Sweet Potato Fries and Sweet Potato Ravioli

Home has been a bit more stressful than I thought it would be.

Granted, all I've done really is play video games with Mod, smoked hookah, gone to visit friends, and spent time with my family, but I suppose it's what I haven't done that's getting my mom all worked up.

See, I'm going to Lebanon on Tuesday. For 6 weeks. And I haven't really started packing. So every time I do something, like game or smoke or see a friend, my mom yells at me to pack. I know she's just looking out for me and it would be in my best interest to start packing, but I think we can all agree that saying it more will not make me any more enthusiastic or willing to pack. I'm more likely to pack if I'm left alone. Hi Mom!

Anyway, during my avoidance of packing yesterday, I went to go visit my friend Anna up in Andover. Anna graduated from Wes last year and is getting married in August! And I'm gonna be one of the bridesmaids :D So excited! But yes; Anna is a fellow foodie and has her own food blog. You should check it out; it's really cute and has a lot of delicious recipes: Bashful Bao!

After Anna and Luke and I exchanged hugs, I immediately went to see da bunny. Little Izzy!!! So cute; I wish I'd gotten a picture of her. Anna has plenty on her blog though, so I can always go there to get my Izzy fix :)

We had decided beforehand to make sweet potato ravioli, but when I arrived I was so hungry that I demanded we make an appetizer. Since we had an abundance of sweet potatoes, we decided on sweet potato fries. Easy enough.

Sweet Potato Fries
Ingredients

• one large sweet potato (makes the amount in the picture; adjust accordingly)
• olive oil
• whatever spices you want (we used Italian Seasoning...plus more Oregano)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400F.
2. Peel the sweet potato (optional) and slice into wedges or fry shapes.
3. Drizzle olive oil on top and sprinkle a generous amount of spices. Toss until evenly coated.
4. Bake for about 20 minutes.

And that's really it. Super customizable and delicious. The sweet potato ravioli required a few more steps, but the dish is still really easy. I can't find the recipe we used for it, but we made a bunch of adjustments anyway.

Sweet Potato Ravioli

Ingredients

• one large sweet potato
• 3 large cloves garlic, peeled
• 1 tsp fresh oregano
• s&p
• wonton wrappers
• olive oil

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400F.
2. Cut the sweet potato into thirds so that there are two cone shapes and one cylinder shape.
3. Drizzle olive oil on sweet potato and garlic and rub until fully coated.
4. Put sweet potato and garlic in the oven. Take garlic out after 15 minutes and sweet potato out after about 20.
5. Wait until sweet potato has cooled, then slowly peel off the skin. Throw sweet potato and garlic into a bowl and mash until soft and there are no more clumps. Add oregano and stir.
6. Lay a wonton wrapper flat on a mat and fill with about 1.5tsp sweet potato filling. Line the edges with water and close so it looks like a triangle. Make sure to press the edges down firmly so they don't fall apart! Continue until out of sweet potato filling.
7. Heat some water and boil ravioli for 2 minutes. I'd do it in batches so they can all cook evenly without getting overcrowded.

After they were cooked, Anna and I nerded out foodblogger style and began to take photos. I snapped one of her [not] secretly.

After incessant photographing of the ravioli, I ate mine with some marinara sauce. Well, while I was waiting for the ravioli to cook I ate a small bowl of marinara sauce on its own -___- I love sauce. I really do. But Luke finished his plate before I did! I was shocked; I'm the fastest eater I know.

Anyway, it was a wonderful visit overall and I couldn't be more excited they're moving so close to me!! The next town over, really. We'll be able to cook all the time :D

Okay, I should really actually pack -___- . I can't believe how soon I leave. I arrive in t-minus 2 days, 23 hours, and 28 minutes. Oh man.

Enjoy your Sunday! I hope it's a lazy one.

Excitedly,

Carina

Edit: omg I forgot to add the song/recovery quote of the day. So tragic! Anyway, here ya go.
Song of the Day-- Booty Swing by Parov Stelar. I'm just obsessed with him right now. So good and fun to listen to.
Recovery Quote of the Day-- probably something I should keep in mind.