Sweet, sweet potatoes!

Yes, we had a glut in the garden this year. A somewhat rampant sweet potato plant took over three beds, the raised pyramid and occluded the lemon tree!

It was time for it to go. Ms Mova and Ms Tagalong donned their bibs and overalls, girded their loins or something like that and set to digging and tugging.

Soon all the greenery was in two large mulching piles and the pile of sweet potatoes grew ever-increasingly larger.

'What have you made with sweet potatoes?' queried Ms Mova.

'Soup and curry,' Ms Tagalong replied.

'Mm we need to be a bit more adventurous!'

These are two recipes they would like to pass on to you.

Sweet potato, chilli and coconut soup – perfect for these cool winter days

1 onion - chopped

2 garlic cloves – crushed and chopped

1-3 chillies to taste – chopped finely, remove seeds or not according to heat tolerance!

2 fair sized sweet potatoes

1tsp each of garam masala, coriander, cumin or curry powder

vegetable stock

1 can coconut milk

Fry the onions in some olive oil until translucent

Add the garlic and chillies

After a few minutes add spices and stir in to mix

Add the peeled, diced sweet potatoes

Toss in the onion mixture for a few minutes

Add hot vegetable stock to cover

Bring to boil and simmer until potato is soft

Liquidise

Add can coconut milk and more stock if too thick

Serve with a dollop of sour cream or yoghurt and chopped coriander leaves

And thanks to one of my favourite chefs Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall from River Cottage Cafe

this layering of thinly sliced sweet potatoes laced with lime, chilli and peanut butter is wonderful.

Sweet potato and peanutgratin

Just love those sweet potatoes!

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