Tonight was no exception. The Kumara is the Polynesian version of the sweet potato. Its flavor is somewhat more subtle than the American sweet potato, the texture is a bit more starchy, and its coloring is almost purple on the outside, white flesh with a star of purple at the core. It will come as small surprise to most who know me that sweet potato casserole is my absolute favorite food. While other youngsters were busy expounding the virtues of pizza and pasta, I was ALL about the yams. So tonight we made a substitution in my family's traditional recipe. Here are the the results.
First Adam "helped" by peeling the potatoes :) We're still learning how to clean as we cook.
Is it just me, or have the potatoes actually taken on the same coloring as the granny smith apples? I do enjoy green yams, sir Sam!
Dinner is served! The kumara casserole was quite tasty (though what isn't when covered with brown sugar and butter?)
Ok, fine. No amount of extra butter and brown sugar was going to save this fiasco. Apparently the "fan bake" setting on our oven drastically decreases the amount of time it takes to bake cookies. Good thing I got a couple of good spoonfuls of raw batter in before baking so the batch wasn't a complete loss!
Iti noa ana, he pito mata.
With care, a small kumara will produce a harvest
Sunday dinner, yum... Were your potatoes grown in Idaho? (I suspect not)-- hence the granny smith apple coloring?? It doesn't matter, food color is overrated. However, serving burnt offerings under the noble name of "cookie" is another matter (even though it was Sunday). Keep Smiling!
ReplyDeleteYup, there aren't many cookies that I would consider unpalatable, but I think those are definitely rubbish bin fodder. Glad the sweet potato casserole worked out, though. :)
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