archive for the "yams" tag

Purple Yam & Buckwheat Cinnamon Rolls

I can’t buy archerfriendly cinnamon rolls. That leaves me with two choices: never eat them or make them myself. I choose the latter! Making homemade cinnamon rolls that are gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free, soy-free, tapioca-free, nut-free, blood sugar friendly, minimally sweetened, and whole foods based, ALL FROM SCRATCH, is no easy… read more

sliced pears and yams layered in a dish

Sliced, Layered, & Roasted Yams n’ Pears

You don’t have to limit sharing this dish with your hippie food friends that only eat natural, sugar free foods.  Nooo!  You can make it for a potluck at your Sunday morning donut-serving church.  You can make it for your in-laws that own a bagel shop.  You can make it… read more

Tom Kha Gai Soup

This is the no fuss archerfriendly version of Tom Kha Gai Soup, currently my hands-down favorite soup.  The traditional version is made from scratch with bird’s eye chilies, fresh lemongrass, galangal (Thai ginger) and fresh Kaffir lime leaves, but this is the no fuss version, so I use Thai red… read more

Curry Root Fries

When I was in college, the family I “mommy-helped” would often receive turnips through their CSA and pass them onto me because they didn’t know what to do with them.  I wasn’t quite sure either since I didn’t grow up eating turnips and didn’t know much about them.  Turnips and… read more

Saigon Maple Mashed Yams

When I flew to the east coast this past Christmas, I stashed about six red garnet yams in my suitcase. They took up precious cargo weight, but I didn’t care because my mother-in-law could not find them in South Jersey.  I wanted to make our signature Saigon Maple Mashed Yams… read more

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