Serve with Pea Salad

Cutting the sweet potatoes into slices of even thickness is important in getting them to cook at the same rate. A potato masher will yield slightly lumpy sweet potatoes; a food mill will make a perfectly smooth puree. The potatoes are best served immediately, but they can be covered tightly with plastic wrap and kept relatively hot for 30 minutes. This recipe can be doubled in a Dutch oven; the cooking time will need to be doubled as well.

The Davis Farmer’s Market is amazing. Everything’s fresh and smells good, and is in season. You can even get an entire bag of slightly deformed veggies for only $2. The Market is one of my favorite things about Davis – the boys love the kettle corn and the sunflower greens. Go figure. We found this recipe at the Market in fall 2004.

Incredible Portuguese/Hispanic comfort food. Thanks to my Dad for preparing this recipe so often when we were growing up.