Chili-Lime Sweet Taters

At Berea Fest last year Eric Ayotte told me that he eats a sweet potato every day. I only remember this because at first i was pretty impressed. But then i began to wonder how you can eat a sweet potato every day and not get sick of them. I wish he'd give me some of his recipes. I'd trade him for this sassy one.

Sweet Potato Fries (plain)
depending on how many people you are intending to feed, 1-infinity sweet potatoes
olive oil
salt

1,Take a potato
2. slice it in half
3. slice the half in half
4.slice those halves into thirds or so
Thats just how i do it. It makes nice professional looking fries, but do what you want.
Lay them flat on a baking sheet and drizzle lightly with olive oil
salt generously
to chili-limeize
1 tablespoon lime zest
dash of lime juice
1/3 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
dash of pepper and perhaps a pinch of red pepper flakes or cayenne if you like 'em kicky

mix all the ingredients together and toss with potato slices, then bake as described above.

Oh, I forgot to include baking instructions! I don't even preheat my oven really for these. I just set it at about 350 and put them in. Potatoes aren't temperamental to temperatures, its not like you're making a souffle or something, they'll just cook as the oven heats up. It kind of takes a while, depending on how many you have. Count on it taking around 30 minutes, but check them often. They'll be done when you stab a fork into one of them and its soft. I like to keep going a little while longer so they get slightly crispy.

Cookie Dough Truffles

Um, may i get a hell yeah?

Cookie dough
1 cup margarine (softened)
2 cups turbinado sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 bag vegan chocolate chips (Good Life brand is pretty much unbelievable. Plus they have little baby chocolate chips which are good for this recipe. You can get 'em at the co-op).

combine the soft margarine, sugar and vanilla in a blender, or by hand if you're feeling frisky, until its creamy. Add the flour little by little whilst blending. Add in the baking powder, soda and salt. Fold in 3/4 of the chocolate chips. Put the dough in the fridge for at least 1/2 an hour.
to truffleize
When the dough is firm and cold melt the chocolate chips in the microwave. Roll the dough into little balls and dip them in the melted chocolate. Get them all good and coated with the chocolate and then put them somewhere to harden.

Hellllll yeah.

Clatterslaw

I dunno, maybe its because of the second snowfall, but I've been craving summery-type foods all of a sudden. I usually try really hard to eat in season but i just thought i'd post this now because its on my mind and i'll just wait a couple months to actually eat it. Unless cabbage is in season right now...hm, i don't actually know. Maybe its one of those freaky vegetables that grow all year round?
Anyway, this is called Clatterslaw because the first time i made it was at Kelly Clatterbuck's house because these are the ingredients she just happened to have laying around.

Clatterslaw
1/2 head of red cabbage
1/2 head of green cabbage
1/2 red onion sliced super thin
1 cup coarsly choppped walnuts
1 cup raisins
1/4 cup italian dressing (or oil & vinegar)
1/2 cup tahini
salt & pepper

chop up the cabbages into eatable bites. slice the onion. quickly chop up the walnuts. Toss it all together with the raisins and add the dressing and tahini. Season with salt and pepper.

This would be a good side dish with like, veggie burgers or bbq seitan nuggets (recipes of which i shall post someday), or for a potluck or picnic or barbecue....man i miss summer.

Guaca-smoothie

Yesterday i found the world's most perfect avocado at the co-op. Later when i got home i made this inspired by Heather at Phoenix who once fed me a smoothie with avocado in it. The avocado gives it the smoothest texture. My stomach is getting all fluttery just remembering it. I think it's in love.

Guaca-smoothie
1/2 a super ripe avocado
1 cup pineapple chunks
the juice of 1 clementine
3-4 ice cubes

put everything in a blender and puree until it is smooth and creamy. Easy!