Sweet potatoes/7 recipes

Sweet butternut squash is cooked with pearl barley, fresh lemon zest and lemon juice, tossed with cilantro or parsley. Serve it as a tasty side dish or a delicious and wholesome main course.

Scrumptious snacks made with chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, coconut and walnuts.

A very creamy and rich ice cream with 25% butterfat. Store in a deep freezer for best results.

This is my rendition of a recipe from an old Campbell's Soup cook book.

Hershey's Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe

Many versions of Cashew Chicken are sickly sweet and goopy salty with dried out chicken. Not this one, a brine marinade keeps the cubes of chicken juicy with crunchy cashews in every bite! All prepared in one skillet for easy cleanup.

This is based on a delicious Paula Deen chicken recipe. It makes a great appetizer and only uses 5 simple ingredients. I found the original recipe way too sweet so have modified it to be a bit less sweet and have added a spicy kick to balance out the sweetness.

A classic childhood favorite of chocolate chip cookies.

Juicy chunks of chicken and crisp sweet sugar snap peas are in a sweet and slightly sour sauce, it's quick and easy to make, suitable for a weeknight and colorful enough for the weekend. Ready in less than 20 minutes flat.

Make your own delicious homemade soup that's so easy to make. This recipe uses a slow-cooker so it's a simple place all ingredients into the slow cooker and let is simmer all day unattended.

This is the best carrot cake ever. My friends said that they would buy it from me. I only make it on special occasions. MJ

This is probably the best scalloped potatoes I've had. We made our own cream of mushroom soup with dried wild mushrooms (see recipe link below). Tons of rich mushroom flavor that was embedded in the potatoes along with a nice cheesy flavor throughout. We used a nice old cheddar. The paprika was a nice touch and it ended up giving the potatoes a very rich color (see photos).

Grilled potatoes tossed with freshly-made parsley pesto, an easy recipe that tastes delicious. Clean, fresh and vibrant flavors perk up plain grilled potatoes. A great side dish perfect for a summer BBQ.

Very easy to prepare and packed with fairly strong Asian style sweet-sour flavor.

Make it ahead to save some time for your party day, and it tastes delicious when it comes out of the oven and freshly baked.

These delicious three layer bars are made with chocolate, peanut butter, coconut flakes, and puffed rice. They are perfect for breakfast or a tasty snack.