Rather Spin than Cook? Look for Easy Recipes Here!

If you have a favorite recipe (or several) that saves time, but is nutritious and tasty, please share it with us.

First some ground rules, to keep this working smoothly: Post your recipe in a new comment (in the box right under this that says "Reply to This." Then use the "Reply" button to add comments about the recipe or ask questions about it. Some chitchat is bound to happen, and that's OK. See a recipe you want to save? Just print screen or copy and paste to a new document. Try to keep your directions clear, and explain where to get any unusual ingredients. I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with!

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Permalink Reply by Karen Pike on May 22, 2012 at 1:55pm

Sure, no problem! I had no idea this thread was even here... thanks for sharing it with me.

Enjoy the yumminess, everybody!

Permalink Reply by Susan the Blue Lake Knitter on May 22, 2012 at 5:32pm

A new spinning friend of mine told me about this recipe. I tried it this evening, and they are delicious... I cut the recipe in half and it made a 8x8 pan of 16 "brownies"..

Sweet Potato Brownies

Ingredients:

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp salt
4 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
2 cups grated raw sweet potatoes
1 cup chopped pecans

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter and sugar together. Add remaining ingredients in order listed, stirring after each addition. Spread batter in a greased 9x13x2-inch pan. Bake for 40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Spread glaze over brownies while hot. Cool before cutting. Makes 24 servings.

Glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
2 Tbl butter, melted
2-3 Tbl milk

For glaze, mix powdered sugar, butter, and enough milk to make a thin glaze. Spread over hot brownies.

Permalink Reply by Peggy Stuart on May 22, 2012 at 6:18pm

It counts as a vegetable!

Permalink Reply by Susan the Blue Lake Knitter on May 22, 2012 at 6:32pm

And they taste so, so good.

Permalink Reply by wendy on May 22, 2012 at 6:53pm

sounds delicious!

Permalink Reply by cherylbwaters on May 22, 2012 at 11:11pm

Ooh, that sounds good. Did you know that sweet potatoes is one of the foods King should eat sparingly because of his kidney stones? Isn't that weird? Though he was glad to see beets on the list because he hates them. Pickled beets is one of my faves!

Permalink Reply by Peggy Stuart on May 23, 2012 at 7:01am

Mine, too! But you can always throw them on your plate. They don't have to be mixed with his food.

Permalink Reply by cherylbwaters on May 24, 2012 at 11:35am

That is what I do.

Permalink Reply by KnitWhich? on May 23, 2012 at 3:02pm

One of my customer's husband grows lots of stuff for the Farmer's Market and she brings me beets, onions, okra, zukes, etc. We have some beets at home that she brought and we've had them harvard style, and cold in sour cream. We've got more that will be made into pickled beets with onions. One of my all-time favorites.

Permalink Reply by wendy on May 23, 2012 at 7:13pm

what is "harvard" style?

Permalink Reply by Susan the Blue Lake Knitter on May 23, 2012 at 8:19pm

It's cooked beets in a thick sweet & sour sauce - sugar, vinegar & corn starch.

Permalink Reply by wendy on May 23, 2012 at 10:45pm

Hmmm, I've never heard of this before. My DH would probably like these, but I'm no beet lover. Or should I say, I'm not a lover of beets - lol.