• Creamy Sweet Potato Soup

  Filed under Soup
  Nov 7
  
  I think all of these food blogs are getting to me. My style of cooking/baking and my tastes are changing without me even realizing it!! I have had this blog for just over 8 months, and I have tried many things that I had never had before, and have learned about many things that I have never heard of before. When I was reading through blogs yesterday and ran across Abby‘s post for Creamy Sweet Potato Soup, I had to stop for a few minutes when I realized that I really wanted some and that it sounded really good. Why is this, you ask? I don’t like sweet potatoes. I never really have. Granted, I probably haven’t tried them in years, but I have never liked them, so how could I start liking them now? I considered myself even more crazy when I found myself making a grocery list with the ingredients to stop at the store on my way home. When I got home and my husband asked what I was making, I told him that I must be in a strange mood – I was craving sweet potato soup after seeing a blog post earlier that day. He didn’t even know that I don’t like sweet potatoes, but he was happy because it sounded good to him.

  This recipe was super easy – and fast if you take of the 45 minutes to roast the sweet potatoes. While making it, I realized that I had run out of ginger (and the grocery store I was shopping at after I ran out didn’t have any!?!) so I decided to grate in a bit of fresh nutmeg. I also added the optional curry powder.

  The result?? I LOVED it!! So now I’m wondering, do I really not like sweet potatoes, or did I just convince myself I didn’t many years ago? I may just have to explore this vegetable a little more….

  Find the recipe on Abby’s site – Confabulation in the Kitchen.
  

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  9 Comments

9 Responses to “Creamy Sweet Potato Soup”

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   gigi said on November 6th, 2007 at 8:08 pm

   This sounds delicious! I can’t wait for the temperature to dip so I can make soup!

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   S. said on November 6th, 2007 at 8:30 pm

   Hey! If you have any left over potatoes…make a cake!

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   Anh said on November 6th, 2007 at 9:56 pm

   Deborah, if you can find some tamarind, make some juice from it ans drit in the soup. tamarind adds a lovely tangy dimension to sweet potato soup. real nice!

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   Deborah said on November 6th, 2007 at 9:57 pm

   Thanks for the tip Anh! I will definitely look for it!

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   Abby said on November 6th, 2007 at 10:40 pm

   I’m so glad you liked it! It IS super-easy – I loved that part. And the curry is a fantastic addition. You know, I had a bunch of fresh nutmeg in the pantry; I should have grated some into it! I’ll try that next time.

   I like sweet potatoes roasted, in soup, or just baked – but you can keep that sweet gooey casserole stuff. YUCK. Maybe you’re like me in this regard!

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   glamah16 said on November 7th, 2007 at 3:29 am

   Now I agree with Abby. I’ve always been turned off by the mushy gooey sweet potato stuff. But a plain roasted one or this soup appeals to me.

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   Peabody said on November 7th, 2007 at 8:32 am

   I always try every couple years to revisit foods I tried and didn’t like. My tastes change and I sometimes find out that the reason why I didn’t like something wasn’t the food itself but the way it was prepared.

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   Elisabeth said on November 7th, 2007 at 11:21 am

   You really should explore these potatoes more. But you know what I like better than sweet potatoes? Yams. Baked yams with butter. It’s delish!!!

   Yams have a slightly different flavor than sweet potatoes and are a bit more sweet.

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   Kevin said on November 9th, 2007 at 2:51 am

   Sweet potato soup is a great idea. I just started eating sweet potatoes recently.

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