Thursday, June 19, 2003
So, the other day we were looking back on some of the older posts in the archive here and rediscovered some old recipes we haven't had for a while. That is, after all, the whole point of this blog, to keep track of the good and bad and remember what worked and what didn't. So, we decided to make Chicken Tikka Masala this weekend and we made Yam Tacos on Tuesday.
Tuesday
So, Yam tacos... I know we don't really have yams in this country, everything is technically a sweet potato, but I kind of think of the white/yellow ones as sweet potatoes and the orange ones as yams. So that's the kind I use for this recipe. They are both good, but I just prefer the flavor of the orange ones better. I tried cooking them a different way this time and I think it works better. Before when I made this, I would bake the yams in the oven the night before and let them cool, then peel and chop and heat with the spices. This time, I peeled and chopped them first, then boiled them in some water in the microwave for 10 minutes. It was less messy and the pieces stayed firmer than when you bake, but still fully cooked. I sauteed some onions, cumin and chili powder, then added the yams and heated through. the only problem was that we were out of regular cumin, so I used some from a can that has probably been in the cupboard for a couple of years. Consequently, it had lost most of it's flavor. Still, it turned out okay. I served the yam mixture in corn tortillas with an avocado-creme sauce (mashed avocado mixed with fat-free half & half and tabasco), chopped tomatoes and mexican rice.
Wednesday
We cheaped out and made grilled lemon chicken, canned green beans and Nasi Goreng rice, which is like an Indonesian rice pilaf. It was not great, but it was food. And we didn't have to go to the store for any of it.
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