Eat To The Beat

I've been a cooking fool this month.  Here are some "weiners":

Sweet Potato and Hominy Stew
  • Simple one-dish dinner that’s yummy and extremely filling.
  • Do not make this in a saucepan as the recipe suggests.   This sucker needs to be made in a large pot.  I opted for the saucepan and ended up having to do a mid-cooking transfer to something larger.  Not the end of the world but annoying nonetheless.
  • Skip the suggested side dish of polenta – the stew was great by itself.  But definitely don't skip the cilantro and the lime wedges!
  • Oh and you may want to check that your grocery store sells canned hominy.  I had no problems but my mom couldn't find a grocery store near her that sold them.  Hominy is corn and looks like this.
  • Bizarrely enough this recipe came from Glamour magazine.  The long marinade time (4 hours) will allow you to read all those articles that you don't admit to anyone about reading.
  • It’s ridiculously easy to make.  The marinade takes all of 5 minutes to make and the meat just takes 10 minutes to broil.  
  • I served it with broccoli and white rice (although I’d suggest serving it with cous cous instead – the rice was a little too heavy.) 
  • Oh how I love me some motherf'n meatballs.  Forget the pasta – I could subside on meatballs alone.
  • Instead of the usual veal/beef/pork combo these were made with Italian sausage along with pine nuts and currants.  Pretty darn tasty. 
  • The sauce was good too but I'll be sure to double it next time.

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