I’m cooking my way through the Tenderheart Cookbook.

Crispy Potato Wedges with Lentils and Guasacaca Sauce

The Quick Lowdown:

• Ingredients: potatoes, paprika, salt, pepper, olive oil, lentils, coriander leaves, red onion, garlic, avocado, chilli, parsley, rice vinegar, lime
• Prep work: You need to bake the potatoes, cook the lentils and make the sauce so there is a few elements.
• Dirty dishes: chopping board, knife, stick blender and jug, saucepan, roasting pan, bowl
• Family-friendly: I think so.
• Regular rotation worthy: Yes, this has bright, fresh flavours and offers an interesting way to do potatoes. You could also do it with sweet potato which would be yummy.

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Spiced Pumpkin Doughnuts DOffins

This baked doughnut recipe requires a nonstick doughnut pan, which I don’t have. However, McKinnon suggests a 12-hole muffin pan as an alternative, which is what I did.

The Quick Lowdown:

• Ingredients: plain flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, cinnamon, ground ginger, allspice, ground nutmeg, ground cloves, salt, oil, brown sugar, vanilla extract, eggs, pumpkin puree, butter, white sugar
• Prep work: I had to make the pumpkin puree first, so you need a bit of time for that; other than that, it’s a pretty straight forward muffin style recipe.
• Dirty dishes: muffin pan, two bowls, measuring cups and spoons
• Family-friendly: Most of my adult kids ate them and liked them
• Regular rotation worthy: Probably not. I don’t make muffins much anymore because I’m not packing kids lunches.

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Crispy Potato Tacos

Recipe here

The Quick Lowdown:

• Ingredients: potatoes, cheddar, garlic, cumin, paprika, coriander leaves, salt, tortillas, oil, lettuce, sour cream, tomatoes, red onion, red chilli, dried oregano, white sugar, vegetable stock
• Prep work: There are a few different elements needed to pull this dish together, but overall was not too difficult and worth it.
• Dirty dishes: chopping board, knife, stick blender and jug, saucepan, frying pan, potato masher
• Family-friendly: Yes, definitely
• Regular rotation worthy: Maybe not my regular rotation, but I will cook these again.

How do you feel about veggies in sweet foods?