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One-Pot New Year’s Day Feast for Two

December 28, 2018 by Linda Watson Leave a Comment

black-eyed peas on a sweet potato with collards and salsa

Create your own good fortune for the New Year’s by cooking collards, a sweet potato, and black-eyed peas all in one pot. It costs only $2.14 per serving using organic ingredients! How does it work? Black-eyed peas surround a halved sweet potato at the bottom of a pot. After awhile, collards join in, kept above […]

Filed Under: Entree, Recipe Tagged With: black-eyed peas, collards, cooking for two, holiday, New Year's Day, sweet potatoes, winter

Baked Apples and Sweet Potatoes

March 30, 2018 by Linda Watson Leave a Comment

baked apples and sweet potatoes in a Pyrex custard cup

I’m counting on this easy, super-healthy dessert or side dish to sweeten my journey back to Fit Linda. This casserole has only six ingredients, no added sugar or oil, and loads of flavor. Weighing in at only 201 calories, a serving of Baked Apples and Sweet Potatoes brings you loads of vitamins A and C, […]

Filed Under: Breakfast, Dessert, Recipe, Side dish Tagged With: apples, low-cal, sweet potatoes, WFPB

Smoky Vegan Sausage, Chard, and Apples on Sweet Potatoes

February 24, 2017 by linda watson Leave a Comment

stuffed sweet potatoes with smoky veggie sausage, chard, and apples

This hearty all-in-one meal tops a succulent baked sweet potato with chard leaves, onions, and apple-sage vegan sausage. The Field Roast sausage adds a wallop of protein and flavor that will delight vegetarians and omnivores too. Active time: 25 minutes. Total time: 30 minutes. Serves 2. Vegan. Cost: $4.72 a serving using mostly organic ingredients […]

Filed Under: Entree Tagged With: apples, chard, fiber, Field Roast sausage, meat alternatives, sweet potatoes, vegan

Easiest Cinnamon Mashed Sweet Potatoes

January 19, 2016 by linda watson Leave a Comment

cinnamon mashed sweet potatoes with pecans

Make a crowd-pleasing bowl of fluffy mashed sweet potatoes in 15 minutes with just 6 ingredients, mostly spices. This recipe calls for baking the sweet potatoes, which means no boiling and no peeling. They bake up so sweet that you won’t need to add butter or sugar, saving money and calories. They are so good […]

Filed Under: Recipe, Side dish Tagged With: cinnamon, easy, gluten-free, no added fat, pecans, sweet potatoes, vegan

Chocolate Sweet-Potato Snack Cake

May 19, 2012 by linda watson Leave a Comment

Chocolate Pumpkin Snack Cake

Healthy, unfrosted Chocolate Sweet Potato Snack Cake reminds me of the snack cakes we enjoyed as after-school treats when I was growing up. The cakes I remember came from boxed mixes. My homemade version sneaks in a vegetable and whole grain flour. The result is light and tender, with a good cocoa flavor and just a […]

Filed Under: Dessert, Recipe Tagged With: cake, chocolate, cocoa, cupcakes, quick, sweet potatoes, vegan

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