I know cranberry and turkey sandwiches are a thing after Thanksgiving, but as someone who doesn’t love turkey I propose we move to cranberry pork sandwiches. Are ya with me? Who doesn’t love pulled pork? Pork shoulder + slow cooker = tasty, melty, delicious meal with minimal effort. This sandwich has a few key components….
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Loaded Sweet Potato Bowls
This post is sponsored by Dr. Praeger’s. Thank you for supporting the brands who keep The Kitchen Paper alive! Hi friends! I’m still in Hawaii enjoying the sun and warmth, but we’re coming back to Portland soon — and I hear it is cold and wet. SOB. I’m not ready for it. At least we’ll be…
Butternut Squash Sweet Potato Bisque with Buttered Chanterelles
I had no intention of getting political, or even soap-boxy in any real way, on this blog. Maybe it’s because this election is especially charged, or maybe it’s because I’ve done a ridiculous amount of self-study in the past two years, or maybe I’m just having a grouchy moment: but I’m gonna get a little…
Crispy Chipotle Chickpea Tacos with Sweet Potato and Bok Choy
Hiyooo Monday! YOU GUYS! This is the last Monday of school for me. THE LAST MONDAY. Kind of. More on that later. First: let’s talk weekend! How was yours? What did you do? Where did you go/not go? Are you or are you not psyched for this week? I’m actually unnaturally psyched for this week,…
Maple Roasted Root Vegetables with Kale & Walnuts
This warm winter meal is full of roasted vegetables flavored with maple syrup and smoked paprika, served on kale for a healthy vegetarian dinner! If you know anyone who lives in Portland (?), you’ve probably heard them whining (or exalting?) the INSANE RAIN this week! It’s been coming down like WHOA, which has been a…
Cranberry Sweet Potato Buckwheat Seeded Bread
This bread might be the most fall thing I’ve ever made. I mean sure, pumpkin spice, delicata squash, hearty potato soups — all pretty darn FALL things… but this bread just SCREAMS earthy, hearty, satisfying, warm, FALL FALL FALL. Cranberries AND sweet potato? Anise? Rye AND buckwheat? This loaf is not messing around. I was,…
Sesame Roasted Roots with Balsamic Massaged Kale
Alternative title: “How many ways can I get you to eat roasted veggies?” Answer: TEN MILLION. The list is endless. Or maybe it ends at ten million… I’m not sure yet. Either way, there are a LOT OF WAYS to roast/eat veggies, and I plan on exploring as many as possible this fall. So far,…
Chorizo, Beet, Sweet Potato, Kale Hash
Here I give you a look into the life of Mary’s belly. ARE YOU SO EXCITED!?!? Yeah, I thought so. I suppose you could say every TKP post is a look into my belly (ew, that sounds gross the more I say it), but this dish is something I actually eat on the reg. Meaning,…
Thai Cauliflower and Sweet Potato Flautas with Spicy Peanut Sauce
Welcome to my Bali kitchen, where Thai flavors and Mexican dishes come together and make beautiful multi-cultural children. Yeah, fo realsies. The first thing I’m blogging from Bali is MEXICAN FOOD. With Thai flavors. Are we having an identity crisis here? Maybe. Wait, NO! Not at all! We’re LOVING DIVERSITY! I’m serious. I’m all about…
Chorizo Sweet Potato Tostadas
I’ve been feeling so damn grateful all the time lately, I’m starting wonder what’s happening to me. Not that I’m usually an ungrateful person, but my gratitude is just SO pronounced lately, I notice myself being uncharacteristically happy. Yes, I realize this is not actually an issue at all. Yes, I am indeed GRATEFUL to…
Smoky Jalapeño Ketchup with Sweet Potato Fries
I suppose maybe it’s time to fill you in on our future plans, as I keep getting questions about what’s to come in the next few months. Long story short: anything could happen. You might recall that we had planned to delay our honeymoon to Vietnam until after Derek finishes his degree. That part of…
Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Spinach Goat Cheese Sauce
FRIDAY! Not just any Friday, but the beginning of THANKSGIVING! We’re taking a full 10 days to adequately celebrate with my family in Oregon (for most of it), and I am so. ready. See you soon, Oregon! I’ve been wanting to make sweet potato gnocchi for a while now, as I keep seeing it on…
Smoky Apple Sweet Potato Soup
Ready for some veggies? After a week (or three) of Halloween candy, I figured you *might* be looking for a healthy alternative to Snickers and Reese’s. And I’m not referring to fruit-flavored laffy taffy! REAL VEGETABLES. Get on it! This soup is relatively simple, but FLAVORFUL. I’m on a smokey/spicy flavor kick, so get ready…
Sweet Potato Skyline Beef Chili
Somehow, in the midst of planning a wedding, getting married, changing my name, training/running a marathon, etc. I’ve become increasingly “busy” feeling. Busy enough that it felt like I had so much to do post-wedding that I couldn’t even return to a full-time work schedule — something I realize is entirely silly. If I had…
Sweet Potato Cakes with Spicy Coconut Tomato Sauce
Apparently I really like making vegetable cakes. Patties. Whatever you want to call them. First, black bean cakes (my FAVORITE). Then we’ve had jalapeño corn cakes, sweet potato quinoa cakes, chickpea veggie patties, and I’m sure many more I’m forgetting. Oh yeah, the spicy zucchini fritters! Something about taking vegetables, mushing them into little patties,…
Sweet Potato Nacho Stacks
Sometimes I pretend to be organized. Sometimes I plan out my weeks with checklists of things to do, what to make, what to read, exercise, accomplish, etc. Recently I’ve actually been putting them into a widget on my computer and literally checking them off, but this is a rather new phenomenon. It’s somewhat helpful, but…