Sweet Potato Gratin

Time to find different ways to serve potatoes of any kind, and this is a pretty good way to do it.

 

  • 2 tsp. butter
  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 2 large eggs
  • pinch of salt
  • pinch of ground pepper
  • 1/2 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
  • 3 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced in 1/2 inch rounds
  • 1/2 small red onion, peeled and sliced in 1/8 inch rounds (if you must..) just kidding!
  • freshly grated asiago cheese for garnish

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Brush 4 ramekins with butter and set aside.

Whisk together the eggs, cream, salt,  pepper and nutmeg in a bowl. Add the potatoes and onion slices and toss to coat.

Using clean hands, arrange alternately the potato and onion slices and pack them tightly. Pour the cream mixture over them, filling the ramekins 3/4 full. Sprinke the tops with grated asiago cheese.

Place the ramekins on a parchment lined cooking sheet and bake until tender and starting to brown (about 45-50 minute).

Remove from the oven, set on a rack to cool for 5 minutes and then serve. You should serve the ramekin on a plate and add whatever the meat and vegetable you are preparing.

Always remember to make the plate look attractive as we eat with the eyes first, then the food.

Without further ado, pour a glass of wine, pat yourself on the back and remember to repeat…damn I did this. Everyone will think you are an absolute genius.

Sweet Potato Mash With Lime

I absolutely love the sweet potato and yam…between the USA and Canada, they appear to mean the opposite, so I will go by colour.

  • 1 large sweet potato (white one)
  • 2 tbsp. butter
  • 1 tsp. finely grated lime zest
  • 2 tbsp. fresh lime juice
  • pinch of salt
  • pinch of freshly grated nutmeg

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Prick potato all over and bake on a parchment lined cookie sheet until completely tender if poked with a knife. This normally takes 45-60 minutes.

Remove from oven and slice in half lengthwise to scoop out the flesh.

In a small bowl, mash until smooth and add the remaining ingredients

This would be awsome with roasted chicken or barbecued chicken, using the drippings to drizzle over the potato. If more than 2 people, simply add another sweet potato or two and increase the ingredients accordingly.

Father’s Day Weekend

I always tell Don when he has this golf weekend with his boys, this is also MY weekend. Well, let’s see…..

Yesterday, I had the remote in MY hand and I could watch whatever I wanted to….okay, who can find anything but re-runs? That’s okay, they were good the first time. Oh yeah, I rearranged the patio furniture, changing the kitchen area and then the seating/conversation  side (reversed them actually).

Day 2…bake for Don’s special dinner and make the special muffins Maurice said he really liked (back Sunday morning), do the laundry, plan the dinner, wrap his present, set the table and try to catch a few friends to have a girl-chat…okay,so it’s Saturday and no one is home. Scratch that idea.

Dinner is going to be:

  • 8 oz. Filet Mignon with Bernaise sauce,
  • Lobster tail with an Orange-Tarragon sauce,
  •  mashed sweet potato,
  • fresh baked buns,
  • baked asparagus,
  • individual strawberry/blueberry shortcake. WHEW!

I also volunteered a couple of hours at the Arena for the racers picking up their packages for two races tomorrow. We must be the race town for all of B.C. Last month it was the Half Ironman and in August the Ironman race comes through here.

As a Father/Step-dad and Husband, he is the best so with each sinful bite. we will talk about all the fun he had…yup he’s worth it.

Okay, now where is the wine?…..later.

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY