A new addition to my diet!
By The Horse
@TheHorse (236866)
Walnut Creek, California
April 19, 2026 10:54am CST
On a whim, I bought a sweet potato at Safeway the other day. My breakfasts recently have consisted of a bit of steak surrounded by zucchini squash, all smothered in butter and soy sauce. I also put a bit of Worcestershire sauce on the steak itself.
The result has been quite yummy. But why not add a new ingredient? I have never used sweet potatoes in my cooking, so I decided to give it a shot
Yeppers, it worked! The sweet potatoes add an element of...well...sweetness...to the mix, and also a bit of texture contrast.
Wheee!
Have you "tweaked" any of your recipes recently?
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@Marilynda1225 (90120)
• United States
15h
That does sound really good. I love eggplant
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@LadyDuck (498829)
• Italy
1h
@Marilynda1225 I love eggplants and bell peppers, those are my favorite vegetables.
@lovebuglena (51234)
• Staten Island, New York
14h
I used to fry zucchini in the skillet, but they eat a lot of oil, which I don’t like. What I started doing is cooking them in my Breville toaster oven. I cut them up into smaller slices, coat them them with olive oil, sea salt and spices, and then put them in the Breville to bake at 400° for about 25 minutes or so. If you don’t overcrowd the tray, they come out really good.
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@TheHorse (236866)
• Walnut Creek, California
10h
@lovebuglena Sounds really good. Maybe I'll try eggplant at some point.
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@lovebuglena (51234)
• Staten Island, New York
9h
@TheHorse I had it with pasta recently. Yummy!
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@moffittjc (128133)
• Gainesville, Florida
15h
Just last week one of my co-workers brought in a whole box of zucchini and squash that they grew on their farm, and set them out so that anyone could take whatever they wished. I grabbed a couple of zucchinis and squash and went home that night and sautéed them in olive oil and butter, sprinkled with pepper. I intended it to be a side dish, but it turned out so well that I ate the entire thing as my meal.
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@GardenGerty (168595)
• United States
4h
They are very good for you. I just made a peach dump cake, except I used peaches I froze last summer instead of canned. I used LOTS of peaches and felt I had to add sufficient sugar plus a little thickener in the juices, because they were not sweetened when I froze them. This is like a cobbler dessert. We will likely eat it with sausages and vanilla yogurt tomorrow for breakfast.
@kat_princess (1511)
• Japan
13h
I love squash! Anyway, I just have my veggies steamed. Except lettuce where I put sesame dressing.
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@RasmaSandra (96502)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10h
I usually keep frozen fries in my fridge and discovered that frozen sweet fries are great to ahve around too,
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@Marilynda1225 (90120)
• United States
15h
We had baked sweet potatoes this week and they were so delicious. I've never had them for breakfast but they do work well for dinner
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@MarieCoyle (57346)
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11h
I've cooked a lot of meals over the years. After a time, you learn to experiment a bit. I do that a lot. I might incorporate an ingredient I need to use, or use a different vegetable, etc. It's just fun to step things up at times.
Sweet potatoes are very underrated. They are delicious, and I like them a lot.
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@Traceyjayne (10059)
• United Kingdom
11h
Sweet potatoes are great boiled and mixed with either normal potatoes or mashed carrot. Also they are great for putting into cakes ….i do a lovely recipe for chocolate brownies that contain sweet potatoes ….they keep the cake lovely and moist.
