Sweet Potatoes Two Ways

Since it is Sweet Potatoes Awareness Month I decided to put up some Sweet Potatoes Recipes. Theses recipes are easy, delicious and something your whole family can enjoy and perfect for the Holidays.

Baked Sweet Potato Fries

Ingredients:
* 1 cup salt
* 1/4 cup black pepper
* 1/4 cup garlic powder
*(add all these seasonings together )
* Olive Oil, for tossing
* 5 sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced into 1/4-inch long slices, then 1/4-wide inch strips, using a crinkle cut knife
* Oil
* 1 tablespoon of (salt,black pepper, and garlic powder mixture)
* 1/2 teaspoon paprika

Directions:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.

Line a sheet tray with parchment. In a large bowl toss sweet potatoes with just enough oil to coat. Sprinkle with SeasoningMixture and paprika. Spread sweet potatoes in single layer on prepared baking sheet, being sure not to overcrowd. Bake until sweet potatoes are tender and golden brown, turning occasionally, about 20 minutes. Let cool 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

Mash Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients:

• 3 to 4 medium sweet potatoes, about 2 pounds
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• cinnamon, to taste
• 3 to 4 tablespoons half-and-half or milk

Directions:
Cook sweet potatoes in boiling water until tender. Let cool slightly; peel. Mash with salt, butter, and maple syrup. Add cinnamon to taste then continue to mash with the milk or half-and-half to desired consistency.
Serves 4 to 6.

Enjoy!

Happy Sweet Potato Awareness Month!

In the celebration of it being Sweet Potato Month I decided to let people know the benefits of eating Sweet Potatoes.

First thing is Sweet Potatoes and Yams are not the same thing. Sweet Potatoes are more moist, sweet and grown in the USA. Where Yams are dry, starchy and imported from the Caribbean.
Sweet Potatoes are known as a Super food!! and the reason being because there are rich in beta-carotene and they help meet your daily need for vitamin A. Sweet Potatoes provide nearly a third of the vitamin C you need each day.

Not only are Sweet Potatoes delicious they are also filled with fiber. When sweet potatoes are cook a certain way ( roasted whole or cut up into french fries) they can provide you with as much fiber as a half cup of oatmeal. Also Sweet Potatoes are good for lowering your blood pressure and they are perfect for diabetics because they help stabilize blood sugar levels.

Well I hope gaining a little information on Sweet Potatoes lets you enjoy them even more during the Holidays!!

Diabetes Friendly Recipes for Diabetes Awareness

Stuffed Turkey Breast Dinner- alternative to cooking a whole turkey for thanksgiving

Ingredients
Nonstick cooking spray
1/2 of an 8-oz package of herb stuffing cubes
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1 cup reduced-sodium ready-to-use chicken broth
8 boneless, skinless turkey breast cutlets (4 oz each)
1 jar (12 oz) turkey gravy

Preparation
To make this a gluten-free recipe, use gluten-free stuffing cube substitute, gluten-free chicken broth and gravy, and nonstick cooking spray with no flour added.

1. Preheat oven to 350° F. Coat a 9 x 13 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
2. In a large bowl, combine the stuffing cubes, dried cranberries, and broth; mix well.
3. Place the turkey cutlets on a work surface and place an equal amount of the stuffing mixture in the center of each.
4. Roll up each cutlet and place seam-side down in the baking dish.
5. Pour gravy over the roll-ups.
6. Cover and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until cooked through and no pink remains in the turkey.

For more diabetes friendly recipes and meals, American Diabetes Association website.

November is Diabetes Awareness Month!

This year, November is Diabetes Awareness Month. This is a time to reflect and highlight the seriousness of this disease. Diabetes is a life-threatening condition that can lead to heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, blindness, and amputation. In the Unites States, over 24 million children and adults have diabetes, 57 million people are at risk diabetes, and 1 out of every 3 children born today will contract diabetes if the current trends in the United States continue. So this month join Dixie HomeCrafters in the national movement to face, fight, and most of all stop diabetes. Visit this website to see how you can join the movement!

Le Bam Studio Open House

Please join me for an Open House at Le Bam Studio from 6-9 pm on October 22. Le Bam is located at 1540 Monroe Drive in Midtown. Enjoy drinks and some of my signature appetizers in this beautiful interior design studio. Their creative team works with wedding planners and event coordinators to design each and every event they host. Come check out the handcrafted trees and wood art in this magnificent space. To sign up for my email invitation, please visit my website.

Masterpiece Willing To Travel

I am so fortunate to be in beautiful Sea Island for two days, putting on a dinner for two leadership companies. The menu includes some of my favorites...black & red fish, wild mushrooms, stuffed tenderloin and my jumbo lump crab salad.

My accommodations at The Cloister aren't too bad either. It's a tough job, but somebody's got to do it.

Masterpiece Catering at ElandersUSA

Special thanks to all of you who came out for our Grand Open House at ElandersUSA on Thursday, September 24. Over 200 guests attended to sample international food from Masterpiece Catering. I made some of my favorite appetizers including tuna asiago satee, bluecrab dip and potstickers. Visitors also sipped beer and wine, and tried their luck at game tables to win prizes, and to hear some great jazz.

Each attendee was also given a passport – custom-printed on the digital press with their name and company name. During a facility tour, each passport was stamped at eight different Stations corresponding to a country where Elanders has operations. During the tour visitors were given the opportunity to watch special projects run, illustrating ElandersUSA's unique pre-press, digital and offset printing, binding and finishing capabilities.

We look forward to partnering with the great team at Elander in the future. Thanks again for all of you who attended!