I'm flying down to Tampa, Florida this weekend to present one of my papers at a graduate conference. This couldn't come at a better time, as this happened here in Boston the other night:
And on the SAME DAY it was 80 degrees in Florida! I am excited for the conference. And nervous. Anyway, in honor of heading south, I present you with a southern meal!
Southern-fried tofu with a tomato-free barbeque sauce (no recipe yet, I'm perfecting it), collard greens, and cornbread! I love almost all things that involve cornmeal, and I'm always in search of the perfect cornbread. This time I used the cornbread recipe from Veganomicon, which is decent. I left out the corn kernels, though.
So one of the best parts about making cornbread is making more than you need, because then you can have it for multiple meals! I had it with leftovers, I had it for breakfast with agave and soymilk:
And then I still had a lot of cornbread that went stale. So what to do with it? I present:
Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Cornbread Croutons
2 Sweet Potatoes, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
2-3 large pieces of leftover cornbread, also cubed
1 onion, quartered, then sliced
1 tsp rosemary
1/2 tsp thyme
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
3-4 Tbsp olive oil
Preheat oven to 425. Combine all of the ingredients except the oil in a large bowl, then drizzle the oil over it and stir until everything's coated with oil.
Spread on a baking sheet and bake for 25-30 minutes, taking it out to stir every 10 minutes.
This makes 2 large main servings, or 4 side servings. The picture shows it served over raw celery.
So to reward myself after my presentation, while I'm in FL, I plan to check out Grass Root Organic Restaurant. Any other recommendations for good eats in Tampa?
7 comments:
Wow -- the roasted sweet potatoes and corn bread croutons...words can't even describe how awesome that sounds! Your pictures look great and I'm getting hungry again, even though I just ate lunch :)
SWEET POTATOES!!!!!!!!!
Good luck at your presentation! Just think happy thoughts (like how yummy Taza Chocolate is!) and you'll do great!
Cornbread for breakfast! Yum! I love it.
And the roasted sweet potatoes and cornbread croutons... You are so smart!
And vegan southern meals are the funnest! Last night I have chicken-fried tofu, tater tots, baked beans, and veggies...yay! You are so creative with your cornbread leftovers!
You still have snow ??? It is Spring in France, still a bit cold, but definitely warmer. Even though and whatever the season, your Southern meals sounds very good.
Hope your enjoyed your conference.
This looks great!!
Cindy
http://vegetarianmamma.blogspot.com
Oh sure, you get to present a paper at a graduate conference and suddenly you're too good to post anything for several weeks...
Who do you think you are, anyway?
A person with a life outside of blogging?!
Kidding, KIDDING, of course :)
(And yea, it's been like 3wks for me - without a valid excuse - so I suppose I really have no room to talk...)
Anyway, I just wanted to stop by and say hey!
Hope your presentation was a success :)
I hope it went well!
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