Comments on: Keeping it Fresh

By: Alyss

Alyss — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:52:13 +0000

I love mashed sweet potatoes! Remember that kids need repeated exposure to foods before they can “like” them. No one likes new food, there’s too much chance that new food is really poison You could also try going savory instead of sweet and add garlic and ginger instead of cinnamon and nutmeg. I also love to make my leftover mashed vegetables (or cooked grains or vegetables) into fritters or pancakes by mixing it with an egg and a little flour and then frying in a cast iron. YUM!! Keep up the adventuresomeness (is that a word?) and keep dragging your kids along. They’ll thank you for it some day

By: Ray

Ray — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 02:50:44 +0000

Whipped Sweet Potatoes are one of my family’s favorites. If short of time, we just steam the sweet potatoes and can have them in 20 minutes, but baking always is better. I just found this site, I find it very interesting – I liked the flour grinder posts. My wife and I are just planning on buying some land, moving to the country and starting a self-sustaing farm food wise, while I teach during the winter to pay for taxes and utilities. Looking forward to reading the rest of your insights.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:44:12 +0000

It’s always tough to cook for other people, isn’t it? Especially when you go through extra trouble AND you try to make it interesting AND you like it–but noone else does.

I’ve been going through a similar struggle cooking up the meat from last fall’s bulk beef purchase. Noone likes my roasts much, beef stew is not well received, and the only thing my husband likes from ground beef is hamburgers. They still eat the food, but I wish I could find something they like.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:54:03 +0000

Mmmm, it sounds good to me! It reminds me of my squash – I make it with lots of butter and a little maple syrup along with sea salt and pepper and it’s dreamy!