Recipe Time....

So food has become a big part of my blog. I love to cook and I love to eat, so I guess this should not have surprised me. When I used to run for Xavier we would spend the better part of our runs discussing food. So for those of you who like to cook here is a simple recipe that I found made a delicious dinner. (I got this out of a cook book, I don't know if this is copy right infringement?)

Sweet Potato and Peanut Stew

3 large sweet potatoes (cubed)

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 garlic cloves (crushed)

1.5 teaspoon cumin

.5 teaspoon salt

.5 teaspoon cinnamon

a dash of crushed red pepper 

2 cans garbanzo beans

1 can veggie broth

1 can diced tomatoes

.25 cup creamy peanut butter

.5 cup chopped cilantro

1. Microwave potatoes (covered) for 8 minutes until tender

2. Heat oil over medium high heat in a large saucepan. Add garlic, cumin, salt, cinnamon, and crushed red pepper. Cook for 30 seconds while stirring.

3. Add beans, broth, tomatoes, peanut butter. Stir to blend and boil

4. Reduce heat and boil for 1 minute (our sweet potatoes were not soft when we took them out of the microwave so we ended up simmering it for 20 minutes)

5. Add cilantro

6. Enjoy!

7. Pull up my blog and tell me that you enjoyed eating it!

**We ate the stew over cous cous with bread and salad on the side**