Sweet Potato Banana Pancakes

                           

Follow instructions on your pancake box mix (or you could make your own)

Add 1/2 c. sweet potato puree --I usually have this and butternut squash puree on hand to add to pastas, breads, even put it in taco mix too! besides the point. --

Add 1 ripe banana mashed up.

Mix it all together...cook on the griddle till browned...easy peasy and delicious!

These would be great for Breakfast Lunch or Dinner.

you get your fruits, veggies, grains, drink a glass a milk and you got all the groups covered.

Enjoy!

~ Kristen

Good Ol' Southern Sweet Potato Biscuits

One of the greatest things about living in the south is that it is OK to eat biscuits with every meal! This recipe is Paula Dean's, but I've tweeked a little of course...


Ingredients
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 heaping tablespoons sugar (2 is a little too sweet for me, so I use only 1 -- so add sugar based on your sweet tooth!)
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup mashed cooked sweet potatoes (I cook them in the microwave sometimes b/c that is quick, but steaming them produces the least "stringy" potatoes)
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) softened butter
2 to 4 tablespoons milk (depending on the moisture of the potatoes)

Directions
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
Sift together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In a separate, large bowl, mix the sweet potatoes and butter. Add the flour mixture to the potato mixture and mix to make a soft dough. Then add milk a tablespoon at a time to mixture and continue to cut in. Turn the dough out onto a floured board and toss lightly until the outside of the dough looks smooth. Roll the dough out to 1/2-inch thick and cut with a biscuit cutter. Place the biscuits on a greased pan and coat tops with melted butter. Bake for about 15 minutes. (Watch your oven: If the biscuits are browning too fast, lower the temperature.)

I like to make a compound butter to put on top instead, by adding a little maple syrup and cinnamon or brown sugar in with the butter.

love you gals! rach

Roasted Beets 'n' Sweets

If you like beets you should try this recipe. It is also very beautiful to look at.

INGREDIENTS

• 6 medium beets, peeled and cut into chunks
• 2 1/2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 3 medium sweet potatoes, cut into chunks
• 1 large sweet onion, chopped

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. In a bowl, toss the beets with 1/2 tablespoon olive oil to coat. Spread in a single layer on a baking sheet.
3. Mix the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and sugar in a large resealable plastic bag. Place the sweet potatoes and onion in the bag. Seal bag, and shake to coat vegetables with the oil mixture.
4. Bake beets 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Mix sweet potato mixture with the beets on the baking sheet. Continue baking 45 minutes, stirring after 20 minutes, until all vegetables are tender.

Note: I used 4 beets and 2 sweet potatoes and it made at least enough for 5 people.

*Courtesy of www.allrecipes.com

-Sarah