Recipes by Deirdre Holmes (Page 7)

	Choco-Beet Cupcakes by Deirdre Holmes One of my favorite ways to increase the nutritional value of baked goods is to add fruits and vegetables. Many of the sweeter vegetables (carrots, winter squashes, sweet potatoes, zucchini) work particularly well and are not unknown ingredients, but beets also deserve a little shelf space in the baking aisle.The original beet still…	1 vote 459 views
	Sweet Potato-Corn Cakes by Deirdre Holmes I was able to snap a few pictures just before my daughters finished off their sweet potato-corn cakes. I made them for a group of kids this afternoon: all clean plates!Sweet potatoes are indeed sweet, but not really potatoes. Sometimes, they are mistakenly called yams. They are actually highly nutritious roots of the morning glory…	1 vote 350 views
	Sweet (potato) Milkshakes & Creamsicles by Deirdre Holmes Big thanks go out to Red Wagon Plants and Family Cow Farmstand, neighbor farms in Hinesburg, Vermont for sponsoring a recipe contest which sucked me right in. Last weekend, Red Wagon Plants was offering sweet potato slips (or sprouts) for sale while Family Cow Farmstand held an “Open Farm” day inviting all to see their raw milk…	1 vote 343 views
	Avocado-Chocolate Muffins by Deirdre Holmes There is something about vegetables in desserts that always catches my attention. So when I saw a recipe by Joy the Baker for an avocado pound cake, I could picture it: the lusciously smooth fat (a healthy fat, mind you) of the avocado incorporated into a cake. I was inspired and needed to explore this combination more. Also on her…	1 vote 406 views
	Avocado-Chocolate Muffins by Deirdre Holmes After getting inspired to include the healthy mono-unsaturated fats, as well as many as 20 valuable nutrients in the avocado in baking, I found a couple of good looking recipes on Joy the Baker's website. I took a cake recipe of Joy's as a starting point, and created a healthier muffin version.	2 votes 1 review 4343 views
	A Vegetarian Thanksgiving: Stuffed Potatoes (2 ways) by Deirdre Holmes So, you’re feeling radical, and instead of serving turkey this year, you want to highlight vegetables as the main dish? Great plan – there are so many options!This recipe calls for four large potatoes, which will create eight generously filled potato halves. Depending on how many diners you’re expecting and if you want to serve one…	1 vote 449 views

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