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Sweet potatoes are available all year round,
inexpensive and have many health benefits.
Did you know that they’re roots, whereas
regular potatoes are tubers (underground
stems)? The two varieties most widely
available are the red/purple skin with white/
cream flesh and the orange/brown skin with
orange flesh. The natural sugars in sweet
potatoes release slowly to ensure a steady
flow of energy, without blood sugar spikes.
They pair well with most ingredients, but
classics include ginger, cardamom, chilli,
coconut milk, coriander, cinnamon, sesame
seeds, lime, oranges, and rosemary. Add
them to soups and stews, roast them and
add to salads and wraps, or purée and add
to smoothies and baked goods. They make
delicious, healthy chips when baked to serve
with your steak or packed into lunchboxes
as a snack with hummus. Try our sweet
potato toast:your roots
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TIPS
Short, fat sweet
potatoes that fit
perfectly into the
opening of your
toaster work best.
If you use long ones,
turn them so the
point sticking out
goes in every time
the toaster pops up.
If you’ve sliced them
too thickly, prick all
over with a fork and
microwave for
20-30 seconds
before toasting.Trend
alert!sweet potato toast
Cut sweet potatoes lengthways (with or
without the skin) into 7mm-thick slices.
Toast on the highest setting for about three
times in your toaster until cooked through
when pricked with a fork.Chunky cottage cheese, egg (poached,
boiled or scrambled), crispy bacon bits
and basil.
Roughly crush butterbeans with chilli
sauce, lemon juice, ground cumin,
crushed garlic, coriander and avo.
Mash together peanut butter and
banana, spread on sweet potato and
top with toasted pecan nuts, honey and
edible flowers, if you like.top with
This year’s popular South
African Cheese Festival takes
place from 28-30 April at
Sandringham, Stellenbosch.
The festival showcases a wide
variety of cheese and products
that pair well with them, such
as wines, spicy preserves, fresh
fruit, indigenous teas and exotic
drinks. Entertainment includes
music, presentations by celebrity
chefs, and fun activities for kids
and teens. Tickets are available
at Computicket, Shoprite or
Checkers and cost R160 per
person per day. Senior citizens
pay R100 and children under
13 years enjoy free entry. No
tickets will be sold at the gates.The secret’s in the cheese
THAT BRAAI GUY’S BACK!
After the success of Braai the Beloved Country,
Jean Nel, well-known outdoor cooking coach,
shares more of his braai secrets in More Braai
the Beloved Country (Jacana). It’s packed with
mouth-watering recipes like Coffee-rubbed rib-
eye steaks, Pork belly with a quince and sherry
glaze, and the classic South African Chicken
and apricot sosaties. R