Sunday, November 27, 2022

Miniature Arrow Back Rocking Chair + Sweet Potato Recipes

I picked up this little handmade painted rocker years and years ago at a garage sale. The lady didn't know anything about it and sold it to me for a song.


Side view.


Rocker next to a miniature picture frame. Rocker is 6-1/4" high. Frame is 2-7/8" high. Unknown gentleman in frame reminds me of my grandfather. 

I bought a mesh bag full of sweet potatoes on Wednesday. I scrubbed six of them and put them in a cold oven and turned it on 350° and set the timer for 90 minutes. I used my downstairs electric oven because it has a more even heat. I usually cook these for one hour at 400° but they were much better cooked slower and longer. I ate two for lunch and they were soft and sweet and really delicious. Butter wasn't required but I put a dab on each for good measure and sprinkled on a light shake of pink himalayan salt. I'll never bake them any other way from this day forward. This was a perfect lunch for a Sunday that turned out to be a rainy one. My kitchen range has a gas cooktop and a gas oven as well but the oven has uneven heat. I'm glad I have the choice of both. xo

UPDATE -- TRY THIS RECIPE TOO


Slow Roasted Sweet Potatoes from Smitten Kitchen
Read the article and get the recipe HERE
She cooks hers at 275° for 2-1/2 hours!!!
Enjoy. Sweet potatoes are very plentiful right now.


xo

9 comments:

Mama Pea said...

I will now have a new way to cook sweet potatoes! You've made me hungry. :o) Thanks for sharing, Rosemary.

Content in a Cottage said...

Mama Pea -- I will heat one for my lunch today in the microwave. Hope you enjoy your slow-baked sweet potatoes too. xo, Rosemary

Pam said...

That little rocker is sweet! Do you have any idea how old it might be?

A few years ago, I started doing some research on eating healthier, and if I remember correctly, sweet potatoes were in the top ten healthy foods. I started eating them often (with butter and salt--and once in a while, a little brown sugar).

Content in a Cottage said...

Pam, I have no idea how old this little rocker might be. Even if it's only a 20th century piece it's still a treasure. Some father or grandfather put a lot of love into it for some fortunate little girl and she took really good care of it. You are right about sweet potatoes being a super food and they are delicious too. Their natural sweetness is intensified by the slow baking so you probably won't even need any brown sugar. I found another recipe on Instagram from Smitten Kitchen
Slow-Roasted Sweet Potatoes smittenkitchen.com and I will add it to this post. Enjoy. She suggests a drizzle of maple syrup if you need them a little sweeter. xo, Rosemary

Content in a Cottage said...

UPDATE: More photos and another recipe for slow baked sweet potatoes added to the bottom of this post. ENJOY. xo, Rosemary

Vicki A said...

Slow roasted sweet potatoes! Thank you posting this great, simple idea. Your photo was helpful also. Do you have to pierce the sweet potatoes before baking?

Content in a Cottage said...

Vicki Arkens -- Vicki, Yes, I pierced each sweet potato with a fork from a carving set before baking. I did another batch yesterday, this time in my gas oven. Two of them were super large compared to the 5 smaller ones so I microwaved them for 8 minutes to give them a head start. I set the oven for 350 and put them on the bottom rack and baked them for around 2 hours and they were perfect. I didn't oil the skins or anything. I ate a couple of the small ones right away and left the rest in the oven after I turned it off to continue cooking in the retained heat. Enjoy your batch. xo, Rosemary

Gretchen Joanna said...

I bought a bag full of sweet potatoes to make soup, and then plans changed and no soup is needed, so I will try baking them these two ways. Nothing could be better than a thoroughly roasted sweet potato with a dab of butter... and when they are cold, I like to eat one out of hand. But maybe these would be too soft for that. Thank you for the Simple Gift.

Content in a Cottage said...

Gretchen Joanna -- You are most welcome for the sweet potato slow baking recipes. I must get another batch when I go food shopping later today. A day with a baked sweet potato is a good one isn't it? These heat up so nicely in the microwave. xo, Rosemary