I’m ashamed. This isn’t really a recipe. Like, at all. But it’s the easiest way to cook sweet potatoes, in my opinion. And my opinion is always right. I talked about it once before, but if anyone missed that, I had to do it again. In a step by step manner. Since there are 3 steps. Not even 3 steps, but you gotta spell it out for some people. You know the kind of people I’m talking about. I hate those kinds of people.
I’m totally one of those people. Ugh.
I’ve been pretty much on a non stop cooking spree recently. After cooking in California for a week straight for the second cookbook, then going straight to Boston to teach cooking classes and film cooking videos, then going straight to Colorado to cook for the blog before I left 4 days later for California, then going back to California to finish cooking for the cookbook (breathe), I have been trying to find simple ways to eat food. Did that run on sentence hurt your brain as much as it hurt mine? Anywho the less work I have to do, with meal prep and clean up, the better. So cooking in mass quantities, where I don’t have to use my brain, is fantastic. So I stuffed these sweet potatoes into a crockpot and cooked up sausage, and called it a meal. I see a lot of stupid easy recipes in my future, meaning on the blog. Hopefully you’re cool with that. Awesomegreatwonderful.
Speaking of sprees, I’ve been digging this whole online shopping thing. Mostly because getting a package at your door feels more like a present. I must like presents. In the form of clothes. Ever since my body changed from not lifting quite as heavy, I fit into more clothes. Which is great. I love having more options other than my Lululemon wunder unders. I mean, I obviously still wear wunder unders pretty much every single day, especially while cooking…and working out…and walking through the park…and going to get a pedicure…and going on a date…and hanging out on girls night…and to the coffee shop…and while traveling, but I need real people clothes in between those events. So 18% of the time. More like 10%, but whatever. So I’ve found a couple online boutiques that I’ve fell in LOVE with. Check out Hope’s and Monica’s Closet. AND I’ve found a tailor I fell in love with, as well. I’ve come to the point in life that I’m not going to wait to find an outfit that fits me, I’ll alter it to fit how I want it to. Take that you b*tch of a fashion industry. So now, I just buy almost everything on sale, and alter it to how I want it to fit. Genius.
I need get my shopping sprees under control. I just shipped an order to George’s house in California while we are working on our cookbook. Which FYI, I only wear Lulu’s and sweatshirts while I’m out here cooking and writing. I even wore my pajamas to a coffee shop the other morning. Which is not appropriate. I hate those people. Ok ok, maybe I do need to be buying more clothes. Glad I found an excuse. YAY.
Stupid Easy Perfectly Cooked Yams
- Yield: 3-5 1x
Ingredients
- 3–5 medium sweet potatoes or yams
- foil
Instructions
- Wrap all the sweet potatoes or yams in foil
- Place in crockpot and cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours.
- Eat with something. Like sausage, or almond butter and cinnamon, or coconut butter, or shredded pork, or ground beef. Really whatever you have in your kitchen at that time.
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Best recipe I’ve seen yet – seriously this is the kind of thing people have time for 🙂
Thanks a lot for this wonderful recipe. Will try to surprise my family,
Caitlyn
Thanks for the easy tip! With work, I’m always looking for ways to save time when prepping lunches. So even if it’s not a “recipe”, the quick tips are great. Quick question…do you poke holes in the potatoes before wrapping them in foil and cooking them? Thanks:)
Nope!! You could if they are real big but my small ones were fine without holes!!
Hi, If I want to cut the sweet potatoes into rounds, how long do I cook them in the crockpot? There are eight of us in the office, and I want to ensure everyone can have some. I can’t fit eight sweet potatoes in the crock pot.
Any ideas for me?
Thanks!
Danny
no clue, i haven’t cooked it that way
I made these over the weekend and they are seriously perfect. I think it’s the type of recipe you can’t mess up. If you cut the sweet potatoes in rounds and put them all in a big packet of aluminum foil, that should work. Maybe 6 hours on low instead of 8. What’s the worst that could happen?
Hi Juli.. Never posted on here before but have been reading your site for a few months.. As obsessed as I am with crossfit, it’s hard to cut back but honestly, I hate the tighter clothes on my upper body especially… Anyway, love your body type, strong AND feminine.. Can you tell me what your workouts consist of lately?
It’s super tough to cut back for sure, and it’s even more frustrating when you get weaker. But I always remind myself that it’s what I have to give up to be more comfortable in my skin. Which I am ok with at this point. All I’ve changed in my workouts is lighter weights. I still go to Crossfit regularly but only once a day.
No liquid in the crockpot?
nope!
I love consignment shops! The high class shop on Pearl in Denver “Common Threads”. I love it! I try not to buy full price clothing so they are perfect. They only sell nice clothes from rich people who don’t want them anymore. And the ladies that work there are great, that never hurts. Also, I get to feel like a fancy rich person when I wear their old clothes…even though that sounds weird now that I said that.
I totally shop there!! I love it!! My favorite purse is from there! I like going to Pink’s (in bonnie brae) because they have some cheap jeans, but the girls in there are rude. and i love twirl right next to pub on pearl! both aren’t consignments but have some cute stuff for that area!
I haven’t been to the one in Bonnie Brae. I’ll have to give that one a try. This Colorado girl misses her consignment stores. Austin doesn’t know what it’s missing.
MAN I feel crazy for not knowing you could cook those bad boys in a crockpot! I’ve been obsessed with a baked sweet potato topped with salsa, avocado and a fried egg. Totally trying it in the crock pot ASAP.
Juli,
First of all, as a bit of a callback from an older post, I thought I’d let you know that I’M A GUY, and I READ YOUR BLOG. And I love it, and I love your food. And our dancing. And I’m married, so I’ll have to leave it at that for now.
I didn’t comment on that article because there was nothing else much for me to comment about, but here you have provided me with something I NEED. –A simple way to bake sweet potatoes. I’ve made plenty of them in my life, before paleo, with the intentions of making a super sweet casserole or smothering them in butter and brown sugar, etc. –But now that I need them as paleo-friendly carbs without much done to them, I’ve been having trouble. I guess I underestimated how much moisture I was adding to them with my candied approaches back in the day. Anyway, lately I’ve tried the microwave–FAIL. Even the oven last time was unsatisfactory. I’m tapering/carbing up for my first half marathon this Saturday, and I plan to eat some sweet potatoes this week. I wasn’t looking forward to that because of my string of bad luck lately. Here’s hoping your crock pot method will work better for me. Worth a shot!
Thanks,
Ricky
I the photo above, what kind of sausage did you use? And, is there a sauce on this?
Just hot sauce!
Ah simple genius!
If it wasn’t for online shopping I’d be screwed.
YUM!!
We will have to try this!
Meanwhile check out Deja’ Vu And You!
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YUM! I am going to do this. Microwaving them makes the skin all weird.
You should try the Red Dress Boutique!!!
http://reddressboutique.com
damn you, lisa!! love it!