two post-thanksgiving recipes.

if you really must get rid of all those mashed and sweet potatoes ..


two birds with one stone: oatmeal with sweet potatoes.

• two handfuls oatmeal (preferably the old-fashioned kind with some whole oats in it)
  
• two-three dollops of leftover mashed sweet potatoes from thanksgiving
  
• one egg (optional)
  
• brown sugar and ground pepper to taste
  

make as you would oatmeal: boil water in a little saucepan, toss in oats. when they commence simmering, crack an egg into the boiling mixture and swirl. when egg swirl is mostly solid, add sweet potatoes and wait for mixture to simmer.

then let cool and serve. add seasoning as desired.

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it all mixes in the stomach anyway: thanksgiving shepherd's pie.

• pulled turkey from thanksgiving bird roast
  
• leftover roasted carrots, coarsely diced
  
• leftover sauteed green beans, coarsely chopped
  
• a cup of frozen vegetables, thawed in water,
  
• enough leftover mashed (sweet) potatoes for an oven-pan layer.
  

make as you would a two-layer lasagna. mix everything except the mashed potatoes in a bowl, spice as desired, and spoon into an oven pan (or two, if there is a lot).

add an additional layer of mashed potatoes, and bake in the oven at 360^oF or so, until the top layer is brown enough for your tastes. serve as comfort food; i suggest having a warm loaf of bread with this.

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idea i haven't tested: sweet potato gnocchi.

i don't know if there would be enough starch to keep the gnocchi pieces coherent. anyone willing to make this?


idea i haven't tested: sweet potato falafel.

• leftover sweet potatoes, mashed
  
• falafel mix
  

and pan-fry or deep-fry it. i wonder what the consistency would be like.