Sweet potato

calabaza de castilla (about 4-5 lbs pumpkin or kabocha squash) • piloncillo (about 18 oz or 500 grams brown sugar cones) • purple sweet potatoes • cinnamon • whole cloves • allspice berries • star anise • guavas • water (240-480 ml), as needed

oats (about 90 grams) • amaranth (about 120 grams) • eggs • cooked and peeled sweet potato • cinnamon • almond milk (about 240 ml) • nutmeg • Honey, to taste • butter (about 10 grams)

orange sweet potato (about 750 grams) • olive oil • garlic powder • paprika • salt • thyme • black pepper • cayenne pepper • cumin

boiled sweet potato • egg • milk • Ground cinnamon, to taste • oats • Peanuts and/or almonds, to taste (optional)

orange sweet potatoes • orange juice (about 5 oranges) (480 ml) • sugar (150 g) • cinnamon

flour (about 1 kg) • melted shortening (about 500 grams) • cola (from a 600 ml bottle) • salt • sugar (you can reduce or omit the sugar in the dough if you prefer it less sweet, depending on how sweet your filling is) • Sugar and ground cinnamon (optional, for sprinkling on the empanadas) • Filling • yellow sweet potatoes, peeled • apples, peeled • Juice of 1 mandarin orange • Sugar

sweet potatoes • butter (about 75 grams) • garlic • chipotle peppers • lactose-free cream (about 100 ml)

orange sweet potatoes (about 1 1/2 pounds or 680 grams) • olive oil • Salt, to taste • Freshly ground black pepper, to taste • Paprika, to taste • Dried or fresh parsley, to taste • Garlic powder, to taste

water (1 liter) • sweet potato • cinnamon stick • whole piloncillo cones (or 1 1/2 cups packed dark brown sugar, about 300 grams)

sweet potatoes • unsalted butter (about 90 grams) • orange juice (about 1/2 liter) • ground cinnamon • ground nutmeg • brown sugar or honey • black pepper • pecans • mini marshmallows

sweet potatoes • sugar • broken cinnamon sticks • water

cooked potatoes • sweet potato (about 100 grams) • eggs • salt • pepper • little cream cheese • little ham • little cheddar cheese • breadcrumbs • flour • oil for frying • sauce •

purple sweet potato (mine weighed about 2.2 lbs / 1 kg)

all-purpose flour (about 190 grams) • baking powder • salt • sugar • milk (about 60 ml) • sweet potato purée (about 180 grams) • unsalted butter, at room temperature (about 4 tablespoons or 56 grams)

sweet tart crust (pâte sablée) • steamed and mashed purple sweet potato (about 500 grams) • heavy cream • Zest of 1 lemon • eggs • sugar • ground cinnamon • ground ginger • freshly grated nutmeg

white sweet potatoes (about 1 kg) • sugar (about 600 grams) • Juice of 2 lemons • Flavoring extract of your choice, as needed (such as currant, pineapple, or lemon) • food coloring, depending on the chosen flavor (red, yellow, green) • powdered sugar (about 250 grams) • Wax paper,

corn tortillas, lightly fried on both sides in oil or vegetable shortening until soft • shelled, salted peanuts (about 140 grams) • roasted tomatoes • roasted onion, peeled and sliced into half-moons • red apple, cored and chopped • roasted garlic cloves, peeled • Small handful of freshly chopped mixed herbs (such as thyme, oregano, or marjoram) • fried chiles to taste (I use guajillo and ancho) • roasted cinnamon and cumin • salt • cooked sweet potato, mashed with a touch of vegetable shortening with salt or peanut butter, and freshly ground spices (about 250 grams). This is to make a mash • To serve or garnish: •

all-purpose flour (about 500 grams) • vegetable shortening (about 500 grams) • water (about 355 ml) • sweet potatoes • cinnamon stick • Sugar, to taste • shredded coconut (about 20 grams) • Powdered sugar and ground cinnamon, to taste (optional)

sweet potatoes • piloncillo (or 1/4 cup brown sugar) • cinnamon stick • flour • salt • warm water • baking powder • lard • sugar • egg • sugar to taste

yellow sweet potatoes • cinnamon stick • piloncillos (or 2 cups packed brown sugar) • water

sweet potatoes • basil leaves • black pepper • lime to taste • garlic powder to taste • salt to taste • egg

medium sweet potatoes • oats • eggs • milk • Butter,

sweet potatoes • powdered piloncillo (or brown sugar) • water • ground cinnamon • whole cloves • Peel of 1 orange

beef (such as shank, ribs, chuck, or bone-in beef) • potato • carrots • zucchini • Yuca, to taste • Sweet potato, to taste • plantain (green or ripe, as preferred) • chayote squash • corn • cabbage • small bunch cilantro • tomatoes •

pumpkin (about 700 grams), preferably calabaza de Castilla or similar • sweet potatoes (about 1 kg), use a mix of yellow and purple if available • large piloncillo cones (or 2 cups packed dark brown sugar, about 400 grams) • water (710 ml) • large cinnamon stick • whole cloves • Milk, to taste, for serving

shelled peanuts (about 400 grams) • raisins (about 300 grams) • pitted prunes (about 400 grams) • Banana, to taste • bolillo rolls (or French bread rolls) • Butter • piloncillo cones • Candied sweet potato and pumpkin, diced

salmon fillet • capers • onion, finely chopped • green olives • béchamel sauce or cream • orange zest • crispy sweet potato • braised green beans • cherry tomatoes dressed with white wine reduction • grape oil • salt • pepper •