Sunday, April 17, 2011

Sweet Potatoes Rule the Internet - Tex Mex Sweets!

One of Our Deserving Winners...Sweet Potato Foil Tacos
Congrats to all the winners in the Sweet n' Healthy Blogger Recipe Contest!  We have had a lot of great entries in past years, but this year's entries raised the bar a few notches in creativity and deliciousness!  I plan to try all the winning recipes, of course.  Last night, I tried the Sweet Potato Foil Packet Tacos form Perry's Plate.  It was easy to see why it won!  Super tasty, and no messy clean up - what more could you ask for.  Next up for my taste testing is The Sweet Potato Linguine with Browned Butter Sage Sauce from Miss Adventures. The name alone has my mouth watering.

All of these great blog posts have inspired me to bring a new feature to Sweet Bytes.  There are so many wonderful cooking blogs out there (and so many amazing sweet potato dishes) that I think it is time for a blog roundup.  Each month I will spotlight an awesome blog with a great recipe that you need to know about.


The first blog that everyone should check out is The Homesick Texan.  Lisa's was homesick for Texas after moving to New York City.  So, what's a girl to do?  Start a blog sharing all your favorite Tex Mex recipes with family and friends.  Before she knew it, it seemed like the whole world was reading.  Its no wonder with recipes like this...


Of course I had to mention the Sassy Sweet offerings, but Lisa has many others that are worth note, too.  If you are feeling adventurous, check out her Pinto Bean Pie.  

One of my favorites from The Homesick Texan is also the simplest.

4 to 6 sweet potatoes
1 can of chipotle peppers in adobo
Salt to taste


Bake potatoes until nice and tender, add the other ingredients, then mash.  I like to add a few leaves of fresh cilantro and a tiny dollop of sour cream on top.   So simple, yet soooo good!


8 comments:

  1. I will check it out. Thanks for the heads up. :-)

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  2. Chipotle mashed sweet potatoes. It makes perfect sense, the smoky hot peppers should balance nicely with the sweetness of the sweet potatoes. I am making these tomorrow!

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  3. It looks so delicious. lovely posting for recipes. thanks

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  4. Thanks for the shout out! I'm glad you liked those foil tacos, too. (The easy clean up is such a bonus :))

    I love Homesick Texan! I could eat something from her blog every day.

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  5. What a great blog. Congrats to all the winners too!

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  6. The soup loos really good, I'm not sure about eh pinto pie, though. :-)

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  7. nice recipes. tnx for sharing.

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