For a change....

After a successful first term away I'm delighted to report that TYM is home for a few weeks. He's no longer eating meat which is not a problem as I have always cooked a far higher percentage of meat free meals here at GBT. I'm always on the lookout for simple, thrifty, fuss free yet tasty new recipes to add to the repertoire. I tried this one recently and it got the thumbs up http://www.waitrose.com/content/waitrose/en/home/recipes/recipe_directory/b/baked-sweet-potatowithspicedchickpeasandcoconutmilkyogurt.html

As ever I made the following tweaks to fit in with my time schedule and what I actually had in the cupboard. The chickpea mix was quickly put together in the morning and left in the fridge to marinade, the onion/chilli/garlic combi was fried until it had softened as I think it would have remained quite raw otherwise, I didn't have any coriander in stock so that got left out this time and I really didn't want a half full pot of coconut milk yogurt mouldering away in the back of the fridge.....instead I grated some cream coconut and watered it down with a bit of water and a dollop of the Tesco Everyday cream cheese and then added some salt for flavour. I thought it made a very tasty dish and the big bonus for me was that, unlike baked potatoes, sweet potatoes count as one of your five a day. If you're not a fan of yams [as is the case with TYM as he struggles with the texture] I reckon the mix would be equally good served over rice.

Arilx