Spanakopita Loaded Baked Potatoes

This recipe is from the website Eating Well https://www.eatingwell.com/recipe/251250/spanakopita-loaded-potatoes/ Have extra spinach to use up?  This is perfect for that and who doesn’t love potatoes. Sweet potatoes could be subbed in if you didn’t have...

How to Roast Beets in the Oven

How to Roast Beets in the Oven Trim your beets. You don’t have to peel your beets, but I do recommend trimming them: just the tops and (if they have them) long tips at the bottom.  If your beets come with greens, those can be saved for a sauteed side dish or to be...

What to do with Carrot Tops

Carrots, parsley, cilantro and dill are all in the same botanical family.  This means they can be suitable substitutes for each other. When you bring your carrots home, separate the tops from the roots for the best storage.  Store the carrots in an open zip-top bag...

Storing Sweet Potatoes

Choose a dark place to store your sweet potatoes.  A paper bag or basket in a kitchen cabinet away from the heat of the oven. Sweet potatoes store best a temperature between 50 and 60 degrees and should last about a month.  As with Irish potatoes, exposure to heat and...