YUM!

I am in love with yam/sweet potatoes lately, in fry form at restaurants of course and at home I make them in the oven. Well, all that pesky peeling and cutting-up of vegetables can be a real chore (sarcasm alert) and yesterday when I was grocery shopping out in the 'burbs after a disappointing trip to H&M in the valley, I found the best new product! Precut sweet potatoes! Not that cutting up veggies is such hard work, but sometimes a few shortcuts just make things so much easier. They're in the prewashed salad greens area.

Anyway, as far as preparing them goes, I just toss with a dash of olive oil, sprinkle on salt & pepper and whatever random spices I have on hand, like a little rosemary and chili powder. Bake at around 400 for about 25 mins. If you're feeling complicated, you can mix up a terrific dip: a dollop of mayo, a smidge of pesto, squirt of lemon juice and a dash of chili powder.

Any dieters out there shouldn't fear the fantastic sweet potato - it's super healthy, low calorie, good carbs (and not many of them even) and delicious too (nutrition info for this brand).