Carrot & Sweet Potato Soup

2 Tbsp bacon drippings (or butter)

3/4 cup onions, chopped

1 Tbsp curry powder

2 large carrots, peeled & sliced

1 large sweet potato, peeled & sliced

2 cups chicken stock

salt & pepper

6 slices bacon, chopped (optional)



Fry bacon, drain on paper towels & reserve for garnish. Drain fat except for 2 Tbsp. If omitting bacon, melt 2 Tbsp of butter in med pan. Add onion and saute until soft & translucent. Add curry powder, carrots, sweet potato and 1 cup of the stock. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until tender. Puree mixture with an immersion blender or regular blender (do not cover tightly.) Add remaining cup of stock and heat throughly. Garnish with bacon. Makes 2 servings so this can easily be doubled or tripled.

Sweet Potato Brownies #2

Ingredients
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup Splenda sugar substitute
5 egg whites
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3/4 cup flour
1/2 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup baking cocoa
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup sweet potato, mashed
1/4 cup pecans, chopped

Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F Grease a 9" x 13" baking pan.
Cream the butter and sugar.
Add the egg whites one at a time scraping the bowl and beating after each addition.
Fold in the rest of the ingredients except the pecans.
Spread batter in pan and top with pecans.
Bake about 30 minutes or until a toothpick incerted into the center of the brownies comes out clean.
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Sweet Potato Brownies #1

1/2 cup butter

2 cups granulated sugar

1 cup mashed sweet potatoes

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

4 large eggs

1 1/2 cups flour

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

2 tablespoons confectioner's sugar

Preheat oven to 300. Grease a 9 x 9 inch baking panIn a large bowl, cream together butter with sugar. Add sweetpotatoes, vanilla and eggs, mix well. Stir in flour and cinnamon, mixwell. Pour into prepared pan.Bake for 1 hour or when knife inserted into brownies comes out clean.Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar. Remove and let cool in pan 5minutes; then transfer to cool completely on a wire rack.