I've been going through my recipe books and looking at online recipes to try and find something 'special' for Xmas dinner.One daughter is veggy and I thought it would be nice if she wasn't the odd one out this year.I want something that we can have with all the usual sprouts, roast potatoes etc. So far i've found a Delia recipe for mushroom gougere which is a cheesy choux ring with creamy mushroom filling.Anyone got any other ideas?

I know its one of those things many people hate... but i like a nut roast (my wedding breakfast had nut roast en-croute which sounded interesting) I make mine with equal quantities (150g) of roasted, chopped hazelnuts, almonds, cashews and pinenuts/sunflower seeds with a lightly fried chopped onion and enough packet stuffing to bind it nicely together with an egg. put in loaf tin and roast in a medium oven til its cooked thru and golden :D

at least i think that was the recipe.... i've not had it for a while cos i can't eat the stuffing part anymore and havn't found anything else good enough to bind it... :(

Does she eat fish ?

i love cheese and lentil loaf :)

I know its one of those things many people hate... but i like a nut roast (my wedding breakfast had nut roast en-croute which sounded interesting) I make mine with equal quantities (150g) of roasted, chopped hazelnuts, almonds, cashews and pinenuts/sunflower seeds with a lightly fried chopped onion and enough packet stuffing to bind it nicely together with an egg. put in loaf tin and roast in a medium oven til its cooked thru and golden :D

at least i think that was the recipe.... i've not had it for a while cos i can't eat the stuffing part anymore and havn't found anything else good enough to bind it... :(

Sounds good but the kids have definately vetoed nut roast!

Does she eat fish ?
No, the rest of the family do so we usually have salmon en croute for Xmas dinner with something different for her.So this year we've agreed to have a mainly vegetarian meal with some extras such as salami for our one keen meat eater. Trying to keep everyone happy!

i love cheese and lentil loaf :)
What's your recipe? i love lentils!

My wife is veggie, but the rest of us aren't.

And for this Christmas dinner she has decided she is having Quorn Mince and onion pie - she says it's her favourite veggie things so why not!

Sounds good but the kids have definately vetoed nut roast!


Silly kids :P they do'nt know what they are missing!!!

I know its one of those things many people hate... but i like a nut roast (my wedding breakfast had nut roast en-croute which sounded interesting) I make mine with equal quantities (150g) of roasted, chopped hazelnuts, almonds, cashews and pinenuts/sunflower seeds with a lightly fried chopped onion and enough packet stuffing to bind it nicely together with an egg. put in loaf tin and roast in a medium oven til its cooked thru and golden :D

at least i think that was the recipe.... i've not had it for a while cos i can't eat the stuffing part anymore and havn't found anything else good enough to bind it... :(

And really pack it tightly in the tin. I always found (especially for vegans), that lining the tin with greaseproof paper, and weighing the thing down with something before putting it in the oven helps. They can often stick, and butter or vegan spreads may burn.

If everyone else wants meat, she will be the odd one out, unfortunately ..... but as something todo alongside the other stuff she can have .......

Sear a Quorn fillet quickly to get some colour and more flavour (before hand - it can cool - it's not the same as searing a poultry breast! People always forget this!), lightly season, and then wrap in foil with a little vegetable stock to keep it moist while it roasts. Add a little sage and thyme.

Apart from the gravy and Yorkshires (which can very easily be done separately for a vegetarian, obviously), everything else ehould be ok - it's just a couple of things which are different.

I've done it for years for the carnivores I live/d with. No great hassle.

Silly kids :P they do'nt know what they are missing!!!

I quite agree.Nice crispy nut roast with lots of onion gravy.Yum! I'll definately have to try it out on them sometime.

6oz (175g) red lentils
12 fl oz (350ml) water
4oz (110g) grated chedder cheese
1 onion finely chopped
lemon juice
1 large egg
3 tablespoons single cream
pepper / parsley, salt etc
1 teaspoon butter

preheat oven gasmark 5 (190o C)

cook lentils till they turn to a stiff puree (check water halfway through may need a bit more)
take off heat - add cheese, onion, parsley, pepper and lemon juice...season to taste

in a separate bowl lightly beat the egg, stir in the cream and then pour over the mixture.

lightly grease a loaf tin with the butter and press in the mixture.
i also add slices of tomato on top

bake for 45 - 50 mins till top is golden brown and firm all the way through

Silly kids :P they do'nt know what they are missing!!!

True, though it took me YEARS to try one - it just sounded, and still to me sounds, wrong! Must have chestnuts, must have chestnuts .........

I have found Rose Elliot's Vegetarian Christmas book very useful. Even won over my born-again carnivore dad, and that's an achievement.

The Christmas Couscous is really good - we've started having that on Christmas Eve - and the Chestnut and Red Wine Pate is divine.

Just like all my cooking :D !!!

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Thanks Melthebell, I'll have to try it

Thanks Melthebell, I'll have to try it
as i said its one of my personal faves for over 10 years :P

even the kids are coming round to it eventually
think it was the texture of the lentils they dint used to like

I quite agree.Nice crispy nut roast with lots of onion gravy.Yum! I'll definately have to try it out on them sometime.


To be honest (as a previous poster said) it can be difficult to get it out of the tin... I always liked to line the tin with a nice rasher or two of bacon :D (erm... I'm not veggie ;)) as that solved the problem completely.... obviously there's 'not bacon' or similar stuff that was in my original recipe... but real piggy is better :D

ahem... i never made a good veggie :(

ooo just an extra bit, i added things to the nut roast mix too, peppers, mushrooms, other nuts might be nice... just for variation.

as i said its one of my personal faves for over 10 years :P

even the kids are coming round to it eventually
think it was the texture of the lentils they dint used to like

Tried it with split peas or chick peas? Just thinking they may be more smooth in texture ........

oo and melthebell thats looks fab :D and no wheat :D yay i might have a go at that one sometimes :)

pity its in a book and i cant show you the picture :P

This year I'm doing chestnut and cranberry casserole for my family, plan is to make the sauce quite thick so it can work as gravy alongside all the usual potatoes/veg etc. I've tried it a couple of times already and it's come out really nice. Here it is:

Chestnut and cranberry casserole

1 leek, sliced
1 tbsp oil
450g/1lb peeled chestnuts, fresh or frozen
1 red pepper, seeded and chopped
1 courgette, quartered and sliced thickly
4 sticks celery, chopped roughly
50g/1 3/4 oz raisins
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp fresh coriander
1 cinnamon stick, broken
425ml/ 3/4 pint vegetable stock
225g/8oz fresh cranberries
2 tbsp demerara sugar
soy sauce to taste
freshly chopped coriander to garnish

Cook the leek in the oil until softened but not browned, then add the chestnuts and stir over the heat until defrosted, if frozen. Add the pepper, courgette and celery, stir fry for one minute, then stir in all the remaining ingredients except the cranberries and sugar.
Bring the casserole to the boil, then simmer gently for 10-15 minutes. Add the cranberries, continue to cook for a further 10 minutes. Remove the cinnamon stick and add about 2 tablespoons of sugar. Stir in extra soy sauce to taste.

Well, Happy Christmas! :)

Woah Charley, that looks fab. Too bad we don't have a FOOD GROUP we could post that recipe on :hihi:

:hihi:
Some interesting ideas here.

I can't think of a main, but for nibblies and starters. Creamed mushrooms in filo pastry ? Or, wrap an asparagus with cheese inside some filo pastry and deep fry it. Nice. Anything similar.

bbc good food vegetarian christmas magazine...in the shops now and stuffed full of delicious recipes!

I go along with what Frank said - as Christmas dinner is supposed to be a treat, just make one of her favourite dishes. Hopefully the rest of you will like it too.

But if you go down the nut roast route, my favourite is a Sarah Brown recipe for a cashew nut roast with a layer of mushrooms in the middle, which you can have with a mushroom and sherry sauce. Unfortunately I've lost the book with this recipe in, but it's this one (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vegetarian-Kitchen-Sarah-Brown/dp/0563210346/sr=1-4/qid=1164017768/ref=sr_1_4/026-4640535-5374821?ie=UTF8&s=books), if you want to try and track it down ... it's worth getting anyway.

I go along with what Frank said - as Christmas dinner is supposed to be a treat, just make one of her favourite dishes. Hopefully the rest of you will like it too.

But if you go down the nut roast route, my favourite is a Sarah Brown recipe for a cashew nut roast with a layer of mushrooms in the middle, which you can have with a mushroom and sherry sauce. Unfortunately I've lost the book with this recipe in, but it's this one (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vegetarian-Kitchen-Sarah-Brown/dp/0563210346/sr=1-4/qid=1164017768/ref=sr_1_4/026-4640535-5374821?ie=UTF8&s=books), if you want to try and track it down ... it's worth getting anyway.

I've got an ancient edition of the Sarah brown book (with a less lurid cover!) but hadn't looked through it so thanks for jogging my memory, i'm sure i've made that recipe before and was good.

My daughter has scupperd my original thought of musroom gougere as she's decided she's not really that keen on mushrooms.So its back to the recipe books as I really can't convince anyone on nut roast.
Now contemplating spinach and feta filo pie which Ilove.Perhaps I should go into secret mode now and stop consulting my family!

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if you want to discus the vegetarians of this world please create yourself another thread. Can we leave this one to discussing suitable things for a vegetarian's Christmas dinner.

It's family dynamics. We're a bit like that too. Well, whenever we have a big sit down meal together. Since everyone is so far away now.

I think it's a great idea that the OP's family is going for a vegetarian meal this year. Whereas with my parents, they just cook whatever, and I will eat it. My mom and bro are diabetic, so obviously the dishes have to be lower in cholestrol and sugar too. Whereas my dad likes his heavy flavours. I don't like salted dishes. So, obviously it's going to be hard to pelase everyone !

If choosing a good veggie option which everyone will like and make Christmas that bit better. Go for it, I'd say. Since everyone wants to be happy at Christmas.

Garlic: Btw, I can't think of a recipe off the top of my head, but, would you go for something like a big pie to make it a central piece of the dinner ? I can think of little tapases but probably not a main at the moment. Need a bit of time to think.

Actually, have you thought about instead of doing a usual 3 course meal, will you consider doing a veggie buffet type, so therefore, whatever you make would at least match the taste of one or two, and they will have a favourite, even if they don't like all the rest.

I was also looking at a curry book yesterday. There were a few vegetarian options too. But what stands out, is that, the recipe puts the cous cous or rice on top of the curry/stew... to make it more presentable and as a main piece of the whole meal. I thought that was quite clever.

Yes, back to veggie recipe's.

Apart from the gravy and Yorkshires (which can very easily be done separately for a vegetarian, obviously), everything else ehould be ok - it's just a couple of things which are different.



Thanks for what should have been obvious to me! I’ve lived now for 77 years and never realised that good old Yorkshire pud is not only great as a starter, with a main meal and as a sweet, but also as a vegetarian dish. You’re never too old to learn!

You can buy a "Quorn Roast" (not sure if it has been suggested)

You bake in the oven for about 45mins (can't remember-exact) and carve it like you would be carving up turkey or chicken. Then have the rest the same, veggies etc and veggie gravy/sauce.

Thanks for what should have been obvious to me! I’ve lived now for 77 years and never realised that good old Yorkshire pud is not only great as a starter, with a main meal and as a sweet, but also as a vegetarian dish. You’re never too old to learn!

Yup! Use solid veggie fat, like Cookeen, instead of lard and you're away!

You can buy a "Quorn Roast" (not sure if it has been suggested)

You bake in the oven for about 45mins (can't remember-exact) and carve it like you would be carving up turkey or chicken. Then have the rest the same, veggies etc and veggie gravy/sauce.
Personally I'm not too keen on that, though I do use Quorn pieces and mince a fair bit.

People I know who've been to America have told me about something called 'tofurky', which sounds like a joke but is apparently much nicer than the big lumps of Quorn. Don't know if you can get it here though. Also, it is apparently fairly authentic-tasting (depite being, I believe, vegan), which would be a problem if not liking the taste of meat was among the person's reasons for becoming vegetarian.

[From google, it seems that 'tofurky' is a brand name for a particular make of 'tofurkey', some of the other brands not being so good.]

been a vegi for yrs and i tend to eat the same as everyone else minus the dead bird. Thankfully my hubby loves vegis too and we have vegi gravy and the pud is always beef suet Free
i think sometimes you can make things more arkward for vegis if you do them different stuff and make a fuss or give us garlic infested mushroom and nut mush arghhhhh!

Personally I'm not too keen on that, though I do use Quorn pieces and mince a fair bit.

People I know who've been to America have told me about something called 'tofurky', which sounds like a joke but is apparently much nicer than the big lumps of Quorn. Don't know if you can get it here though. Also, it is apparently fairly authentic-tasting (depite being, I believe, vegan), which would be a problem if not liking the taste of meat was among the person's reasons for becoming vegetarian.

[From google, it seems that 'tofurky' is a brand name for a particular make of 'tofurkey', some of the other brands not being so good.]

It is vegan and is pretty horrible.

Personally I'm not too keen on that, though I do use Quorn pieces and mince a fair bit.

People I know who've been to America have told me about something called 'tofurky', which sounds like a joke but is apparently much nicer than the big lumps of Quorn. Don't know if you can get it here though. Also, it is apparently fairly authentic-tasting (depite being, I believe, vegan), which would be a problem if not liking the taste of meat was among the person's reasons for becoming vegetarian.

[From google, it seems that 'tofurky' is a brand name for a particular make of 'tofurkey', some of the other brands not being so good.]

I think quorn pieces and mince are not bad. I have a friend (not veggie) who actually prefers to eat quorn than the real stuff. Mind you, you need to add a lot of "taste" to it.

As a meat-eater i like quorn too, its another alternative taste to the meats that are around. its jsut a pity they use wheat flour in its processing... *wanders off on another wheaty rant....*

Is quorn more acceptable to veggies nowadays as i remember when it came out many wouldn't touch it because of the types of eggs used in production or something?

Is quorn more acceptable to veggies nowadays as i remember when it came out many wouldn't touch it because of the types of eggs used in production or something?
Well, it's Vegetarian Society approved now, which I'm hoping says something positive about the eggs used, but I might be kidding myself there ...

As a meat-eater i like quorn too, its another alternative taste to the meats that are around. its jsut a pity they use wheat flour in its processing... *wanders off on another wheaty rant....*

Is quorn more acceptable to veggies nowadays as i remember when it came out many wouldn't touch it because of the types of eggs used in production or something?

It contains egg white - and I assume (not 100% sure though) they come from battery farms.

As a meat-eater i like quorn too, its another alternative taste to the meats that are around. its jsut a pity they use wheat flour in its processing... *wanders off on another wheaty rant....*

Is quorn more acceptable to veggies nowadays as i remember when it came out many wouldn't touch it because of the types of eggs used in production or something?

I understand they now use free range in most of their products.

At the time I first came across Quorn, over 10 years ago, I was just happy there was something that could be forced into tasting like chicken (having given it up and suffering from withdrawl symptoms).

I stand corrected.

It's family dynamics. We're a bit like that too. Well, whenever we have a big sit down meal together. Since everyone is so far away now.

I think it's a great idea that the OP's family is going for a vegetarian meal this year. Whereas with my parents, they just cook whatever, and I will eat it. My mom and bro are diabetic, so obviously the dishes have to be lower in cholestrol and sugar too. Whereas my dad likes his heavy flavours. I don't like salted dishes. So, obviously it's going to be hard to pelase everyone !

If choosing a good veggie option which everyone will like and make Christmas that bit better. Go for it, I'd say. Since everyone wants to be happy at Christmas.

Garlic: Btw, I can't think of a recipe off the top of my head, but, would you go for something like a big pie to make it a central piece of the dinner ? I can think of little tapases but probably not a main at the moment. Need a bit of time to think.

Actually, have you thought about instead of doing a usual 3 course meal, will you consider doing a veggie buffet type, so therefore, whatever you make would at least match the taste of one or two, and they will have a favourite, even if they don't like all the rest.

I was also looking at a curry book yesterday. There were a few vegetarian options too. But what stands out, is that, the recipe puts the cous cous or rice on top of the curry/stew... to make it more presentable and as a main piece of the whole meal. I thought that was quite clever.

Buffet style, yes that's a good idea, just thinking it means more work.... though if i went for stuff that's easy to do the day before that would be ok.I might try em's nut roast in that case with a veg stew for the non-nut roast eaters.

:D another extra bit from me... if you get the mixture right you can make little patties or balls of nut roast (less likely to stick to a tin) and use them in the buffet as finger food too :)

just remember to not chop the nuts too fine or its a bit of a nut mush - don't chop the pinenuts/sunflower seeds at all the rest of the nuts should be chopped a little smaller than the seeds to stay crunchy and tasty :)

If you have too much almond nuts, you can grind them into a powder and make cookies too. He He HE. :cool:
(Actually, it's easier to buy grounded almonds instead and use some of that for the nut roast to give flavourings.)

Freeze cookie mixtures and bake on the day or something. Or the night before. Reduces the workload, and you can enjoy more time on the day too.

I suppose for finger food, a lot of them you can prepare them a week or so before, and quick frozen them all. Then defrost and cook as fresh on the day. The baking ones are easier.

I don't envy you actually, cos where are you going to find such a variety of vegetables from ?? It'll be hard to find more exotic varieties. For a starter, a typical soup would be easy to do. Boil, season blend. If you buy rooty vegs, they will last a week or so. Maybe it's easier too. I hope your family really appreciates all this. :)

A pie or some kind of loaf is easier to do. Prep the night before, and then just cook on the day.

A pie or some kind of loaf is easier to do. Prep the night before, and then just cook on the day.

I did a really nice 'Quorn roast' Wellington once ....... hmmm, might do that for when the hordes return from exile just past the solstice .......

Humbug ........

No joke, serious. Tonight on Granada Reports it was reported that someone in Lancashire has created a veggie Black Pudding! They were doing the rounds, getting people to taste it, and nobody knocked it!

Well, it's Vegetarian Society approved now, which I'm hoping says something positive about the eggs used, but I might be kidding myself there ...
lol i read that as I'm Vegetarian Society approved :P

*checks eyesight*

i love cheese and lentil loaf :)

Tried it tonight, loved it.....and I'm not veggi !
Dave..

Tried it tonight, loved it.....and I'm not veggi !
Dave..

cool

and you didnt grow 3 arms are start foaming at the mouth?

:)

Give it time it was only 3 hours ago:D

veggie food is always tricky because theres so much of it thats either terrible, boring, bland or all three. the best veggie food is just food that happens not to have meat in it as opposed to specifically being veggie

if it were me i'd just make sure that everything you would normally have has been cooked just that bit better with more attention paid to it and better quality products used and a little bit of attention paid to the aesthetics. make sure the gravy and yorkies are veggie friendly and there shouldn't be a problem, also maybe do one or two things that you wouldn't ordinarily cook just for a bit of variation

That's good advice actually.

Here I am sprouting stuff out, but not tested the recipes themselves. I know some will work easily, but others may need tweaking to get it to perfection.

One thing worth trying, is things like roast sweet potatoes rather than just plain potatoes. Such veg have a natural sweetness to it already. It doesn't need heavy flavourings.

I also came across a veggie dish this week, which still got me thinking how the chef did it. It was a tapas dish from Cubana's. It was some kind of salsa. It is very flavoured, and it was advertised as a vegetarian dish. It has a smokey flavour to it too. I'm not sure if they roasted the beans or something to give it the flavour, before cooking it as a normal salsa or what. I remember seeing some tv programme about cooking in Mexico. A lot stews have beans or nuts in them. They do roast it before stewing it, to give that bit of flavour. Maybe instead of adding extra flavourings this method can be tried instead ?

try this

Sweet potatoes mashed with chilli, garlic and rosemary

You need

sweet potatoes (surprisingly!)
chilli's (amazingly!)
garlic (shockingly!)
fresh rosemary (astonishingly!)
butter

melt the butter in a pan and apply heat until it starts to foam and go brown

add the finely shredded and deseeded chilli, minced or finely chopped garlic and lot and lots of rosemary. this is to infuse the butter with flavour

cube the potatoes and boil until they're tender. shouldn't take longer than about 5 minutes. to test them rest the point of a sharp knife on them and release the weight if it sinks in with very little resistance they're done

when the potatoes are done, drain them and put back on a very low heat to dry them off

add the infused butter and mash to taste (i like mine with a touch of texture to it)

season if required

That's good advice actually. no need to sound so surprised!!;)

Ha HA ! Says you, who's the stubborn chef who were narked off at people who didn't give them their hard-earned-well-tested recipes and also dissed the customers as the wrong kind of people to serve. :D

Yes Sir, you do surprise me, a little bit. ;) :P

Garlic: I'd grab this recipe and RUN ! Cos he doesn't give it out willing-nilly. Hehe.

Ha HA ! Says you, who's the stubborn chef who were narked off at people who didn't give them their hard-earned-well-tested recipes and also dissed the customers as the wrong kind of people to serve. :D

Yes Sir, you do surprise me, a little bit. ;) :P

Garlic: I'd grab this recipe and RUN ! Cos he doesn't give it out willing-nilly. Hehe.i'm free and easy with my recipes! i'm perfectly happy to share any of my culinary knowledge (meagre as it is!)

try this

Sweet potatoes mashed with chilli, garlic and rosemary

You need

sweet potatoes (surprisingly!)
chilli's (amazingly!)
garlic (shockingly!)
fresh rosemary (astonishingly!)
butter

melt the butter in a pan and apply heat until it starts to foam and go brown

add the finely shredded and deseeded chilli, minced or finely chopped garlic and lot and lots of rosemary. this is to infuse the butter with flavour

cube the potatoes and boil until they're tender. shouldn't take longer than about 5 minutes. to test them rest the point of a sharp knife on them and release the weight if it sinks in with very little resistance they're done

when the potatoes are done, drain them and put back on a very low heat to dry them off

add the infused butter and mash to taste (i like mine with a touch of texture to it)

season if required

Sounds wonderful! I'll have to make this very soon, not waiting till xmas to try it.My favourite flavours, especially lots of garlic (obviously) do you ever make it with olive oil instead of butter? though i do love butter too.

If I offered my lads a vegetarian Christmas dinner the'd ask for roast potatoes, yorkhire puddings, mash and tomato sauce.......or maybe chip butties.... and christmas pud.

You could be really radical and serve up a 'Bernard Matthews Turkey roast' - I'm convinced they've never seen an animal ;)

But seriously, the Nut Roast and the extra's sounds the deal

Nut roast is one of my christmas favs to my mum use to cook it most christmas. It very nice festive and special. You can pick them up from holland and barret if dont wont to make one and quron good to . PLEASE do not forget to make veggie gravey .. I know so many people who had really nice veggie dinners and someone poured meat gravy all over it. :)

If I offered my lads a vegetarian Christmas dinner the'd ask for roast potatoes, yorkhire puddings, mash and tomato sauce.......or maybe chip butties.... and christmas pud.

Please bear in mind that many Christmas pudding recipes are made with suet, and so aren't vegetarian.

but vegetable suet is vegetarian, and most things i've looked at (maybe i pick the right ones) have vegetable suet in... worth checkin the ingredients

but vegetable suet is vegetarian, and most things i've looked at (maybe i pick the right ones) have vegetable suet in... worth checkin the ingredients

vegetarians should always read ingredients

to keep away from nasties like gelatine and certain e numbers etc

or, these days, its easier cos you just look for the little green vegetarian societys V logo :)

Most shop-bought Christmas puddings seem to be vegetarian (in fact I've not come across one that wasn't) - must be cheaper to use vegetable suet than animal-derived stuff... still doesn't hurt to check the ingredients first just in case!

Sounds wonderful! I'll have to make this very soon, not waiting till xmas to try it.My favourite flavours, especially lots of garlic (obviously) do you ever make it with olive oil instead of butter? though i do love butter too.i've never tried to make it with olive oil. i wouldn't recommend it but i guess it wouldn't be so bad if you used half butter/half olive oil

Im vegetarian so i gotta find something to eat too.
I did find some good recipes but i dont have them on this pc, ill try find them for monday.

i've never tried to make it with olive oil. i wouldn't recommend it but i guess it wouldn't be so bad if you used half butter/half olive oil

Well I tried out the sweet potatoe mash using olive oil on friday and it was lovely. Actually I made it half and half with ordinary potatoes as i find sweet potatoes a little too sweet on their own. It fried up very nicely as potatoe cakes the next day too, and I fancy trying making it as potatoe cakes with a slice of goats cheese grilled on top, as a starter. I think the strong tates would go well together. Anyway thanks for the original idea, i hadn't bought sweet potatoes for ages.

Well I tried out the sweet potatoe mash using olive oil on friday and it was lovely. Actually I made it half and half with ordinary potatoes as i find sweet potatoes a little too sweet on their own. It fried up very nicely as potatoe cakes the next day too, and I fancy trying making it as potatoe cakes with a slice of goats cheese grilled on top, as a starter. I think the strong tates would go well together. Anyway thanks for the original idea, i hadn't bought sweet potatoes for ages.i'm pleased it worked for you. like i say i'd never tried it with olive oil so thanks for doing that for me! its another simple little recipe to have in your repetoire so have a play around with it and see what else you can find from it.

i bet squash would work quite well as well