Nutty Sweet Potato Waffles

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Ever have one of those days when everything goes wrong? This morning I woke up to discover that I had a flat tire. Why not just put the spare on? Well, because the spare was in use because a different tire went flat over the weekend. And for some reason my car has odd tires and it takes a couple of days for the new ones to come in. So I took a vacation day while DH went to get {Read More}

Sweet Potato & Black Bean Wraps

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Well folks, believe it or not, this recipe is NOT from Simply in Season. I’m taking a break from my regularly scheduled cookbook in order to provide an original recipe to my blogger friend FJ–check out his Fitness Blog. “I have a few people I work with that are vegetarian and they have a tough time meeting the 1g per lbs of body weight protein requirement unless they rely heavily on protein shakes. So I figured if there was anyone {Read More}

Roasted Winter Vegetables and Black Winter Radish

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This is another one of those great clean-out-the frig recipes. Very simple. Take 6-8 cups of root vegetables (tonight I used black winter radish, turnips, and sweet potato). Hint: At least one should be sweet (like a sweet potato or carrot). Slice in 1″ pieces. Stir with 1 T of olive oil and 1 T dried herbs (use your favorites, I used Herbes de Provence). Bake in a preheated oven at 425F for 30-45 minutes. The verdict: The sweet potatoes {Read More}