Sweet potato fries are one of my all time favourites, and whenever I go to the states I can't get enough. I don't know why the Sweet Potato isn't something we use much in the UK when it is so tasty and better for you than a regular potato.

1 baked sweet potato has your daily intake of vitamin A... so remember that next time you are out shopping.

Ingredients:

* Sweet Potato (at least one per person)

* Olive Oil

* Salt (optional)

Method:

* Peel the potato and slice into slices/chunks.

* Line a baking sheet with foil and lay out your slices of sweet potato

* Drizzle in olive oil and place in a pre-heated oven (200 Degrees)

* Bake for 10-15 minutes on each side. Leave for a further 10-15 minutes or until golden. 

* Serve on a place and add salt if needed.

I love this as a snack, and due to their great vitamin A content, and that they are a complex carbohydrate, means you can pretty much eat these guilt free (although the salt is going to make them slightly less ok, so hold back on the salt if possible).

Enjoy!

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Happy Monday Bloggers!

Today's Meatless Monday post is another Pan Fried Gnocchi recipe, but this time, from scratch!

The entire meal consisted of Pan Fried Gnocchi, Sweet Tomato Sauce, Pan fried Halloumi cheese (made from Goats Milk & Ewes Milk for me), Pan Fried Peppers and Salad.

I am going to take you through each bit step by step!

The Gnocchi!

1. Peel & cut up potatoes.
2. Boil until soft.
3. Mash.
4. Add flour until you have a soft dough consistency.
5. Roll into long, sausage like pieces.

6. Cut into pieces.

7. Roll into balls.
8. Heat a pan with a little oil, add Gnocchi balls to the pan and fry until golden.

The Sweet Tomato Sauce!

1. Pan fry some diced onion.
2. Add tinned chickpeas (drained) and continue to fry.

3. Add a tin of plum tomatoes and a quarter of the tin of water.

4. Simmer.

5. Add honey to taste & to sweeten the sauce.


And the Rest!

1. Slice and pan fry the Halloumi.
2. Put it in oven to keep warm.

3. Pop peppers in pan and fry until skin blisters.
4. Keep warm in oven.

5. Prepare a salad of Rocket, Spinach & Watercress, add in some plum tomatoes.

6. Serve & Enjoy!

Have you tried out this recipe? Do let me know in the comments below, I would love to hear from you!

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Tonight I decided to do a little experimenting with Shepherds Pie. I am Dairy intolerant so I find it very hard to find meals which don't include dairy. Even food you wouldn't think would include dairy do, so I am learning that most things will need to be made from scratch.

 1. Pick up some lean lamb mince, place in a pan, and brown off.

2. In a separate pain boil some water, ready for your Sweet Potato.

 3. Peel and chop your sweet potato into chunks.

4. Put your Sweet Potato into the boiling water, and bring to the boil until sweet potato is soft.

 5.  Using stock, marmite and cornflour to make your gravy, add to the pan. Add carrots and peas and bring to the boil.

 6. Pour the mix into an oven proof dish and leave to cool slightly. Drain the water from the Sweet Potato when boiled until soft. Mash.
(Because Sweet Potato is slightly wetting than regular potato you won't need to add anything else to it - good for people who are Dairy intolerant).

7. Cook in oven for 30 minutes.

Love, Amybecca x

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