Sweet Potatoes

Twitter #Weekendeats highlights: Kale and sweet potato recipes for #MeatlessMonday

2013-04-29 17:03:00

Monday may be the least-loved day of the week, but at least it brings some Twitter #MeatlessMonday fun. Kale and sweet potatoes are just a few of the vegetable stars that were shared during Monday morning's #Weekendeats chat on Twitter. Here are the...

Counter Intelligence: Josef Centeno gives Tex-Mex a twist at Bar Amá

2013-01-19 00:00:00

When you talk to Texas expatriates about the food they miss most from home, after a few grumbly sentences about Los Angeles chili, and barbecue, and coffee-shop chicken-fried steak, it comes down to the queso every time. I am not one of those writers...

Culinary SOS: Market Garden Brewery's sweet potato pie

2012-12-08 00:00:00

Dear SOS: A while ago, on a visit to Cleveland, our son took us to eat and drink at the Market Garden Brewery. I believe it is near the interesting Garden Market on the near west side of Cleveland. I ordered the sweet potato pie. It was out of this world!...

Farmers Markets: Stokes Purple is a sweet potato of mystery

2012-11-02 10:01:00

When the Stokes Purple sweet potato shows up in markets next week, it's hard to say what will be more intriguing: its look, with dramatically deep purple skin and flesh, its flavor or the mystery of its origins. It was discovered in the United States...

Culinary SOS: Zea's sweet potato bread pudding with rum sauce

2012-09-01 00:00:00

Dear SOS: My friends and I were in New Orleans in March and ate at this wonderful restaurant on St. Charles Avenue. For dessert we shared their sweet potato bread pudding. Any chance you can get that recipe for us? It was yummy! Kate McPike Rancho...

Culinary SOS: Highland Bakery's sweet potato pancakes with brown sugar butter sauce

2012-05-05 00:00:00

Dear SOS: I was recently in Atlanta visiting a friend. She took me to Highland Bakery, where I had the most delicious sweet potato pancakes. Can you please try to get the recipe? Thank you so much. Stacy Wawerchak Redondo Beach Dear Stacy: Fresh off...

Counter Intelligence: LàOn Dining

2012-03-17 00:00:00

For all of the hundreds of restaurants in L.A.'s Koreatown, tucked behind untranslated signs and inside barely marked skyscrapers, in sleek malls and dusty strip centers, the area has never had much in the way of recognizable chefs. Generations of Los...

Recipe: Quick orange lentil soup

2011-12-15 00:00:00

Quick orange lentil soup Total time: 45 minutes Servings: 8 to 10 2 cups red lentils 1 sweet potato (about 10 ounces), peeled 1 large carrot 1 onion 2 cloves garlic, pressed 2 quarts water 1 1/2 teaspoons coriander 1 1/2 teaspoons turmeric 1 1/...

Recipe: Turkey sandwich with fried sweet potatoes and aioli

2011-11-24 00:00:00

Roasted turkey sandwich with fried sweet potatoes and jalape�o-cilantro aioli Total time: 45 minutes Servings: Makes 2 sandwiches. Note: Adapted from Ricardo Zarate of Picca and Mo-Chica 1/2 bunch cilantro, de-stemmed (plus a handful of sprigs to...

This Hanukkah, cook with the kids

2011-12-15 00:00:00

For Jewish parents, the Hanukkah holidays are particularly challenging; they last not one day but eight. Beginning this year at sunset Tuesday and ending at sunset Dec. 28, there will be lots of candles to light, loads of latkes to fry and eight nights of...

Bacon sundae and sweet potato fries at Burger King?

2012-06-12 11:09:00

Burger King seems to be getting its summer inspiration from Southern barbecue joints, with new menu items such as sweet potato fries, Memphis pulled-pork sandwiches and, to keep things interesting, bacon sundaes. Summer options also include Whopper or...

This week's Culinary SOS: Highland Bakery's sweet potato pancakes

2012-05-06 16:32:52

These are two varieties of sweet potato vine, "Tricolor," left, and "Marguerite," right, at the Pahl's Farm greenhouse. These are an alternative to standard bedding, hybrid and double Impatiens..

2013-03-15 00:00:00

Bake sweet potatoes at 350 degrees until very soft. Peel Mix together in a bowl with butter and small amount of brown sugar add few chopped walnuts Put in baking dish and arrange the smallest size peeps in colors of your choice (looks a little like peeps nesting) Bake at 350

2013-03-11 00:00:00

Who eats: Business folks, neighborhood types. Why eat: Upscale Japanese fare in River North. Ambience: Bathed in rich, dark wood and deep reds, Japonais has nailed the Asian vibe, complete with a wall fountain and a towering, Seuss-esque bonsai tree.

2013-02-22 00:00:00