Tropical Sweet Potatoes

 

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Tropical Sweet Potatoes

As I was frantically looking for something to cook--you see most of recipes come from failure to plan--I found some sweet potatoes I had placed in the utility room.  I decided to see what I could do with them.  I considered baking them, but they were small and oddly shaped, which doesn't render a good baked potato.  I decided to peel and boil them.  Now I love boiled sweet potatoes, but they can be a little bland.  So I spiced them up. Here's the process:

Peel sweet potatoes

Wash

Slice potatoes into disks about one inch thick.

Put in two quart pan.

Cover with water and a dash of salt.

Cook on stove top until not quite fork tender.

Add 1/2 small package of frozen pineapple.

Add brown sugar to taste.

Finish cooking until fork tender.

The potatoes were delicious--no leftovers.  The slightly fruity taste was a nice change of pace.  Don't add the pineapple too early because if cooked too long it falls apart and looks unappetizing. 

Chicken Stew

Yesterday morning I was running late for church and needed to get lunch cooked.  Darn, the chicken wasn't completely thawed.  Now what? 

Here's what I ended up with:

One chopped onion--sauteed
Small pkg of frozen whole corn
Small pkg of frozen green peas
1 tbs. of chicken boullion
Five chicken breasts
Dash seasoning salt--to taste
Dash of Old Bay--to taste
One cup of water

Please all ingredients in crock pot.  I turned it on high because it only had a few hours to cook and the chicken was slightly frozen.  It was delicious. 

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