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Southern comforts make super snacks for weekend extravaganza

Indianapolis Cooking Examiner

Granted, the two teams vying for Super Bowl stardom are as Yankee as you can get, but when it comes to cooking for a Super Bowl party, the south will rise again. Both sweet potatoes and watermelon make colorful additions to the table, and the combination of sweet, salt and savory flavors will keep your guests coming back for more. These goodies are also gluten-free and cholesterol-free, and they can be made with organic fruits and veggies, facts that are sure to please your vegetarian, vegan, cholesterol challenged or gluten-sensitive guests.

The following recipe for oven fried sweet potatoes comes from Eco Chef Love, author of the Sweet Potato Mama Cookbook. Sea salt and olive oil heated to sizzling creates a delightfully sweet-salty-crispy potato stick that retains its distinctive sweet potato flavor.

Sweet Potato Fries
4 large long organic Garnett sweet potatoes
1 1/2 c. corn starch
1/2 c. olive oil
1 tbsp. fine sea salt
1 tbsp. ground black pepper

4 large long organic Garnett sweet potatoes1 1/2 c. corn starch1/2 c. olive oil1 tbsp. fine sea salt1 tbsp. ground black pepper

Wash and peel sweet potatoes. Slice sweet potatoes into thick lengths, then cut lengths into thirds or quarters. Set aside.

Spread 1/4 c. olive oil onto bottom of nonstick baking sheet. Place into oven preheated to 425 degrees. Heat for 10 minutes.

Place corn starch into medium sized food storage bag that is sealable. Add a handful of sweet potato slices. Close the top of the bag and shake to coat sweet potatoes thoroughly with starch. Place coated lengths into a fine mesh strainer and shake off excess.

Carefully remove oil covered baking sheet and place coated fries in a single layer on top of hot oil. Take care that fries aren't touching, or they will not cook evenly. Bake fries for 10 minutes.

Remove baking sheet, turn fries and coat with remaining 1/4 c. olive oil. Return to oven for an additional 6 - 8 minutes, depending on how crisp you like your fries. Season immediately with sea salt and ground black pepper after removing from oven. Serve with honey or dipping sauce (below).

Spicy Hot Dipping Sauce
1 c. Agave-sweetened ketchup
1 tbsp. hot sauce
1 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1 1/2 tbsp. freshly squeezed organic lime juice

Combine ingredients in a small bowl, mix thoroughly.

Jean Fritz is a market farmer who grows and sells fruit, vegetables and baked goods. Jean also manages a website devoted to quick and easy cookery, writes a newsletter covering various food topics and has had articles published in a number of venues on food-related topics.

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City Chef Puts Healthy Spin On Soul Food
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Cheryl Wills NY1 News

A growing movement to reinvent soul food in the city is looking to turn the fried Southern cuisine into a healthier meal without the risks. NY1's Cheryl Wills filed the following report.Soul food is so popular that movies have been named for it. But the legendary Southern cuisine is a known killer. It's part of the reason why two out of every five African-American adults suffer from heart disease."Soul food has gotten a bad rap, it's not the food itself, it's really the preparation," says American Diabetic Association spokesperson Constance Brown-Riggs.Brown-Riggs, who is also the author of "The African-American Guide to Living Well with Diabetes," says the fat back, pig knuckles, butter, salt, sugar and lard is what leads to diabetes and obesity in an astonishing number of blacks."The message really is to change the method of preparation, not necessarily to give up sweet potatoes but maybe give up candied yams," Brown-Riggs says.And that's where Eco Chef Love - as she is known - comes in. Brooke Guthrie, also known as Eco Chef Love, grew up eating soul food in her native North Carolina. She also watched her beloved mother die of complications from diabetes. Now she's a vegan, meaning she eats no meats or dairy products, and is spearheading a movement to turn soul food green. She calls her dishes Southern fusion."I knew it had to look good and taste better to open minds and to open palates," says Guthrie.The New York City based chef whips up dishes like vegan chicken and gluten free, Vegan waffles, but with a healthy twist. The waffles are made of corn and they're grilled not fried. And the vegan barbeque chicken is smothered with sauce that is not loaded with molasses and sugar. Instead, it's made with agave (that is High Fructose Corn Syrup Free). She even dares to make mac and cheese, with gluten-free vegan cheese. Folks who recently took part in a taste test in Manhattan say the Southern cuisine still has plenty of soul."Mac & Cheese is like the one thing. Once you go into vegan you kinda have to leave that behind but that fooled me," said one taste tester."It's a sensible alternative to what it is," said another. EcoChef Love says the sky's the limit for soul food. She even makes gluten-free vegan sweet potato pie and vegan shrimp po' boys. She hopes her healthy recipes will win back foodies and make Southern cuisine the soul of America once again.

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SUGARLESS CHOCOLATE

Friend or Faux?

By Kelly Rehan

Though artificial sweeteners offer clear benefits, the pull toward natural ingredients has pitted man-made versus nature-made.

Consumers today are going back to nature.

Combating diabetes with an unlikely weapon

EcoChef Love’s new Low-Sugar Chocolate assortment is an ideal choice for the diabetic naturalist—they contain low sugar and no artificial sweeteners.

Brooke Guthrie founded the New York City-based online company with the goal of helping eliminate diabetes and a mission to “save Mother Earth one delicious bite at a time.” Inspired by her mother, a celebrated baker whose life was cut short by diabetes, Guthrie’s Low-Sugar Chocolates contain either 1% or 15% cane sugar. No artificial sweeteners are used—Guthrie opts for only natural plant-based ingredients. EcoChef Love's Chocolates feature a variety of fresh, healthful ingredients, including dark chocolate, pure fruits and vegetables, nuts, spices and unsweetened cocoa. Top chocolate sellers include Mango Truffles and Sweet Potato Truffles. Another customer favorite, Toffee Carmel Corn, only contains 1% sugar. The chocolates, made especially with diabetic diets in mind, are also dairy free and contain no animal products.

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