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Triscuits Adds Sweet Potatoes To New Brown Rice Lineup

May 10, 2013

Nabisco's new Brown Rice Triscuit lineup features wholesome new flavors like red bean with roasted red pepper and sweet potato with roasted sweet onion. Triscuit is seeking to…

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Sonic’s Sweet Potato Tots: A Review

April 8, 2013

Have you tried Sonic's sweet potato tots? I finally got to try them on a recent trip to south Texas and was so pleased/proud/impressed! The only qualm I…

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Yardbird Chef Jeff McInnis Does Sweet Potatoes

March 4, 2013

Earlier this month, we hosted a dinner at one of Miami's hottest restaurants, Yardbird, which specializes in dynamic Southern cooking with fresh, whole ingredients. Excecutive Chef…

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Food Delivery Service Blue Apron Features North Carolina Sweet Potatoes

February 12, 2013

This week, the NYC-based food delivery service Blue Apron included North Carolina sweet potatoes in their delivery for their winter lentil salad. Neat, huh? The recipe was part of their…

Posted in: Blog, News, Recent Coverage | Tagged: beluga lentils, blanched sweet potatoes, Blue Apron, food delivery service, julienned sweet potatoes, lentil sweet potato, warm lentil salad

Deborah Madison On Sweet Potatoes in Edible Chicago

February 11, 2013

Deborah Madison, the queen of vegetarian cooking, included a great piece on sweet potatoes in the winter issue of Edible Chicago's In Season section. Her simple explanation on the difference…

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Happy Sweet Potato Month + Ina Pinkney’s Recipe for Moroccan Sweet Potato Stew with Raisins

February 4, 2013

Did you know February is Sweet Potato Month? Well it is! And we're celebrating with some of our favorite chefs that use sweet potatoes on their menu year-round. Our first…

Posted in: Blog, Featured Recipes, News, Recent Coverage | Tagged: ina pinkney, ina's moroccan sweet potato stew, sweet potato month, sweet potato soup recipe, sweet potato stew, sweet potato stew recipe, sweet potato stew with raisins

Tropicana ‘Farmstand’ Fruit & Vegetable Juice Blends To Contain Sweet Potatoes

December 19, 2012

Tropicana is using vegetables for the first time in recent history with a new drink called Farmstand, a blend of fruit and vegetable juices. The foray into the…

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FRESH PLAZA REPORTS: GOOD WEATHER MAKES FOR CLEAN SWEET POTATO CROP

December 12, 2012

Fresh Plaza journalist Carlos Nunez caught up with our very own Sue Johnson-Langdon to find out a little bit about this year's stellar sweet potato crop. Turns out…

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WSJ Explores The World of Fluff

November 21, 2012

You think sweet potatoes have it good this time of year, what about Fluff? Apparently the family-owned company that has been making the spreadable marshmallow cream since 1920, has a…

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Free Sweet Potato Fries At White Castle On Election Day

November 3, 2012

This Tuesday (and this Tuesday ONLY), visit any White Castle for a FREE order of sweet potato waffle fries! The catch? You have to vote -…

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