ALL SWEET POTATOES, ALL THE TIME! (Cheri)

Last fall, Mark and I traveled to a local farm and bought a bushel of sweet potatoes.

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We had a great time, and Mark talked up the farmer for a long time while I froze, but we unfortunately forgot to take any pictures.

I was going to use this lovely picture of a sweet potato farmer and his crop, but the artist didn't respond when I reached out to him.  You can find a treasure trove of his pictures and others of historical Texas at Traces of Texas on Facebook.

Sweet potatoes are the Official North Carolina Vegetable, and 40-60% of the country's supply comes from here, depending upon whose data you rely upon.

It turns out, a bushel could feed two people for a very long time.  I probably won't buy this way again, as the sweet potatoes might have been seconds and we had to discard at least a third soon thereafter.  Nevertheless, for laughs, here is what we made with our haul:

• Sweet Potato Tortilla Quiche

• Sweet Potato Crunch Muffins

• Salmon Tacos with Sweet Potatoes and Corn Fungus

• Sweet Potato-Tangerine Waffles, with Oatmeal Pancakes and Apple Cider Syrup

• "Sweet Potato Cake" Oatmeal
  

• Chili on Sweet Potatoes

• Sweet Potato Breakfast Casserole

• Sweet Potato Yeast Rolls

• Sweet Potato Chili Chicken Soup
  

• Tex-Mex Breakfast Bowl

• Green Thai Curry

• Sweet Potato Salad with Orange-Maple Dressing

• Spiced Sweet Potato Casserole

• Sweet Potato-Oatmeal Muffins with Espresso Chips (a riff on pumpkin lattes)

• and finally, Sweet and White Potato Hash Browns , with Okra!