I picked up our weekly CSA share from Maryanne today of Freehome Gardens. About 10 pounds of organic veg to carry us through this week. However, I am most excited about these guys. Their gnarly vines. Their spots. It's these tiny, spindley roots that tell the story of their summer search for water during this past drought-ridden summer. Maryanne took good care of them, and now they are all ours.
For the past 34 years of my existence, if you want a sweet potato, it was bought at the store, under dismal lighting, and you do your best to choose a massive one, usually the size of a human liver which was shipped in from some far-away western US state. You take it home, either to bake the heck out of it, or to microwave it, only for it to come out shriveled or unevenly cooked. But these guys? They are different. They are smaller, and can be roasted whole, just a touch of oil. Their skins are paper thin, unlike their store counterparts. And the taste? Well, that just takes you out of this world. They become these buttery, smooth, creamy morsels. Oh, we will get spoiled this fall.
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