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Sunday, November 21, 2010

Loaded Sweet Potatoes

I love Sweet Potatoes, just love them. I am always looking for new things to do with them. Tonight, I made loaded sweet potatoes and well they are all gone. No left overs with these!!

INGREDIENTS:
4-6 Sweet Potatoes(Yams, there are two different types ogf sweet potatoes)
1/4 C. Butter
1/4 C. Honey
1/4 C. Brown Sugar
Marshmellows
INSTRUCTIONS:
Scrub Sweet Potatoes and poke with a fork.
Put in the oven at 400 and cook for 30 to 40 minutes or until soft when pierced with a fork. Cool. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the butter, honey, and brown sugar. Bring to a slight boil to make the caramel sauce. Cut a slit down the middle and with a spoon and carefully remove the flesh of the potatoes and place in a bowl. Pour 3/4 of the caramel sauce in the bowl and mix with an electric mixer until fluffy. Place a few marshmellows in the bottom of each potatoe skin. Evenly distribute the mashed sweet potatoes in each potatoe skin. Top with a few more marshmellows and spoon the remaining sauce over each potatoe. Broil in oven for about 30 seconds and serve.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

New England Baked Beans

New England Baked Beans
INGREDIENTS FOR 12 SERVINGS:
1 Lb. Dried Great Northern Beans
1 Lb. Sliced Bacon Strips, Chopped
2 Lg. Onions, Chopped
3 Garlic Cloves, Minced
2 C. Ketchup
1½ C. Packed Dark Brown Sugar
1/3 C. Molasses
1/3 C. Maple Syrup
¼ C. Worcestershire Sauce
½ tsp. Salt
¼ tsp. Ground Pepper
INSTRUCTIONS:
Sort beans and rinse with cold water. Place beans in a Dutch oven; add enough water to cover by 2 in. Bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 1 hour or until beans are softened. Drain and rinse beans, discarding liquid. Return beans to Dutch oven; add 6 cups water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour or until beans are almost tender.
In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels with a slotted spoon; drain, reserving 2 tablespoons drippings. Sauté onions in drippings until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the ketchup, brown sugar, molasses, syrup, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper.
Drain beans, reserving cooking liquid; place in an ungreased 3-qt. baking dish. Stir in onion mixture and bacon. Cover and bake at 300° for 2-1/2 hours or until beans are tender and reach desired consistency, stirring every 30 minutes. Add reserved cooking liquid as needed.