Sweet Potato Love: 60 Recipes for Every Season

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Easy recipes for chefs of all levels and fans of the true star of the fall season: the sweet potato!

Sweet potatoes have always been part of our countrys history. While they quickly became a beloved part of the diet of United States Southerners, they werent always appreciated by the rest of us. In recent years, weve all come to our senses and promoted these root vegetables to the rock star status they deserve. In addition to their versatility and taste, sweet potatoes are a powerhouse of nutrition and have been named one of the ten most important vegetables globally.

Sweet Potatoes: 60 Recipes for Every Season contains more than sixty sweet and savory recipes with emphasis on seasonal ingredients. Along with several variations of sweet potato pie, youll find creative recipes for tasty dishes such as:

sweet potato cornbread
pulled pork tacos with sweet potato slaw
apple brined chicken and sweet potato skillet dinner
maple sweet potato granola
sweet potato apple butter
and more!
Whether youre a vegetarian, athlete, picky eater, or cast-iron enthusiast, youll discover recipes that will easily become staples in your meal rotation. It can fit into the nutrition plan for every lifestyle and taste preference across the country.

Alongside these delicious sweet and savory recipes, author Jackie Garvin also provides a narrative with full-color photographs explaining the life, from harvest to shipment, of the sweet potato.

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"Jackie's grasp on traditional Southern fare is well displayed in her latest cookbook. In it, she tantalizes the reader with an incredible assortment of dishes from breakfast to desserts featuring sweet potatoes. Somehow, Jackie manages to transform the simple sweet potato into a fabulous ingredient worthy of being showcased at any meal. It's a potato lovers dream come truea real winner!" Melissa Sperka, author of Melissa's Southern Cookbook

You'll be charmed by the wit and photographs, will want to use sweet potatoes in new ways, and will keep this book handy all season long to stimulate your palette and dress the table. Nathalie Dupree, television host and New York Timesbestselling author of Southern Vegetables

There's so much more to sweet potatoes than just casserole! Jackie shows some incredible ways to think outside of the box when it comes to this amazing and versatile root vegetable. Stacey Little, author of The Southern Bite Cookbook
"Jackie's grasp on traditional Southern fare is well displayed in her latest cookbook. In it, she tantalizes the reader with an incredible assortment of dishes from breakfast to desserts featuring sweet potatoes. Somehow, Jackie manages to transform the simple sweet potato into a fabulous ingredient worthy of being showcased at any meal. It's a potato lovers dream come truea real winner!" Melissa Sperka, author of Melissa's Southern Cookbook

You'll be charmed by the wit and photographs, will want to use sweet potatoes in new ways, and will keep this book handy all season long to stimulate your palette and dress the table. Nathalie Dupree, television host and New York Timesbestselling author of Southern Vegetables

There's so much more to sweet potatoes than just casserole! Jackie shows some incredible ways to think outside of the box when it comes to this amazing and versatile root vegetable. Stacey Little, author of The Southern Bite Cookbook

Author Bio

Jackie Garvin retired to focus on cooking, eating, digging in the dirt, and writing about it after a successful career as a registered nurse, corporate executive, and entrepreneur. In 2011, she created her Southern food blog, Syrup and Biscuits, to chronicle wonderful food memories before they were forgotten. She is also the author of Biscuits: Sweet and Savory Southern Recipes for the All-American Kitchen. She lives in Valrico, Florida, with her husband and basset hound.