I’m from the south and all the ladies in my family are from the south so cornbread will always be apart of my menu! If we need a side bread for dinner it will more often than not be a piece of cornbread!
I grew up eating jiffy which was routinely fixed up with sour cream, tons of butter, and sugar. As an adult I started making cornbread from scratch which when done correctly, is divine!
Cornbread doesn’t have to be boring you can prepare it many ways! I like my cornbread sweet but I like it salty too! You can make it in a skillet , add onions and peppers, eat it super sweet, or as a muffin!
One of my all time favorite recipe is my sweet corn buttermilk pound cake, it’s like cornbread and buttermilk pound cake eloped!
This sweet potato cornbread recipe is sweet but not pound cake sweet, it’s still mellow enough to enjoy right next to some fried chicken and sautéed greens!
I added a sweet potato for even more depth and southern goodness.
Sweet potato+cornbread….it really can’t get any better than that.
*Quick Update…I accidentally put 3/4 cups sugar when it should be 2/3 cups of sugar.
Not really but I do like to wear my Bermuda shorts Just kidding again! I refuse to wear Bermuda shorts! For real-for real the only reason I cut back in the summer is because it’s too hot for walking around with a stomach full of crap.
I want to feel good and energized to enjoy all the nice weather. I focus on feeding my body things that will fuel it versus deprive it.
This dish will keep you satisfied while providing your body with all the good stuff and none of the bad stuff.
I have to say Salmon may be my least favorite fish. I enjoy it grilled, but when cooked in the oven or stove top it can come out either to dry or too raw.
It takes a special temperature along with a watchful eye to get that juicy and delicate desired texture.
I’ve found the best way to reach that perfect texture is cooking the Salmon at a high temperature really quick.
This recipe is simple and easy with a sweet and spicy glaze to top. The sweet potato hash is a perfect complement with fresh and colorful peppers and sweet and spicy notes.
The plate is beautiful and tastes as refreshing as the first days of Spring.
Who says eating healthy has to be bland and tasteless?! This meal proves other wise while providing essential nutrition, beautiful aesthetics, and flavors galore!
Not only do I love the taste of sweet potato, the amount of nutritional benefits you can get from sweet potatoes are simple astounding. I have switched out the white potatoes in many recipes and now use a sweet potato in its place.
Sweet potatoes work well in almost any dish, it adds subtle sweet & earthy notes while providing valuable nutrition! How can you say no to that?
There is a difference between a yam and a sweet potato but I use the word interchangeable. Yams have more health benefits than sweet potatoes but they are more difficult to find. If you do find them however try the red yam which is so yum. I buy organic which have to be used more promptly than a non organic potato, because they will go bad faster.
Check out of some of my other sweet potato recipes like this apple upside down sweet potato cake, and these egg free flax-seed sweet potato muffins, or you can just keep it traditional and try these candied yams, or the stove top sauteed version. You can also try this healthy version of candied yams which has nuts and apples to boot!
Here’s some more sweet potato recipes to try!
Sweet Potato Pancakes with Ginger Pear Topping
Sweet and Spicy Sweet Potato Chips
I’m currently perfecting a healthy sweet potato recipe for later in the week so watch out for that one.
In the meantime enjoy this delicious Sweet Potato French toast recipe perfect for a weekend brunch.
Enjoy!
Well I’m on day 16 of posting everyday for February and I’m keeping it really simple! So here’s an easy yet so satisfying recipe I hope you’ll try.
I made this easy side to go with my Jamaican Jerk Chicken Nuggets and it almost stole the show! It’s not my first time making homemade potato chips but it was a first using a sweet potato and it’s just as easy but twice as tasty.
I seasoned the freshly fried sweet potato chips with brown sugar, salt, cinnamon and cayenne pepper! It was packed with all kinds of flavors, sweet savory and spicy!