Re:Basic cooking for bachelor alpha geeks
by pasbesoin on Friday February 26, 2010 @11:41AM
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I've mentioned before: Microwave a sweet potato. If you don't have a turntable microwave, flip and rotate it once, approximately halfway through the cooking cycle. They sometimes initially cook unevenly; the trick is to let it sit for some minutes after the microwave turns off, so that the latent heat can distribute and finish the cooking process.
Top with (brown) sugar and cinnamon, a bit of maple syrup, or perhaps something savory (I haven't tried the latter; I'd be interested in suggestions).
10 - 12 minutes to a nutritious meal or snack. Sweet potatoes keep showing up on lists of "super foods"; they are apparently quite nutritious (much more so than white potatoes).
P.S. Rinse/wash the sweet potato, first, and BE SURE to use a knife to poke some deep slits into it. Unless you enjoy minor explosions and cleaning the inside of your microwave.
Top with (brown) sugar and cinnamon, a bit of maple syrup, or perhaps something savory (I haven't tried the latter; I'd be interested in suggestions).
10 - 12 minutes to a nutritious meal or snack. Sweet potatoes keep showing up on lists of "super foods"; they are apparently quite nutritious (much more so than white potatoes).
P.S. Rinse/wash the sweet potato, first, and BE SURE to use a knife to poke some deep slits into it. Unless you enjoy minor explosions and cleaning the inside of your microwave.