Fiesta Sweet Potatoes

The burrito with the Fiesta Sweet Potatoes

Tonight, we were having company. I was making cilantro lime black bean burritos. We had 15 minutes until our company arrived and I was just getting ready to saute' the peppers. The husband asked where the rice was? OOPS! I totally spaced making it. Now, brown rice takes quite a while to cook so I knew I would have to forgo it. The brilliant husband said, "We could cook some potatoes to put in the burritos". So, I thought on that for a minute. I decided to make the cilantro lime "sauce" and put it on the potatoes. We were quite skeptical at first, but decided it was worth a try. I also had a mango and thought I would add that too. We were quite nervous. But, after the first bite- we knew we had a winner. I can't wait to make this again! It was such a delicious perfect combination of savory and sweet bold flavors.

Recipe:

• 3 medium sized sweet potatoes
  
  
• 1/2 TBSP lime
• handful of cilantro (chopped up super fine- in food processor)
• mango

Cook the sweet potatoes just like THIS.

While the potatoes are cooking, mix the chopped cilantro, lime and mango together. Add the cooked potatoes and.....

Enjoy!

Cubed Hasbrowns

Recipe:

• Potatoes 
• salt and pepper

Dice up your potatoes into 1/2 inch squares. Spread the taters out evenly on a cookie sheet. Lightly spray the potatoes with some nonstick spray. Sprinkle salt and pepper over the potatoes.

Preheat your oven to 500 degrees. Bake for 12 minutes. Turn your oven onto broil. Cook an additional 3 to 5 minutes. Watch them and make sure they don't burn.

Enjoy!

* I used these in the BREAKFAST BURRITOS

Microwaved Spaghetti Squash

Yum. Last night's dinner was quite delicious! Today's post is about spaghetti squash.

Last night I had company coming for dinner. It is always a little interesting having company when on a WFPB diet. It's foreign for us Americans to not have meat and dairy and lots of sugary fat. But, I LOVE having people over and I also love this new way of life. So, I am learning. Well, I was out a little too long and came home with only 1 hour to prepare my house and dinner for said company. So, I knew dinner would have to be a quick fix. Luckily I had a spaghetti squash and a microwave!

I first made spaghetti squash about 6 years ago and we have loved it ever since. It's perfect for a WFPB diet. We had company for dinner, so I made some whole wheat pasta to go with it. (I needed to stretch the meal) But, you can just make the squash and it is just as yummy without all the carbohydrates and gluten. And, there are so few calories in spaghetti squash it's unreal! Plus- it's all vegetable so you will feel pretty good about yourself! :)

What to do: (microwave style)

First: So, you get yourself a spaghetti squash. It is a yellow oblong squash.
Second: microwave the whole thing or about 4 minutes. It softens the skin so you can cut it in half easier.
Third: Cut the squash in half and scoop out all the seeds.
Fourth: get a glass dish and put about an inch of water in the bottom of it.
Fifth: Put the squash face down in the dish and microwave for about 15 minutes.
Sixth: scrape along the squash and take out the "strings" of squash.
Seventh: Cover your squash with sauce and devour!

Simple doctored up sauce:
 Saute up a lot of mushrooms until nice and browned then add a jar of sauce.

So good. So easy. So healthy!

Enjoy!

Brussel Sprouts

Let's just talk about brussel sprouts for a minute. These delightful little guys get quite the bad wrap. I have decided that it is all in it's name. What kind of kid wants to eat something called a brussel sprout. I mean, come on! But, they are delicious! They have the most perfect crunchy yet soft, buttery texture. Ooh wee- I just LOVE them! My daughter doesn't like them. While I was cooking them, she didn't even want me to say the name, brussel sprout. When dinner came, she insisted that she only needed to eat corn. After telling her that it was just a mini cabbage made for her American Girl doll, things changed a bit.  She ate an entire little brussel sprout without even complaining. I'm pretty sure she enjoyed it. She has committed to eating 1 and a HALF next time! Now, I think that it's time to start a campaign to name this misrepresented vegetable something more desirable. Any ideas???

How I cook my brussel sprouts

1. Wash your brussel sprouts and cut off the ends.
2. Boil some salted water
3. Once water reaches a boil, add the brussel sprouts
4. Cover pot with a lid and cook for about 15 minutes.

Enjoy!