- Makes 10 to 12 servings
- 3 cups drained and mashed sweet potatoes (or one 29-ounce can)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup grated coconut
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup margarine, melted
- Pinch of salt
Reserve your Turducken today! Don't get caught in the holiday rush. Here's How
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Sunday December 20th, 2009
Potato Salad with Garlic and Mayonnaise
POTATO SALAD WITH GARLIC MAYONNAISE
Makes about 8 servings
- 3 to 4 pounds small boiling potatoes
- 3 garlic cloves, minced and mashed with 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise (or more, to taste)
- 1/2 teaspoon Creole mustard
- 1/3 cup chopped green onions
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Boil the potatoes in lightly salted water until just tender. Drain and cool. In a large bowl, combine the garlic paste, lemon juice, mayonnaise and Creole mustard. Whisk to blend well. When the potatoes are cool, peel and cut in half. Add the potatoes and the green onions to the mayonnaise mixture and toss to coat evenly. Season with salt and black pepper.
Sweet potatoes are great to serve with gumbo. In some parts of south Louisiana, the locals put the sweet potato in their gumbo! Try it, you might like it.
They are also so easy to bake. Start with a washed potato. There is no need to oil or butter the skin and do not prick the potato with a fork. Cook the potatoes whole, not cut in half. Bake with their skins on at 400 degrees for 30 minutes, then reduce the heat to 375 degrees and bake for 45 minutes or until tender. Check for doneness by squeezing the potato—it should be soft to the touch.
Friday November 13th, 2009
Sweet Potatoes
During the fall season, there are many festivals honoring the diversity of crops grown in south Louisiana. One of my favorites is the Yambilee Festival held in Opelousas, Louisiana. During the festival, there is always a lot of music, dancing, and of course food—most of which has sweet potatoes featured.
When I was a youngster, my mother always had a baked sweet potato waiting for me for my after-school snack. I liberally slathered it with butter and drizzled cane syrup over it and gobbled it up. I ate so many sweet potatoes my father called me Patate Douce (Sweet Potato). I still love them and have a collection of sweet potato recipes, which come in handy for Thanksgiving.
I suggest that you stock up now with some of the yam products at cajungrocer.com.
SWEET POTATO PUDDING
