Menu (Winter): Baked Sweet Potatoes with Thyme

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Menu (Winter): Baked Sweet Potatoes with Thyme

 

Recipe By : Everyday Cooking with Dr. Dean Ornish, page 261

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Menus Ornish: Everyday Cooking

 

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Baked Sweet Potatoes with Thyme

Braised Cabbage with Onions and Caraway

Steamed Wild Rice with Petite Peas

Whole Wheat Rolls Warm Apple Crisp

 

(see separate recipes)

 

When you stop putting meat at the center of your dinner plate, the dishes

you used to think of as " side dishes " become equal partners [n the

meal. And if they are as compatible as this trio-sweet potatoes, braised

cabbage with caraway, and wild rice with peas - you will not feel that

anything's missing. Chewy whole wheat rolls and a homey apple crisp

complete this weekday winter dinner. If you can't find whole wheat rolls

at your local bakery, look for whole wheat bread (with no added fat). Then

ask if the bakers would be willing to turn the same dough into rolls for

you. You can buy them in quantity and freeze them, then put them straight

from the freezer into a moderate oven to bring them to life. This is a

particularly good idea if you live alone or have a small family who can't

finish a loaf before it goes stale.

 

The timing: Start the wild rice first, adding frozen petite peas, thawed,

during the final minute or two, just to heat them through. Put the sweet

potatoes in to bake. While they are baking, braise the cabbage. While the

cabbage is simmering, assemble the crisp. Put the crisp in the oven when

you sit down to dinner,

 

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