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Sweet Potato Custard

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Sweet potato custard is a completely delicious dessert that just happens to also be completely Primal. Sweet potato , eggs, high-fat dairy (or coconut milk) and a drizzle of maple syrup are the main ingredients in this easy to make, easy to love dessert. Sweet potato custard is rich and creamy, with a mild flavor reminiscent of pumpkin pie. Except this dessert is better than pumpkin pie—because custard doesn’t need a crust. Every spoonful brings hints of roasted sweet potato, maple, cinnamon, and nutmeg. It’s a dessert that’s nearly healthy enough to eat for breakfast (not that we’ve done that…). If you crave a crunchy texture, garnish sweet potato custard with whole pecans. And although the custard certainly doesn’t need it, a dollop of whipped cream on top wouldn’t hurt anything either. Servings: 6 to 8 Time in the Kitchen: 45 minutes, plus 1 hour to bake Ingredients 2 medium sweet potatoes 2 cups half-and-half, whole milk, or coconut milk (475 ml) 2 whole eggs + 3 egg ...

Celebrating 14 Years + Thanksgiving Highlights

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Hi, guys! As you can see, CNC is up and running again. HOORAY! That was a rough few days, but I’m glad to be back in business again. In fact, I woke up in the middle of the night on Wednesday morning – my brain just wouldn’t shut off – and checked to see if my blog was working again (I know, I have issues…). It was working (!!), so I busted out 3 hours of work and went back to bed for about an hour. Middle-of-the-night work session for the win! Ha! Anyway… our Thanksgiving was… fun. It wasn’t what we expected, but we made the best of it. It started out like our usual holidays when we travel out to see our families. (Mal and I grew up in the same hometown, so they only live a couple of miles from each other.) We planned to have dinner at Papi’s house (Mal’s dad), so we stopped by my Grammie’s house in the morning to see my family. Grandma (my mom) was also there, and she brought Quinn (and Murphy) some prizes! Quinn planned with Grammie’s toys (some of them are as old as me – how...