Here, we take the combo of lamb and sweetpotatoes to new heights, adding lemon, olive oil, tons of garlic, and fresh mint. Great for a weekend barbecue with friends or a weeknight dinner with family, it’s all good.
Sweetpotato “Big Macs” recreates the sandwich at home, replacing the meat with crispy sweetpotato patties which go remarkably well with the tangy sauce, crunchy pickles, onions, iceberg lettuce, and American cheese, all on a sesame seed bun.
This soulful one-pot meal can be pulled together in less than an hour, but it eats like a braise that cooked all day. The sausages plump and become tender as they cook slowly along with the creamy sweetpotatoes and lentils.
This stew is a little Latin, a little East Indian, and all yum. The vernal sauce that’s spooned on top—a combo of COOC-certified California extra virgin olive oil, lime juice, scallions, and herbs—provides just the right amount of brightness to complement the hearty stew.
It only takes a few ingredients and a single sheet pan to cook up this deeply flavorful dinner, where the earthy spice of harissa—a North African and Middle Eastern red chile paste—is complemented by fresh COOC-certified California extra virgin olive oil, tangy yogurt, and bright herbs.
A delightful combination of sweet and savory, with a tiny touch of smoky heat. Perhaps best of all, it cooks up on a single sheet pan, making cleanup almost as simple and satisfying as dinner itself.
Make a batch of dough on the Tuesday or Wednesday before Thanksgiving or any big celebratory weekend. Shape half of the dough into pull-apart dinner rolls for a dinner centerpiece, and use the other half to prep these cinnamon rolls to serve for breakfast the next morning.
This recipe for bite-sized sweetpotato toasts, dressed up with dried figs, blue cheese, and a sprinkle of flaked salt, is easy yet impressive. Serve it for company, holidays, or any time you’re in the mood for something special.
Here’s a great way to use up leftover Thanksgiving turkey, but don’t let that keep you from enjoying this curry any time of year with turkey, chicken, pork, or beef, or make it vegetarian additional vegetables. In any incarnation, it's quick, comforting, flavorful, and—thanks to California figs and California sweetpotatoes—a little bit sweet.
Start your holiday party with this easy appetizer, pairing sweet-savory California sweetpotatoes and wine-plumped California figs. The combination is irresistible!
