dill (which I had to buy fresh/organic from the grocer). I am not a huge fan of a blown out taste of dill, but I like a hint in it. I could not find picante peppers either. I did some research online and jarred pimento is a nice substitute, so I bought sliced (not diced) pimentos, drained and rinsed them before adding to the salad. Over all it tasted fantastic.
The recipe was from a booklet I had from Better Homes and Garden. The recipe is also online here.
Hubby absolutely went bonkers over this salad. He insisted it be the "salad" we make from now on. I had to remind him sweet potatoes need a root cellar to store them in. If I keep cooking up winner recipes like this, he'll have a backhoe in the yard before I know it.
Meals included a new recipe ~ Creamy Sweet Potato Salad. Have you ever made a potato salad with sweet potatoes? This was a first for me. Easy and delicious. It went very fast too. I know everyone but the one "vegetarian" daughter (who won't eat sweet potatoes) loved it. I'm still pushing her to atleast taste it. If there is any leftover today.
I can't say I followed it exactly, but pretty close. You bake the diced sweet potatoes first.
I did not dig up my entire green onion. I used the tops and cut about a dozen of them. They are very strong tasting compared to green onions in the store. Also I used a single serve container of non-gmo greek (plain) yogurt vs. measuring 1/3 cup, and matched the amount with non-gmo safflower mayo. I also used less fresh dill (which I had to buy fresh/organic from the grocer). I am not a huge fan of a blown out taste of dill, but I like a hint in it. I could not find picante peppers either. I did some research online and jarred pimento is a nice substitute, so I bought sliced (not diced) pimentos, drained and rinsed them before adding to the salad. Over all it tasted fantastic.
The recipe was from a booklet I had from Better Homes and Garden. The recipe is also online here.
Hubby absolutely went bonkers over this salad. He insisted it be the "salad" we make from now on. I had to remind him sweet potatoes need a root cellar to store them in. If I keep cooking up winner recipes like this, he'll have a backhoe in the yard before I know it.
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We were vegetarian for a period of about 15 years, and it was not easy for me to cook the right foods to ensure we had a balanced diet which gave us enough protein and other essential nutrients. This was during the time our daughter was about 2 through 17 and she needed the proper nutrition to enable her body to develop strong and healthy. It's fine to chose to eat a vegetarian diet because you don't agree with the raising and killing of animals, but taking good care of your own body is very important also. I know it's difficult to educate young people as to the very real dangers of an unbalanced diet, but nobody wants to see them suffer health problems later in life because of it.
Soap box going back under the bed now.
It is hard to make sure the vegetarians here get proper protein.