Hello! Did you have an amazing weekend? Are you busy with your Thanksgiving menu? I sure am. We are heading to my neighbor’s house for turkey day and I’m in charge of bringing lots of sides.
I’ll be bringing these awesome Maple Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Bacon and these fabulous Maple Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Walnuts, Blue Cheese & Cranberries.
It’s full on winter here in case you were wondering. By the way….Telluride, CO. won Best Ski Resort in North America/Canada.
Yep. That’s right #1 in the Conde Nast Traveler Magazine’s Readers Poll. Good thing I live here.
Remember how we established a loooong time ago that bacon makes everything way better?
So does maple syrup.
And sweet potatoes are always a favorite over here.
While I was cooking this we had some backyard pals visit. They were snacking on snowy grass.
It’s always so magical when the elk stop by to say hello.
This side dish can easily be a main with a salad.
What recipes do you like to make with sweet potatoes?
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Sweet Potato Recipe Links
- Bacon Sweet Potato Tater Tots Grab a Plate
- Mashed Sweet Potato Casserole Wonky Wonderful
- Sweet Potato Casserole with Candied Pecans Onion Rings and Things
- Sweet Potato Cheese Balls kimkim cooking
- Sweet Potato Risotto with Bacon The Framed Table
- Thanksgiving Hash Little Bites
Those sound fantastic. have you ever tried adding a little Ancho pepper to your maple glaze? The flavor of the rich Ancho and the sweetness of the maple syrup add a depth to the sweet potato.. Just an idea to try..
Oh what a great idea!! Must try ASAP 🙂
what awesome flavors, maple and bacon is always a winner in my book! that bacon photo makes me drool 🙂
Thanks Julie!! Gotta love bacon – like everyday!!
Butter does make everything better, and Maple syrup as well, I believe. I love the outside pictures, such a beautiful area. And your recipe as well.
Thanks so much Marta! I love sharing our outdoor lifestyle with you guys 🙂
I hope you have a wonderful and RELAXING holiday! 🙂
You too Averie!!
Thanks so much for including a link to my Thanksgiving Hash! Lucky for us, we have a package of bacon waiting to be used in the fridge so I’ll definitely be trying out your maple roasted sweet potatoes soon…
Awesome!! Bacon sure doesn’t last long around here. Your recipe looks great 🙂
Marla I will be posting my maple glaze recipe I use for sweet potatoes and pork and turkey later this week.. I think you will like it a lot. Now my pictures will not look any where as wonderful as yours. 🙂
Cool! Share the link here when you post it. Sounds great!!
I LOVE these photos!! Makes me miss home! I grew up in Westminster, CO – it’s a NW suburb of Denver. Must get back home and up to the mtns soon!!
Awwwww. I bet you miss it. Glad my photos could make you smile though!!
Maple, bacon, and sweet potatoes. Pure perfection! I posted this on my Paleo Thanksgiving Recipe Roundup: http://goo.gl/63FEMV
Thanks so much for sharing Kendra 🙂
Congrat on the big win! Now I *have* to get to your town. Any chance there is room at the table for Thanksgiving? 😉
Ha! Would love to spend Thanksgiving with you. We would have a blast!!
Maple and bacon are a great combo and they would be perfect with sweet potatoes!
This looks so delicious and so sinful!! Okay, only a few bites….. wait, now it’s gone. Can I come to your house for dinner?
xoxo ~Shari
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Don’t you just love living in the mountains?!? I do not think I could live anywhere else now that I have lived here for 6 years. This is my very favorite time of year though! GORGEOUS photos!!
And the sweet potatoes look and sound delicious!! I need some good one for tomorrow and these sound pretty perfect!
Yes, I could never, ever live anywhere else again!
Perfect flavors, this looks fantastic 🙂
Marla,
I’m so glad I saved this email to look at later–I’ve got bunches of CSA farm share sweet potatoes (multiple varieties, even) and it’s a challenge to get the kids to try them. The maple-bacon combo (with a pinch of Ancho–that does sound good) is a proven winner with my family. Thanks for the suggestion to keep the skins on–often the farm share sweet potatoes are . . . uniquely shaped and it would be easier to skip peeling. I’ll have to try.
Thanks!
These look and sound AMAZING. Ugh I’m drooling. I love the idea that JAC posted about adding ancho powder, too!
These look like so awesome and YUM…I like potato recipe.For the reason i love this food.Thanks.