Create Your
Very Own Vegan
Sweet Potato Recipes
(Potato and Yam Recipes Too!)

Do YOU love making your own potato, yam and sweet potato recipes?

There's just something about these delectable veggies that everyone seems to adore. Maybe it's because whether freshly baked or roasted, main entree or side dish, sweet potatoes, potatoes and yams have worked their way into our hearts.

So let's get started so you can create your own potato, yam and sweet potato recipes in no time flat. ;O)

How To Select Sweet Potatoes,
Potatoes and Yams

Always choose organic sweet potatoes, potatoes and yams. Why? Because they're among the top 4 veggies that should be avoided unless organic due to their pesticide levels.

Choose potatoes and yams that feel heavy. Avoid any potato or yam with decayed areas (usually at the ends), blemishes or sunken spots.

Choose potatoes of comparable size for uniform cooking. When selecting potatoes (such as russet, golden, and red) look for very firm potatoes -- those that are on the soft side or have a green tinge are to be avoided.

There are two main types of sweet potatoes, and it's helpful to know the difference between them. Sweet potatoes that have pale, thin skins have yellow, dry flesh with a crumbly texture, like russet potatoes. This type of sweet potato is not sweet.

The other popular variety of sweet potatoes have thick skins that are darker in color. The flesh is bright orange, sweet and moist. Handle with care, as their skin is delicate. They don't keep as well as other potatoes, so be sure to eat them within a week.

Many people mistake sweet potatoes for yams, and vice versa. Yams have very dark skin and their flesh is purple or red, and tends to be sweeter than a sweet potato. Yams have a high moisture content.

Before creating your potato, yam or sweet potato recipes, take all this information into consideration so your end result has the consistency you're searching for.

How To Clean and Prep Sweet Potatoes, Potatoes and Yams

Skin can be left on, or peeled, depending on your cooking method and personal taste.

How To Cook Sweet Potatoes,
Potatoes and Yams

Potato, Sweet Potato and Yam
Vegan Flavor Matches

ESPECIALLY GOOD MATCHES WITH POTATOES
Basil
Butter, non-dairy (I like Earth Balance)
Cayenne
Celery Root
Celery Seeds
Chard
Cheese, non-dairy (especially Cheddar
and Parmesan)
Chervil
Chicory
Chives
Cream, non-dairy (I like Silk Soy Creamer)
Dill
Duxelles (Mushroom Paste)
Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
Fennel
Fenugreek
Garlic
Horseradish
Juniper Berries
Kale
Leeks
Lemon Thyme
Lovage
Mint
Mushrooms
Mustard
Nutmeg
Olives
Onions
Paprika
Parsley
Parsley Root
Pepper
Salt
Savory
Sour Cream, non-dairy
Squash, Winter (such as Butternut and Acorn)
Sweet Potatoes
Thyme
Truffles
Turnips

ESPECIALLY GOOD MATCHES WITH SWEET POTATOES
Agave Nectar, or Brown Rice Syrup
Apples
Apricots
Bananas
Brown Sugar
Cinnamon
Cloves
Coconut
Cream, non-dairy
Earth Balance (or other non-dairy butter)
Garlic
Ginger
Lemon
Lime
Maple Syrup
Nutmeg
Onion
Oranges
Paprika
Pears
Pecans
Pepper, Black
Pineapple
Rum
Sage
Salt
Sherry, Dry
Sour cream, non-dairy
Sunflower Seeds
Thyme
Vanilla
Walnuts

ESPECIALLY GOOD MATCHES WITH YAMS
*All of the flavors that match Sweet Potatoes also
match yams with the addition of:
Persimmons

Sweet Potato, Potato and Yam Helpful Hints

• No need to peel before creating your potato, yam or sweet potato recipes. The skin is delicious and contains many nutrients.
• When chopping these veggies before they've been cooked, begin by carefully cutting it in half so you have a flat surface. Then place that flat surface on your cutting board and continue to chop, dice, etc.
• When cooking the whole veggie, be sure to prick holes all over it with a fork to release pressure as it cooks.

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Potatoes and Yams Try...

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