16 November, 2014

Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients:
2 sweet potatoes, cubed
1 TBSP butter
1
TBSP of brown sugar
1 tsp of ground cinnamon 

¼ tsp of ground nutmeg
2 TBSP frozen orange concentrate
Pinch of ground ginger
Sea salt, to taste


Directions:


·  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
·  Cover a small baking tray with aluminum, and coat with olive oil. (Next time: try parchment paper, and no oil.)
·  Melt butter and Orange concentrate in the microwave. Mix in the brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and salt. Pour over the potatoes in a bowl, and mix until they're evenly coated. 
·  Bake in the oven for 50-60 minutes.
·  Stir the sweet potatoes once or twice during roasting. (I didn't. Wouldn't have hurt.)
 

08 November, 2014

Vaguely Quichely Breakfast


Serves One: Scale as appropriate:

½ sweet potato, sliced very thinly.
2 slices bacon, chopped
2 eggs.
1 cheese stick (typically mozzarella), cubed small.
2 oz cheddar, cubed small.
⅓ cup half & half
½ cup Parmesan cheese, shredded.

Preheat toaster oven to 350ยบ. Grease a small (6’ or so) pie pan with butter. Be generous. Line the bottom and the bottom half of the sides of the pan with sliced sweet potato.

Mix eggs, mozzarella, cheddar, and half of the bacon in a bowl with the half & half. Pour into the pie pan. Top with the other half of the bacon and the Parmesan cheese.

Bake 30 minutes, until eggs are done and the top is browning nicely.

Enjoy with good coffee.