Sweet Potato Pie I

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 (1 pound) sweet potato
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 50 mins

Ready Time: 2 hrs 20 mins


• boil sweet potato whole in skin for 40 to 50 minutes, or until done. run cold water over the sweet potato, and remove the skin.
• break apart sweet potato in a bowl. add butter, and mix well with mixer. stir in sugar, milk, eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla. beat on medium speed until mixture is smooth. pour filling into an unbaked pie crust.
• bake at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) for 55 to 60 minutes, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. pie will puff up like a souffle, and then will sink down as it cools.

Tangy Honey Glazed Ham

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 (10 pound) fully-cooked, bone-in ham
• 1 1/4 cups packed dark brown sugar
• 1/3 cup pineapple juice
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1/3 large orange, juiced and zested
• 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 45 mins

Ready Time: 3 hrs


• preheat oven to 325 degrees f (165 degrees c). place ham in a roasting pan.
• in a small saucepan, combine brown sugar, pineapple juice, honey, orange juice, orange zest, dijon mustard, and ground cloves. bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes. set aside.
• bake ham in preheated oven uncovered for 2 hours. remove ham from oven, and brush with glaze. bake for an additional 30 to 45 minutes, brushing ham with glaze every 10 minutes.

louisiana sweet potato pancakes

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 3/4 pound sweet potatoes
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1/4 cup butter, melted

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• place sweet potatoes in a medium saucepan of boiling water, and cook until tender but firm, about 15 minutes. drain, and immediately immerse in cold water to loosen skins. drain, remove skins, chop, and mash.
• in a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg. mix mashed sweet potatoes, eggs, milk and butter in a separate medium bowl. blend sweet potato mixture into the flour mixture to form a batter.
• preheat a lightly greased griddle over medium-high heat. drop batter mixture the prepared griddle by heaping tablespoonfuls, and cook until golden brown, turning once with a spatula when the surface begins to bubble.

oven roasted potatoes

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/8 cup olive oil
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
• 1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 large potatoes, peeled and cubed

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• preheat oven to 475 degrees f (245 degrees c).
• in a large bowl, combine oil, garlic, basil, marjoram, dill weed, thyme, oregano, parsley, red pepper flakes, and salt. stir in potatoes until evenly coated. place potatoes in a single layer on a roasting pan or baking sheet.
• roast for 20 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, turning occasionally to brown on all sides.

Tangy Honey Glazed Ham

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1 (10 pound) fully-cooked, bone-in ham
• 1 1/4 cups packed dark brown sugar
• 1/3 cup pineapple juice
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1/3 large orange, juiced and zested
• 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 45 mins

Ready Time: 3 hrs


• preheat oven to 325 degrees f (165 degrees c). place ham in a roasting pan.
• in a small saucepan, combine brown sugar, pineapple juice, honey, orange juice, orange zest, dijon mustard, and ground cloves. bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes. set aside.
• bake ham in preheated oven uncovered for 2 hours. remove ham from oven, and brush with glaze. bake for an additional 30 to 45 minutes, brushing ham with glaze every 10 minutes.

herb garlic baked potatoes

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 large potatoes
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste
• 8 sprigs fresh thyme, divided
• 8 sprigs fresh rosemary, divided
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 55 mins


• preheat grill for high heat.
• puncture potatoes on all sides with a fork. coat each potato with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. place each potato on the end of a separate sheet of aluminum foil. crush thyme and rosemary sprigs by hand, and place 2 sprigs of each and 1/4 of the crushed garlic next to each potato. roll potatoes and herbs in the foil and fold over sides to seal.
• place potato packets on the preheated grill, and close lid. cook 40 minutes, turning occasionally, until tender.

kugeli comfort potato dish

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 2 large onions, chopped
• 1 cup sliced baby portobello mushrooms
• 1/2 (12 ounce) package bacon
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk
• 6 eggs
• 5 pounds idaho potatoes, shredded
• 1 cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided
• 1/4 cup sour cream, or to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Ready Time: 1 hr 40 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). butter a 9x13-inch casserole dish.
• heat butter in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onions and mushrooms until softened and tender, about 10 minutes.
• place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. drain the bacon slices on paper towels, reserving 1 tablespoon bacon grease. crumble bacon.
• beat milk, eggs, and reserved 1 tablespoon bacon grease together in a bowl; fold in potatoes until evenly mixed. stir onion-mushroom mixture and sun-dried tomatoes into potato mixture; season with salt and pepper. pour potato mixture, including all the liquid, into the prepared casserole dish. sprinkle bacon and 1 1/2 cup cheddar cheese over potato mixture.
• bake in the preheated oven until potatoes are tender and cheese is melted, about 55 minutes. sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup cheddar cheese over potato mixture and continue baking until melted, about 5 minutes more. serve with sour cream.