"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote:

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>I posted recipes for Malay-Style Chicken and Sweet Potato Stew with Coconut
>Milk, Ginger, and Chiles;

Some variation of this is going to be supper-- I've been hankering
for some sweet potatoes in a stew, ran across a can of coconut milk in
the pantry yesterday- and the market has fryers for 49 cents a pound--
Back to the OP-- I like them in stews, and roasted [alone or in a
mixed root vegetable tart].


>for Beef Tagine with Sweet Potatoes; and for
>Shrimp Tostadas with Sweet Potatoes in a single post back in 2009; the
>Message ID is >
>
>I make shredded-sweet-potato pancakes either for brunch or for a
>drifting-toward-dessert course. They generally include some kind of chiles
>(either powdered or fresh) and onions, and I like to serve them with a
>lime-honey yogurt. There's no recipe; I just shred the sweet potatoes, mix
>with chopped onions (or shallots) and either chopped chiles or powdered
>chiles (I've used guero chiles, serrano chiles, powdered California chiles,
>and cayenne. All are good, but different.) Form into pancakes and cook in a
>skillet over medium heat until crisp outside and tender inside.

We've had them like that a couple times. we call them 'sweet potato
latkes' with apologies to whatever sensibilities that might upset.

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>
>Gloria posted about a Moroccan sweet-potato-raisin salad some time ago but
>she never posted the recipe. Maybe she can be persuaded to post it now.

No raisins, but pineapple & pecans. I think I posted this one before-
http://www.aarp.org/food/recipes/inf...d-recipe1.html

C'mon Gloria-- lessee the one with raisins.

Jim