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Hasselback Sweet Potatoes Recipe

Who knew maple syrup and sour cream mixed so well?

Nov 19, 2012 5:31 pm

Photo: Phaidon Press

Strictly speaking, a Hasselback potato would be a regular white potato, skin left on, flesh slashed and stuffed with bay leaves, then roasted in the oven. The idea translates wonderfully to sweet potatoes, which open out as they roast, ready to soak up lots of maple syrup, chili, lime and sour cream.

Tailgate!

Sweet Potato Skins With Bacon Recipe

Update your loaded potato skins for a sweet game

Jan 5, 2012 5:01 pm

Photo: Naa Ako-Adjei

Personally, I could eat potato skins every day of the week, but for a different take on one of the world’s best bar foods, try using sweet potatoes instead of regular potatoes. They are every bit as good as regular potato skins and they taste just as great topped with sour cream.

Shellfish

Jumbo Lump Crab Latkes Recipe

Served with scallion sour cream, they're hot taters

Dec 16, 2011 6:01 pm

Photo: The Water Club NYC

It's just about Hannukah season, and we're already tired of uninspired latke recipes. All notions of what's kosher and what's not aside, one of our favorite ways to amp up any semi-bland recipe is by adding jumbo lump crab. What really gets us going about these potato pancakes is the fact that they're like crabcakes and fries in one happy little patty.

Global Cuisine

Chicken With Sour Cream & Red Bell Pepper

An Indian twist on a Hungarian chicken dish

Aug 4, 2011 6:31 pm

This chicken with sour cream and red bell pepper recipe is not a common combination of ingredients, but it works really well. It's a dish I've been wanting to create for awhile, creamy, tangy and slightly spicy, with the red bell pepper added for a layer of sweetness. The finished dish reminds me of chicken paprikash, a Hungarian dish made with paprika and sour cream. This is...

Comfort Food

Broccolini-Spring Onion Soup Recipe

A fresh, healthy soup for lunch or dinner

Jul 27, 2011 6:16 pm

In recent years, broccoli has shared shelf space with two other similarly named vegetables, Broccolini and broccoli raab. Broccolini is a hybrid of two different types of broccoli, appearing as small florets atop long, thin stems, all of which are edible except the largest, toughest stem ends. (Broccoli raab is actually a relative of the cabbage.) Here it makes a great partner with scallions,...

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