Market Meals: Share Your Sweet Potatoes Recipes

I never really was a fan of sweet potatoes. I think it's because I don't want sweet things for dinner.

But last year, my roommate made a sweet potato dish that changed my mind.

It was perfectly baked sweet potatoes, whipped with butter, salt and ginger. Yep, I said ginger. It was pretty fantastic and so easy to make.

Since then I've tried to add other savory elements to sweet potatoes I grabbed at the . It is just fantastic, like chipotle hot sauce inspired by a sauce from Ruben's Crepes. So, I'm sharing a few of these recipes with you, but I'd like to hear how you like your sweet potatoes, even if it is a sweeter preparation.

The basic way to cook the sweet potatoes is the same, but then the ingredients added with them are different.

Directions:

Wash the sweet potatoes. Put each sweet potato on a sheet of aluminum foil that would cover the potato completely. However, before you wrap the, brush each potato with oil and sprinkle with a bit of salt.

Cook the potatoes at 350 F for 1 hour or until tender.

Once the potatoes are cooked, scoop the potatoes out of their skin and mash in a bowl.

Whipped Ginger Sweet Potatoes

While the potatoes are warm, add 1 teaspoon of butter per two potatoes used. Add 1/4 teaspoon of salt. You can add more to taste later. Whip in a mixer or use a fork to whip them. Then, grate 1/8-inch of ginger per potato. (Trick: When you buy ginger, peel it and freeze it. When you need it, use a Microplane. That way you can grate it easily into dishes raw and it'll melt.) Blend and serve.

Mashed Chipotle Sweet Potatoes

For chipotle-sour cream sauce: Take a 7-ounce can of chipotles in adobo sauce and blend in a blender with an 16-ounce container of sour cream. Reserve and use as dressing for salads or sauce for tacos or any other Mexican food or make a smaller amount. (You can mix 1 ounce of chipotle sauce with 2 ounces of sour cream.)

While the potatoes are warm, add 1 teaspoon of butter per two potatoes used. Add 1/4 teaspoon of salt. You can add more to taste later. Mix well. Add two teaspoons of chipotle-sour cream per sweet potato used. Blend and serve.