Ben Starr

The Ultimate Food Geek

Tag: sweet potato

  • Buttermilk Sweet Potato Ice Cream

    At FRANK recently, we did an Americana menu, and needed to conceive an ice cream to go with our bourbon pecan pie.  Chef Jennie suggested a sweet potato ice cream, but that just sounded too sweet to me.  After all, pecan pie is very sweet, and to pair it with a super-sweet ice cream would…

  • Multi Grain Sweet Potato Muffins

    We don’t eat enough sweet potatoes in this country.  And when we do, they usually are slathered in sugar, butter, marshmallows, and maple syrup.  (*gag*)  What a horrific way to ruin a healthy, delicious food!  (No offense to those of you who adore sweet potato casserole.) I had a few sweet potatoes left over in…

  • Oatmeal Sweet Potato Pancakes

    This morning Christian said he wanted some hearty pancakes for breakfast, so I decided I’d make oatmeal pancakes.  But I had two ageing sweet potatoes sitting on the counter above my sink, and thought…why not make oatmeal sweet potato pancakes?  They turned out superb.  Sweet potatoes are so healthy for you.  And as an added…