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Arm Wrestling for Donuts, Starch Therapy and Roasted Red and Sweet Potato Salad with Bacon and Green Onions

11/28/2017

 
I am a starch queen.
I would totally arm wrestle/hair pull you for the last
​glazed donut.
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Am not even kidding.

I'd do the same with chips and dip.

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Don't test me.

​I'm one of 5 siblings growing up in the 70s.
​
I was the middle child.
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You do NOT want to mess with a
middle child and starch issues.




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In fact Tim asked to share MY french fries when we were at a pub Saturday.
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We do not even talk about sharing unless we know for sure other fries are definitely coming out. And by we, I mean ME!
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Don't worry.

We're still married.
​

I mean it's taken lots of therapy since Saturday but that and this
Roasted Red and Sweet Potato Salad with
Bacon and Green Onions

has helped my starch issues greatly.
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This is a tasty, affordable roasted potato dish that is so easy to make.
Not overcooking the bacon is going to be key here.



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This recipe is
from the
November 2017 BH&G
magazine.



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​Here's the fixins for this easy peasy dish. 
Note: I ended up NOT using the miso and sherry, the potatoes were perfect without it.
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Miso: Even after researching, I haven't been able to really understand what it exactly is other than it provides a unique umami elemant and apparently there is no substitute.
​Regardless, I left that and the sherry out.




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Cut up the potatoes, cook the bacon
and slice the dark parts of the scallions,

​leaving the white and light green onions intact to roast.
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​See that bacon up there?
​If you get it that crispy, eat it and make another batch of less crispy bacon.
​Softer bacon is crucial to this dish.
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​Olive oil and salt and pepper these babies up.
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​Spread out on the sheet pan and roast 30-40 minutes or until tender. Don't crowd them and be sure to stir them halfway through.
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See, my camera fell into some olive oil (don't ask) and my lens is oily,
​hence blurry pictures. Anyway, these are the roasted potatoes.
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​Slice up the roasted onions.

Now let me tell you, these were delicious and lend an incredible layer to the potatoes.

Next time I'm doubling the amount, yum.




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I packed up and refrigerated these potatoes overnight. Next day I assembled and reheated in oven.
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They came out perfect!
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​Having the bacon be perfectly cooked and left rather chunky is key.
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The combination of the sweet potato and red potato really is delicious.
The roasted green onions and freshness of scallions create a profile both adults and kiddos would love.
Deceptively delicious is what this potato dish is.

Next time I might try the miso/sherry vinegar dressing but they were so good just as they are, I didn't want to mess with the profile.




B
ecause there is NOT a link to this specific recipe on the Better Homes & Gardens website,
I scanned the recipe from the magazine page.
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Okay, I gotta get back to work putting a cute
2004 Pontiac Grand Am SE with 145k miles,
economy priced, on the Inventory page but Ima tell you,

I AM making a cinnamon roll apple cobbler tonight no matter what. 
A cobbler topped with cinnamon rolls. Weird.
Hmmmm, we'll see how this turns out! 
​You know I'll be sharing it with ya, ha!
​:)




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Oh, one other thing!
​Saw this house in Cedarburg, Wisconsin over Thanksgiving and decided I want it. 
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It's talking to me,
telling me even though it's not for sale, it should be
​mine,
mine, MINE!!!
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Oh well, I hate to clean so it's probably best I don't have that house.
​See, life has a way of working out sometimes, heeeeeeee.




Okay guys, thanks for checking in, have a great day and we'll talk at ya soon!!
I still want that house.












​

Candy
11/28/2017 05:06:43 pm

Love ya


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