WOW, that is one sweet pototoe !!! I like mine just
plain also. But do like some oleo on it. Congratulations
on the biggie. I raised some a few years ago, but not
that large.

caroline

Ilene,

That sure is a big one.

As far as suggesting something healthy to do with it....I can't help you there. I'm an old-fashioned southern woman, so you know that any recipe I have for sweet potatoes involves turning them into pie, pound cake, pancakes or sweet potato salad. Or, there's the old southern tradition of frying them with onions and peppers or making sweet potato soup (the healthiest choice of all the ways I prepare them). I have an old southern recipe for sweet potatoes with new cabbage and okra, but I've never made it so can't tell you if it tastes yummy or not. New cabbage isn't real common unless you're growing your own, and if you were, you wouldn't have new cabbage at the same time you'd have okra and sweet potatoes from the garden.

Dawn

Well, I found this. I think I'll try it. Of course DH won't like it so I'm not going to make but a small batch.

Still looking for other recipes.... OMG they almost all have lots of brown sugar in them. Oh, yeah, Dawn, I know. My DH always has to have the old stand-by, swimming in butter, brown sugar and marshmallows -- sometimes with pineapple. It just coats my tongue.

Here is a link that might be useful: Allrecipes Sweet Potato Soup

You probably wouldn't like mine either, because it is a little sweet, but my husband liked it and he never adds anything to sweet potatoes either.

I had left over baked sweet potato from another meal, so I peeled it and cut it in about 3/4 inches slices. Just laid it in a skillet that had a little butter melting on slow heat. I let them caramelize a little on each side then added DeVinci Gourmet Hazelnut sugarfree syrup. I probably added a couple of tablespoons and let it cook down, turning occasionally. I buy the big bottles at Sam's but I saw smaller bottles at my Walmart the other day. I think it is made to flavor coffee. We aren't coffee drinkers, but I have four bottles of it. LOL I like to use the caramel one with grilled fruit. I also have french vanilla, and cinnamon. The cinnamon is my least favorite and is not very strong. My daughter says her kids like it in hot chocolate or milk. There is both a sugar free and one that isn't and I have only bought the sugar-free ones.

Hey, Carol, I've had sweet potatoes cooked kinda like that, in butter with just a smidge of brown sugar, simmered just till they were caramelized on both sides. That's not a lot of sweet and I enjoyed that. I've never tried those sugar free syrups though.

I ate some of the sweet potato for lunch like I had planned. Oh, was it good! You just can't beat home-grown.

I didn't get around to doing anything with the rest, but there's always tomorrow. I found another recipe on Allrecipes that sounds good, called Gypsy Soup. I might give that one a try, too. If I don't like it, there's always the dog. LOL

WOW... that potato is AMAZING!

I use sweet potatoes and carrots all the time, make a puree out of them and put them in muffins and PANCAKES. Yep, my boys like them! It's part of my "sneak in the good stuff" mission. LOL....