Kath Eats Real Food logo

You are here: Home / Lifestyle / Low + Slow

Low + Slow

G’evening 🙂

OFFICE SNAX:

Photo

And then YOGA!! I was late getting there from work due to a last minute project, but Emily and I got to whiz around the parking lot a few times to enjoy our 50* weather and catch up before going into the studio for an hour hot vinyasa flow class with Tanner. Class was good – nice and flowy!

I came home drenched to fine Matt had made an awesome dinner! He had cooked some of the pieces and i put them all together to make one great texture combo:

IMG_6314 (640x427)

Matt slow-roasted some sweet potatoes. This is THE BEST method for cooking them but I often forget about it!! It’s called "low and slow" and I think the technique comes from Cooks Illustrated. Basically you rub thick sweet potato slices in some oil, salt and pepper and then roast at 350* for 30 minutes and then bump up the heat to 400* for the last 20. I guess 50 minutes at 400* would burn the outside too much. This method makes them like little pillows – almost like ravioli! Suppppper soft on the inside and almost crispy on the outside. That brown stuff is not maple – it’s sweet potato sap!

IMG_6317 (640x427)

The main dish was a sautee of tempeh cubes and TJ’s bagged greens with a little tamari and Cajun seasoning. Topped with nutritional yeast!

IMG_6315 (640x427)

I don’t really know anything more about nutritional yeast that Google can’t tell you better, but it’s kind of like a cross between powdered mac and cheese sauce, Weetabix and fish food!! It’s good – very cheesy! And healthy, so I read. You can make cheese sauces with it or just put it on flakey like I did tonight.

IMG_6319 (640x427)

IMG_6312 (427x640) 

My little friend’s friend-of-a-friend joined me for dinner tonight!

IMG_6324 (640x427)

IMG_6309 (640x427)

To cleanse and please my palate, I savored the very last Vosges Peanut Butter Bonbon. One of THE BEST chocolates ever!!! I will definitely get more of these in the future (if my chocolate stash ever runs low and needs replenishing!!)

IMG_6329 (640x427) 

TOMORROW I am going to work at Great Harvest in the morning!!! Something I am loooong overdue to do! But when you’re busy the last thing you want to do is work on a Saturday! But I know once I’m there it will be fun, and I really need to start learning the ropes and this was a good weekend for both of us. I’m going to have breakfast there (WARM BREAD!) and then run on the greenway afterwards, so I’m not sure when you’ll see me. But I’ll see ya when I see ya!

Going to finish Twilight in bed!!

Reader Interactions

Comments

  4. pb bon bon? oh i need that in my life, stat! i love slow roasted sweet potatoes too, it’s basically the only way i eat them! can’t beat that flavor and nice color they take on. have a great night and hope work goes well tomorrow!

    Reply

  7. Thanks for the great recipe for sweet potatoes. I think I cook mine too fast and at too high a temp so they always dry out. I am going to try the slow and low approach next time.

    I am dying over the last picture. Sometimes there are no words for a perfect square of chocolate!

    Reply

  8. Nutritional yeast is SUPER good on popcorn. If you make microwave popcorn, pour a little in the bag after popping and shake it up. Eat with reckless abandon. 🙂

    Reply

  9. yumm that’s the only way I ever eat sweet potatoes, same thing as sweet potato fries but they just cook better in the rounds.

    Reply

  12. Those sweet potatoes look so dessert like… I feel like making some this weekend now.

    Gotta look for tempeh and nutritional yeast when I head to the coop this weekend! – your blog is such a great way for me to discover new foods and expand my tastes, ^_____^

    Reply

  16. Love that roasted sweet potato method! I’ll have to try that. I didn’t know nutritional yeast is cheesy 😯 OMG, I am picking up a huge jar next time I see it. 😀

    Have fun baking bread, I would be in a carb coma within 20 minutes LOL. Bakeries are heaven on Earth! 🙂

    Jenn

    Reply

  18. Mmm…I’ll have to try that sweet potato method!

    I really like nutritional yeast. I discovered it when my daughter had a milk protein allergy, so no dairy products could pass her lips. She basically ate a vegan diet until she was 5 yrs. old and grew out of it. Nutritional yeast was a lifesaver for a little girl that wanted “mac and cheese” like the other kids!

    Reply

  20. Dinner looks delicious! I do the same thing with potatoes to get them soft on the inside and a bit of a crunch on the outside. Mmm mmm! And nutritional yeast is packed with B vitamins! I think it tastes like a dry parmesan cheese. I sprinkle it on dishes just like you did!

    Reply

  22. Mmmm I have to try slow roasting my sweet potatoes now! I love that they look sooo pillowy! Awesome. I’ve seen lots of people using nutritional yeast, but I don’t even know where to find it!

    Reply

  24. agreed – low and slow is the way to cook sweet potatoes! my mom just washes them and wraps them in aluminum foil – then puts them in the oven for an hour at 350. they are super mushy and ultra sweet and moist.

    Reply

  26. I am loving your post titles lately, lol. The sweet taters look amazing..I can tell how pillowy they are just from the screen!! Can’t wait to try it out. Have a great weekend Kath!

    Reply

  29. I had asked about nutritional yeast on Gina’s blog … I might have to try it out now! My husband likes anything with cheese – I wonder how he would like it? I’ve always cooked sweet potatoes at a higher temperature, but I’ll have to try it at a lower temperature sometime. We rarely get the orange-flesh sweet potatoes here – it’s usually the white-fleshed ones. I really don’t like them as much, so we usually end up getting yams.

    That chocolate looks so delicious! Is that salt on the top? Salted chocolate is the best …

    K

    Reply

  37. You should move to New Zealand, we don’t have roaches here. 🙂 Or snakes. I saw both for the first time when I was in Australia.

    Reply

  41. I thought that was nutritional yeast! Ah, I only jsut discovered it before going overseas and now I miss it! I used to have it most morning on oatmeal/quinoa as a savoury version. I’m intrigued by your sweet potato method – at home we always bake it at around 400 for about 40 minutes, but usually we get the sap and the mix of crunchy and soft and chewy – though that could be because my mum is quite liberal with the oil 😀

    Reply

  43. I need to try some nutritional yeast! It sounds so yummy. And Vosges chocolate is the BEST! I love all of the fun combinations they have. I’m not sure if you’ve read the Twilight books……but if you like that genre……I highly recommend The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.

    Reply

  49. I hadn’t thought to sprinkle nutritional yeast on greens, but it looks/sounds wonderful (I’m totally on a NY kick right now!). Thanks for the idea 🙂

    Reply

  51. Wow, those sweet potatoes look like they are cooked to perfection. I’m thinking I need to try that method very soon! I am kind of a newbie to sweet potatoes so I’ve only ever really made fries out of them but they are so delicious. Another thing I’ve been wanting to try is tempeh…which makes me slightly nervous because I’m not sure what I’ll think of it! I’ve only seen it at a few stores around here. I also keep seeing that nutritional yeast around food blog world but haven’t seen it anywhere here. I need to get some better grocery stores around here!

    Reply

  52. No better way to end a day then watch some Rob Pattinson in bed 😉 Have you ever tried nutritional yeast on oil-popped stovetop popcorn with a little salt?? So good!!

    Reply

  54. Those sweet potatoes look delicious. I love nutritional yeast. It’s especially delicious when paired with freshly popped popcorn!

    Reply

  56. I declared after dinner last night that those were the best sweet potatoes I’ve ever had. That method is outstanding. Fluffy and sweet and heavenly. Thanks!!

    Reply

  57. Sweet potato sap is one of the greatest things there is! It’s the reason I just can’t be satisfied with a micro-“baked” sweet potato- you don’t get the sap! Too bad it’s such a royal pain to roast a whole sweet potato in the oven. But actually now that I have a much more energy efficient countertop oven, I should do it in there!

    Reply

  64. Just tried this for dinner. Best. sweet potatoes. ever!!!! I don’t know if I can ever microwave them again. Thanks for another delicious and easy recipe!

    Reply

  65. Would these be good to be frozen? If so, what would the steps be if not just throw ’em in a bag after cooling. I would want to take a bag to work for a snack but worried thawing would possibly make them soggy. thanks!

    Reply

    • I am not sure how they would fare frozen, but I would let them cool in the fridge and then freeze on a cookie sheet and then combine in a tight zip lock

      Reply

  66. Hi! I have made these before, and they are fantastic! Quick question-can I do the first 30 minute bake ahead of time and then finish the 20 minutes in a few hours? I want to make these for Thanksgiving, but with limited oven space, I need to maximize my time and spread out the cooking. Thanks!

    Reply

    • I’m not sure about this. I think you’d want to make sure they don’t get soggy in between phases so I wouldn’t cover and refridgerate but then you risk food safety issues if they sit out too long.

      Reply

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.