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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Hmm, does look good – but would have to be amazing to beat my fave: spiralize the sweet potato then dump in a pan with coconut oil, salt & pepper. Crunchy deliciousness!!
(While I’m here, I freaking LOVE your blog/recipes)
I love your blog and your recipes, but I have never posted before. Actually, this is my first time ever commenting on a blog. I’m moved to do so because my first thought seeing this post was: HOLY BOTULISM! Please be careful when storing baked potatoes. It is always a good idea to remove them from their foil wrappings before cooling and refrigerating.
I never would’ve thought of this but definitely going to give it a try.
I tried to comment earlier, but didn’t see it post. I apologize if this is a duplicate. I’m not sure if they go through some sort of approval process prior to being published. I have never commented on a blog before. I love this blog and all the food on it. What is prompting me to comment was my first impression after reading the recipe: HOLY BOTULISM!!! Please be careful when storing baked potatoes. It would be safer to remove them from the foil before cooling and storing.
I haven’t bought “normal clothes” in a while. It’s kind of embarrassing. Totally checking out Hope’s site right now for some dresses. 🙂 On-line shopping is the BEST!
Normal clothes don’t happen in my house, I love consignment stores and reputable thrift stores! And I tailor my own clothes, because I’m too cheap to have someone else do it for me (and I want to wear my new clothes now!).
This is by far the easiest way to make sweet potatoes, and I feel like an idiot for not thinking of doing this, like, years ago! There’s nothing better than making my crock pot do the dirty work for me and I get the reward!
Freaking genius!
First of all, sweet potatoes = LOVE. Thank you for the encouragement to get them back into my fall eating habits! Secondly, I now have a new favorite, Monica’s Closet!! Thank you for sharing both she and Hope’s Online stores. I will be making a lot of fun purchases from them this fall, as well as get cute, easy to dress ideas. I so enjoy all that you write, and double over often by your great sense of humor. Keep it up! 🙂
Also, wrapping a sweet potato in foil (no holes poked in the potato) and cooking it at 425 for like 1 1/2-2 hours makes awesome sweet potatoes. I could never figure out why mine never tasted good until I realized that ALL RECIPES call for way too short of a cooking time on sweet potatoes. The longer in the oven, the better.
This was delish topped with leftover honey ginger apple pulled pork!!!