Are you noticing a trend on FFC? This is the second cookbook and sweet potato recipe (adore sweet potatoes!) here in one week. Today I am thrilled to be a part of Aida Mollenkamp’s Keys to the Kitchen Virtual Dinner Party!
I love virtual parties, it means I can hang out with all of my bestie blog pals in my PJ’s and talk about food. Perhaps you have seen around the web, people have been posting GREAT recipes from Aida’s cookbook.
Today I am sharing my take on Aida’s Sweet Potato Hash.
Keys to the Kitchen will become eveyrone’s new kitchen bible. Really.
It’s a bright new take on a cooking reference book. Bright like these sunflowers…
Remember how everyone had The Joy of Cooking? Remember how you probably have it tucked away somewhere?
It is a great reference, but there were no gorgeous color photos. The recipes in it are classic but a tad dated for a modern gal like me.
In Aida’s book she will give you all the essential keys to the kitchen.
It’s liberating and intriguing to have these keys ~ kind of like when your mom and dad give you the keys to the car for the very first time. Freedom rules. Ahhhhhhh.
Sweet Potato Hash is superbly healthy comfort food. For folks on grain free, Paleo diets it is great for you too. Also for the gluten free folks. One size fits all with this recipe. Except the vegans. If you are vegan skip the eggs and use some tofu or tempeh instead. That would be delicious!
I was up against a lot photographing this recipe. The amazingly talented Alex Farnum shot the cookbook.
Every page is tempting and awe inspiring. The way he works with light is so intriguing and unique. Alex is such a great talent and certainly someone I will now be pinning and watching carefully. (not stalking, watching)
Aida will walk you through ingredient basics.
Important sections such as How to Freeze, Kitchen Tool Kits, prepping all kinds of meats and seafood will make you much more comfortable in your own kitchen.
Her no-nonsense & fun loving personality shines through in her writing.
You will not be intimidated to try things you have never tried before. You will also be excited to make your own changes and adaptations, because you now have the tools to do so!
For this Sweet Potato Hash ~ Aida gave me the keys and I drove away with a few small tweaks. You have gotta try this asap. A perfect meal for any time of the day.
I suggest you tuck some in your lunchbox too, that way you can have the comforts and health of a whole meal at your fingertips for school, work or for travel (yes, I pack this kind of thing when I travel.)
You might want to grab your favorite cowboy mug when you munch this hash. It might even make you want to saddle up a horse. It’s that kinda tasty grub.
If you would like a glimpse of foodie diva Aida check out her fabulous book trailer.You will get an inside look at what this book is all about.
In the book, cooking and prep techniques are laid out clearly with photos and helpful illustrations. With 300 original recipes, 40 fundamental techniques, and loads of tips and tricks, Keys to the Kitchen is your guide to becoming a better cook!
One can never know too much when it comes to being kitchen savvy.
You can stay in touch with Aida on her blog, Facebook and Twitter.
You can find her book at Amazon, Anthropologie, Barnes & Noble & Chronicle Books. Enjoy!
This recipe is adapted from Keys to the Kitchen from page 146 Chipotle-Sweet Potato Hash with Poached Eggs and Avocado.
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Virtual Dinner Party Guests
Bev Cooks – Dixie Caviar – Edible Joy – Edible Living – MarlaMeridith.com – Girl Hunter – Heather Christo Cooks – Hip Foodie Mom – Hola Jalapeño – Ladles and Jellyspoons – Love & Lemons – Shutterbean – Sprouted Kitchen – Stir & Scribble – Tartlet Sweets – The Culinary Life – Three Many Cooks – Turntable Kitchen – Two Peas and Their Pod – Vanilla Garlic – Weelicious – What’s Gaby Cooking – With Style & Grace
- Baked Eggs with Sausage & Sweet Potato Hash Joy of Kosher
- Oven Roasted Sweet Potato Hash The Other Side of Fifty
- Paleo Sweet Potato Hash with Sunny Side Up Egg
- Sweet Potato Chickpea Hash with Fried Eggs Once Upon a Cutting Board
- Sweet Potato, Corn & Black Bean Hash Molly Alice Nests
- Two Cheeses Sweet Potato Hash Brown Fuss Free Cooking
A fabulous brunch dish! That is one tasty combination. Fried eggs are so delicious, especially when paired with such a great hash.
Cheers,
Rosa
Thanks Rosa! I could live on fried eggs 😉
I have two favorite kitchen tools: my microplane and blender!
i LOVE YOUR SITE…YOUR RECIPES ARE SOO GOOD.
Thanks so much Francesca!
We are loving Aida’s book! This recipe is on my list!
Currently my favorite kitchen tool is my kitchenaid stand mixer. I use it for everything from baking to shredding chicken!
Now that looks like a cowboys breakfast – washed down with a cup of tea? He’s a british cowboy! Love your addition to the virtual dinner party – do you think it would be as good with poached eggs? Or even better could you cook the eggs in the pan like eggs in pergutory?
This looks great. I think the most helpful tools in my kitchen are my rubber spatulas and my stand mixer. Indisposable!
My favorite tool – its a toss up I love my wooden spoons but I think a tomato knife is one of the greatest kitchen inventions.
I think my favorite kitchen tool is our Magic Bullet. That thing is so versatile! Thanks for the giveaway!
vanilla is my favorite ingredient
I love eggs on anything right now and I could see this featuring in my kitchen this weekend!!
As bright as sunflowers? I love that comparison, Marla. Thanks for sharing Keys To The Kitchen with your readers!
This is such a pretty breakfast Marla! I want it NOW!!
I love the idea of using sweet potatoes in hash. This is a great, whole recipe.
This dish looks great! I just love Aida’s recipes! The sweet potatoes are beautiful…
I love this one Spatula from Target. It is really thin metal that is very bendy that also has a nonstick rubbery outside, and it is perfect for eggs, pancakes,etc.
Gorgeous photos as always – wow!
Fave kitchen tool is my 7′ Henckles Santoku. I could not live for 10 mins without having that knife dirty!
I love my kitchen shears. I love garlic and toasted onion powder. I think I might love this recipe. My husband probably will, too, especially if I do runny eggs.
I keep wanting to make sweet potato hash, but I never would have thought of those flavor combinations. It sounds like such a wonderful way to warm up fall!
My favorite ingredient(s) are spices!! They really make flavors come alive and add such a delicious element to food!
Chocolate is my favorite ingredient/food!
I make my own pestos such as Cilantro, Spinach, Basil and Parsley and use it on a lot of recipes.
Favorite thing in the kitchen would have to be my kitchen aid mixer!!!!!
Favorite ingredient would have to be SALT…..it gives flavor to even the most bland of foods.
My favorite ingredient is sea salt.
Currently my favorite kitchen tool is my cast iron skillet!
OMG, I absolutely LOVE all of your photos, food styling, props and utensils. Just beautiful! and I must have that egg basket! LOVE! Are any of these in your Amazon store?
Pasta of any kind is my favorite ingredient and my favorite tool is my KitchenAid.
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My favorite kitchen tools are my spatula and wooden spoon. The photos are making my mouth water I can’t wait to try this at home.
I love garlic! The smell of it is wonderful, and it’s super flavorful in some of my favorite foods, like pasta!
Fave ingredient? – CHOCOLATE 🙂
Looks delicious Marla! What a great way to start off the day!
My favorite ingredient is vanilla…everything (desserts of course) tastes better with vanilla. 🙂
I love my silpat mat for baking and roasting veggies!
My favorite ingredient is real, salted, butter.
My cookie scoop is my favorite tool!!
Basil, basil, basil.
Shoot – one favorite tool? That’s hard. I do love the microplane, garlic mincer, and sharp knives. Favorite ingredient? Garlic! A good tip – get your pan hot first before adding oil—the oil will shimmer and the food such as fish will not stick.
This book might be my favorite kitchen tool….if I win it. 😉
My kitchen tip is to take a whiff of yummy spices (cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, etc) when you need a little pick-me-up.
My favorite ingredient at the moment is beets! I’ve gone a little beet crazy and my boyfriend will not eat them any more (haha more for me!). 🙂
My favorite kitchen tool is my Silpat Non-Stick Baking Mat
My favorite kitchen tool is my santoku chef’s knife. I even travel with it.
Cheese makes everything better
LOVE this recipe, Marla! This looks amazing. I am all about eggs and I can’t wait to try this one. May just make it tomorrow. Great giveaway, as well! I’m so excited to check out this new cookbook!
Have a great weekend.
Beautiful pictures! My favorite kitchen tool is my Vitamix 🙂
Fresh ground black pepper is one of my favorite ingredients.
My favorite ingredient is currently unsalted butter, I love to bake and everything tastes better with butter!
Favorite ingredient: cinnamon
Favorite kitchen tool: pineapple cutter
The pictures are gorgeous. The food looks yum.
My favorite ingredient is potatoes, I could eat them every day!
My favorite kitchen tool is my KitchenAid mixer. Couldn’t live without it!
My favorite kitchen tool is my red rubber spatula
This is great! I am not really a “sweet” breakfast person, so this is right up my alley. Even a “breakfast for dinner” dishes. Mmmm. Can’t wait to make it!
I LOVE lemons – they add that extra something special to so many different meals and cuisine styles – from pasta to pies……dressings to desserts!
My best kitchen tip is – place fresh rosemary in any ant prone areas of your kitchen (especially your pantry). It works wonders at keeping the pesky ants away!
I love vanilla because it always reminds me of my childhood….afternoons spent in the kitchen with my granny cooking up a storm! I love making vanilla rice pudding and I always place a vanilla bean in my jar of caster sugar, so that I always have vanilla infused sugar at the ready.
My favourite kitchen tool – would have to be my corkscrew – nothing like opening a nice bottle of merlot to get the creative cooking juices flowing!
my favorite kitchen tool are my metal measuring spoons 🙂 love them.
I couldn’t live without a good frying pan.
My current favorite kitchen tool is my microplane. Love it for citrus and for grating nutmeg.
Thanks for linking to my post! I love the sounds of this version – will have to try it next!
As of current, I’m obsessed with my ninja chopper… I know it’s silly but it’s 20 dollars of tears I don’t have to cry chopping onions!!! 🙂
love this recipe! My fav ingredient at the moment is basil and I love a good cast iron skillet. You can totally taste the difference when cooking/baking in one.
I LOVE my Kitchen aide
My favorite kitchen tool is a good knife! I went years and years with dull knives, and when I finally spent some cabbage on a good one, I couldn’t believe how easy it was to cut…cabbage…and everything else!
My favourite ingredient is onions. They’re the base for essentially every dish I make.
My favorite ingredient is white chocolate. I will put it in just about any dessert!
The hash looks amazing. I love sweet potatoes. Can’t wait to try it!
Annnnd now I’m hungry. Definitely have to try this sometime soon.
Parmesan is my favorite ingredient. It makes everything taste better!
Those eggs looks so delicious 😀
Perfect for this time of year. I have been craving this exactly. Beautiful pictures! xxoo, andrea
I would be so lost without my blender! My food processor comes in close 2nd.
like to join your sweetskates
I just made this dish last weekend, well not the exact dish I just tried to make a sweet potato hash with almost the same ingredients you used. The problem I had was my sweet potatoes were to soft. I diced and boiled them before I used them, the dish still tasted fine but it was mussy. I’ll try it this way next time, because after I made this I knew it was going to be a new staple dish in my diet. As a matter of fact I’m still eating it four days later.