An (almost) organic dinner

I truly do my best to make sure that we have a stockpile of organic food to choose from to make healthy meals. That being said, I had one Thanksgiving itch that didn't get scratched...and I love to embrace a good craving! Tonight I made baked sweet potatoes with marshmallows on top *drools*

As a recovering vegan, I've tried a few versions of "healthier" animal product free marshmallows over the years and let me tell you, nothing fluffs up like traditional, gelatin filled marshmallows! Organic sweet potatoes were a perfect side dish to roasted chicken.

I roast whole chickens often. I like the idea of using an entire animal instead of a select few parts from multiple animals, and the meat can be added to so many different recipes! We always have roasted chicken on the first day and then in subsequent days I use the remaining chicken to make chicken noodle soup, chicken salad or something chickenpotpiesque (yup, that's a word).

Asparagus is one of my favorite vegetables and we buy it whenever we see it offered organic. It's a great source of B vitamins, protein and fiber...Tasty + healthy = a great combination!

Chicken:

I usually roast a whole bird for 5 hours at 250 degrees. This time I bought a pre-cut bird and roasted it for about 2 hours at 350. I prefer to use a whole bird but this was the organic kind that Harris Teeter had available on the day I was there. #organicfirstworldpromlems

Baste often!

Asparagus: Saute the asparagus in water, on medium heat, until tender. Add 1/2 TBS butter & salt/pepper to taste

Sweet potatoes:

Boil the sweet potatoes until you can comfortably stick a fork in them. In a separate saucepan melt 4TBS of butter and 1/4 C brown sugar until well congealed. Then transfer the potatoes to a glass baking pan and spoon the sugar mixture over the potatoes. Baked in the oven at 350 for 20 mins and then the fun part! Cover the top of the potatoes with marshmallows and crank the oven up to 450. *I stared diligently at through the oven window until I could see the mallows were a perfect shade of brown. Voila!

Voila!