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Sweet Potato Casserole
in Casseroles, Holidays, Kathy's recipes, Pecans, Potatoes, Side Dish, Sweet potatoes, Thanksgiving, Vegetables on Thursday, December 22, 2011
Sweet potato vine in flower
Here is Kathy’s (Matt’s girlfriend) delicious recipe for sweet potatoes that is a great departure from the traditional pineapple and marshmallow sweet potatoes. It is made of fresh sweet potatoes, not canned for a great fresh flavor and is filled with aromatic spices and a bit of pecans. As there is just a little brown sugar in the recipe, it is not too sweet.
This scrumptious dish makes a great addition to your holiday menu but, there is no need to wait for a holiday to enjoy it; it’s great any time! It is easy to make and delicious.
This dish is a keeper and will make anyone a sweet potato lover!
Sweet Potato Casserole
Ingredients:
2 ½ pounds sweet potatoes
2 eggs, lightly beaten
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted (melt extra for baking dish)
2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground ginger
Splash of vanilla extract
Several pinches of nutmeg
Freshly ground black pepper (very little to taste)
¼ cup coarsely chopped pecans
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Put the sweet potatoes on a baking sheet (she sprays the sheet with some cooking spray) and pierce each one 2 or 3 times with a fork. Bake for about 45-50 minutes or until tender. Set aside to cool.
You can either buy chopped pecans or chop whole unsalted pecans on a cutting board.
Turn the oven down to 350 degrees. When sweet potatoes are cool to touch, scoop the potato out of their skins and into a large mixing bow. Discard the skins. Mash the potatoes or use hand mixer until they are smooth. Add the eggs, butter, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, pepper and vanilla. Whisk the mixture until smooth (no lumps). If necessary, use hand mixer to get to the appropriate smoothness.
Butter an 8x8 inch casserole dish. Pour the sweet potato mixture into the pan and sprinkle the top with the pecans. Bake until puffed, about 30 minutes. Serve immediately.
Thanks, Kathy for another great recipe!
Flavor galore!!!
Roasted Green Beans & Shallots
in Beans, Green beans, Holidays, Kathy's recipes, Pine nuts, Shallots, Side Dish, Vegetables on Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Not only can Kathy, Matt’s girlfriend, make gorgeous flower arrangements (remember the Nov. 28 post ?), she can cook great also! She prepared this delicious dish for our Thanksgiving dinner and it was an instant hit so I just had to cook it myself.
You know how green beans always make an appearance on the holiday table with the ubiquitous mushroom soup and onion rings? Although being tasty, it is a creamy rich dish, high in calories. Well, this recipe is an up-graded green bean recipe taking them to a higher level. Roasting the green beans and shallots with a little olive oil, pine nuts and salt and pepper is an excellent way to amplify their flavor without adding a lot of extra calories.
After tasting it, this dish is now my favorite way to prepare green beans! It’s amazing how the ingredients all come together, rendering it absolutely delicious. The oven roasting makes it extra flavorful and is an amazing alternative to a casserole or steaming the green beans. Roasting the shallots gives it a caramelized flavor and the pine nuts top it off in a grand delicious way.
This is definitely my favorite green bean recipe and I will be cooking it many times! Thanks, Kathy!!!
Roasted Green Beans & Shallots
Ingredients:
1 ½ pounds fresh green beans
2 large shallots, sliced thinly
2 tablespoons olive oil
Pine nuts (as many as you wish….Kathy uses ¼ cup toasted, so do I)
Salt and pepper, to taste
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Place green beans, shallots, olive oil, salt and pepper in a bowl and mix well. Spread evenly on baking sheet (use two if necessary). Bake for 15 minutes.
Stir beans, return to oven for 15 additional minutes. Check on them and see how they look. Roast them longer if you like.
Put pine nuts in small pan and toast on medium heat for a few minutes. Watch carefully because they will brown quickly. Toast evenly.
Transfer green beans to a serving dish and spread toasted pine nuts on top.
Excellent, you will love this as an addition to your Christmas dinner!!!
ENJOY!!!
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