food rave of the day: sweet potatoes

[MissMillie]

Talk about another versatile food.

And they're so good for you--tons of fiber and anti-oxidants.

I so very much would like to make this recipe:

http://www.npr.org/2014/02/19/279769876/festive-in-purple-this-pastas-got-a-sweet-side

How do you like to eat yours?

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	baked
	2 (50%)
	roasted
	0 (0%)
	fried/home fries
	1 (25%)
	boiled
	0 (0%)
	stuffed in pasta
	0 (0%)
	soup
	0 (0%)
	other
	0 (0%)
	all of the above
	1 (25%)
	MissMillie, is there anything you don't like? (yes there is--btw--but not much)
	0 (0%)
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[eppur_se_muova]

1. Praline-topped sweet potato casserole, and empanadas!

this recipe is close, but not the same one I use.

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/praline-sweet-potatoes/

[GoCubsGo]

2. Also good in pie form.

Yum!

[MissMillie]

4. I forgot about the pie!

And we're coming up on pie (pi) day!

[OriginalGeek]

3. Nope nope nope nope

I was with ya on all the other foods but I just don't like sweet potatoes. IF you get to broccoli you can count me out on that too.

[frogmarch]

5. The simpler, the better

for Mr. froggy and me.

We bake sweet potatoes (we prefer yams) until they are almost done, and then add a can of chopped pineapple in its own juice and some walnut halves and finish baking till done.

Mr. froggy has type II diabetes, so we don't add sugar.

[Arugula Latte]

6. I have tried to learn to like sweet potatoes.

Lord, how I've tried. I like to healthy food and super foods and I'd love to swap out real potatoes for these.

But I want my potatoes to be savory. I hate that sweet, cloying taste. I just can't stand 'em. Even when I tried to make a sweet potato soup and cover up the sweetness with lots of onions and garlic it still had that sickeningly sweet taste.

I have failed.

[DebJ]

12. Ha ha I LOVE your little video! n/t

[AnneD]

16. It may be like cilantro is for me...

try as a might, cilantro tastes like soap dish water-and try getting Mexican food with out a ton of it covering the plate. Perhaps the flavor of sweet potatoes just doesn't translate well in your palate.

[Arugula Latte]

17. Probably so. And speaking of cilantro aversions ...

There has been some research about it and they think it is linked to a specific gene:

A new study seeking to better understand why some people have such a strong aversion to cilantro has identified two genetic variants linked to perception of the herb, the most common of which is a gene involved in sensing smells.

Nature reports that a genetic survey of nearly 30,000 people, led by Nicholas Eriksson at the consumer genetics firm 23andMe, asked participants whether or not cilantro tasted like soap and whether or not they liked it. The strongest-linked variant is traced to a cluster of olfactory-receptor genes that influence smell. One of those genes is OR6A2, which is very sensitive to the aldehyde chemicals that give cilantro its distinctive flavor.

Eriksson says that nearly half of all Europeans have two copies of this variant, and of those people, 15 percent reported a soapy taste. In contrast, 13 percent of Europeans had no copies, and 11.5 percent of this group said cilantro tasted like soap.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/20/cilantro-aversion-gene-study_n_1901124.html

[KamaAina]

7. Sweet potatoes grown on Moloka'i, Hawai'i are purple!

The best thing anyone ever made for me using them was a salad with purple sweet potatoes, chopped apples, and nuts. 'Ono!

[MissMillie]

9. the recipe I linked to uses purple potatoes

and it looks amazing!

[bigwillq]

8. Not a huge sweet potato fan

but I voted for baked.

[NightWatcher]

10. make up your mind, make it sweet dish or a potato dish

I don't want my veggies tasting like dessert with cinnamon and sugar.

The sweet potato lobby are the same ones who pushed carrot cake back in the 80's. Eat your veggies then eat a proper dessert.

[magical thyme]

11. cajun-fried (oven-fried, spicy),

sweet potato pie, simple baked with buttah, mmmmmmmmmmmmmm. they make winter worth having.

[DebJ]

13. I used to manage a restaurant that offered 1lb baked sweet potatoes for like $1.50 each.

Several times a week a group of four ladies would come in and have JUST the sweet potato
for lunch...great price, fills you up, and they are way up on the list for healthy foods.

[patricia92243]

14. I voted boiled. But after boiling I mash and butter mine - just like regular mashed potatoes

but with sweet potatoes instead. I also have other fancier way to fix them, but mashed sweet potatoes is the one we eat most.

[Myrina]

15. None for me thanks, but my dogs love them!

... boiled & mixed in with their dry food.