Week 18 and baby is the size of a sweet potato!
Sweet potato
Slices
Raw
Orange colour
Peeled
Preparing
Ingredient
Green
Plate
Indoors
Still life
Nobody
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I do love sweet potatoes almost as much as I love avocados. So many pregnancy books recommended ordering sweet potato fries over regular fries at restaurants, and I am happy to report that I have followed that advice. Okay, so maybe I was doing that even before I got pregnant, but it still counts. Here’s a couple of typical recipes that we use sweet potatoes in:
- Jamaica-Me-Crazy Chicken Tropicale (slow cooker), although they add dried cranberries and we usually just use raisins
- Tropical Sweet Potato Mash (from Elizabeth Ward’s “Expect the Best” book): Peel and boil sweet potatoes. Drain water. Mash with some orange juice. Stir in some some canned pineapple (drained), either crushed or chunks. Stir in chopped pecans or walnuts. Simple and yummy.
- And then there is the super traditional sweet potato dish served at family holiday dinners, Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Marshmallows. Makes me feel like a kid again.
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