Tag Archives: yam

garlicy turnip, kohlrabi and purple yam topped with fried sage leaves

i’ve been listening to the splendid table a lot lately, which is an awesome weekly radio show about cooking that you can download as a free podcast.  in one of the episodes the host, lynne rossetto kasper, very quickly mentions making something like this for dinner that week.  she commented on how easily it was [...]
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vegan thanksgiving: cookie-crusted sweet potatoes

we got a bit caught up – as is expected of foodies on the most culinary-centric day of the year for some – and didn’t find the time to post this recipe.  but luckily, these would be great for christmas too, any time of the year really! the topic of sweet potatoes vs. yams has [...]
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naturally sweetened yam and asian pear sauce

last year i made homemade pumpkin applesauce, a real fall favorite.  packed with cinnamon, vanilla and brown sugar, it was a decadent traditional treat made fresh with organic ingredients.  but i’m on a low sugar kick lately and wanted to make a much lighter version. instead of brown sugar, i sweetened it with the fresh [...]
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baked curry yam fries

fries are one of my biggest weaknesses.  i could heat up a pot of oil and fry some myself, but baking them is a lot easier and way less greasy and messy. plus i find it way easier to season them before popping them in the oven rather than after they are covered in scalding [...]
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twice-baked yams

even though it’s still hot in LA, we are halfway through september and i’m already thinking about autumn foods. my favorite are yams, sweet potatoes, and pumpkin. i wanted to do something that really accented the yam in all of it’s glory, i wasn’t even interested in adding other vegetables. just a few herbs and [...]
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