Mashed Sweet Potatos

This is a new take on an old favorite. If you usually do not like sweet potatoes, try this recipe. They are not the normally sweet with brown sugar and cinnamon. These are kinda smokey and savory that are pretty good.

2 sweet potatoes peeled and cubed
1 tbsp chili powder
1/4 tsp onion powder
salt to taste
2 tbsp. butter
little garlic powder

Steam the sweet potatoes for about 15-20 minutes until they are tender. remove the steamer basket and water from the pot and put the sweet potatoes back in. Put butter on top first to let the heat from potatoes melt the butter. Add the spices and mix with a potato masher or fork (I think I heard somewhere that if you use a hand mixer then the sweet potatoes lose their texture or become chewy. I do not swear on this though.) Give them a taste and see what you think, you can always add more of anything you want.

Spinach and Cheese Enchiladas

This is a recipe I found online. The only thing I am going to change next time would be more sauce. I also did not have ricotta, but had some cottage cheese.

1 tbs butter

1/4 cup minced onion

2 cloves garlic, minced
1 (10 oz.) package frozen spinach-thawed, drained, and squeezed dry
1 cup ricotta cheese
1/2 cup sour cream
2 cups shredded Monterey Jack Cheese
10 tortillas
19 oz. enchilada sauce (made either using the packed mix or buy canned)

1. Preheat ove to 375

2. Saute onion and garlic in saucepan for a few minutes. Stir in spinach and cook for about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, mix in ricotta, sour cream, and 1 cup of the Monterey Cheese.

3. Spoon about 1/4 cup of the spinach mix into each tortilla and roll up and put in 9x13 baking dish. Pour enchilada sauce over the top and top with remaining Monterey cheese.

4. Bake for 15-20 mins.

Easter Ham Glaze

1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup mustard
2 tablespoons vinegar

Bake ham according to directions. 35 minutes before the ham is done, drizzle glaze over and cook uncovered.