Steak and Banana Mashed Sweet Potatoes

I LOVE SWEET POTATOES!    seriously.  I love to cook on the grill as much as I love sweet potatoes..but have recently been out of propane.  And since I dont have a man around the house..lol...I had to wait for Dakota to come home from school to get me a new tank.  Hey - something really are guys jobs....ha ha ha....

So tonight is steak on the grill and these delicious banana mashed sweet potatoes!

Ingredients

4 sweet potatoes
1 large banana - cut up to mash
3 tblspn butter
1/4 c heavy cream
pinch of cinnamon and sugar

You can boil or microwave the sweet potatoes - either one - but i prefer to microwave - gets done a little quicker.  Scoop out the sweet potatoes. 

In a bowl add sweet potatoes, banana, butter, cream, cinnamon and sugar and mash just like u would ordinary potaotes.

Add to any main dsih!  DELICIOUS!!!! 

Oh and one more thing...dont burn the steak - lol - like i did!  i forgot to turn down the temp on the grill...oh well!! 

Cabbage and Dumplings with Italian Sausage

When I was in high school my favorite food was cabbage, dumplings and spicy italian sausage.  It was my a great comfort food for me.  I havent had it in a long time - so i had a head of cabbage in the fridge and it sounded so good.

Ingredients

1 large head of cabbage - shredded
1 med size onion - diced
1 package of gnocchi
1 package of italian sausage cut into chunks
salt pepper and red pepper flakes

In a large saute pan ( i have an oval Rachel Ray Pan that I pretty much use for everything) put some extra virgin olive oil and sautee the onion.  Once that is cooked add the shredded cabbage with about a half cup of water and let it cook down - about 20 minutes.  Add about a palmful of red pepper flakes (more if you like it spicier), salt and pepper to taste.  Drain off the water and put cabbage back on stove.

In a pot of boiling water add gnocchi until cooked.
Cook sausage until done

Add gnocchi and sausage to cabbage and cook about 15 more minute.