Birthday Dinner for Terry

Yesterday was the husband's 33rd birthday. Originally I planned an elaborate meal. Then I realized he'd probably rather have his favorite homemade pizza with pepperonis and jalapenos.

Here's what we had:


sausage stuffed mushrooms

Pepperoni and jalapeno pizza. (See below for Terry's crust recipe.)

an interesting Shiraz-Viognier blend recommended by a gentleman at our local Spec's store

black-bottom cupcakes

RECIPES

Sausage stuffed mushrooms from The Girl Who Ate Everything.

Black-bottom cupcake recipe is from David Lebovitz as seen on Smitten Kitchen.

Perfect pizza dough is adapted by Terry from the recipe book that came with our KitchenAid stand mixer. Click here for printable recipe.

Sweet Potato Brownie Bars

I love sweet potatoes. 

I like them 

in pies

in pot pies

in whoopie pies

as fries

mashed

baked

cooked into soups, stews, and chowders

in cookies

in cakes

for breakfast or lunch

in dinner and dessert.

I rarely meet a sweet potato recipe I don't enjoy, and they're so versatile (and tasty!) that I'm always looking for new ways to combine them with other flavors.

This fall I've been searching for a perfect recipe to combine the flavors of sweet potato and chocolate. I think I've found one. It's a layered bar inspired by a recipe for cookie dough brownies. Two of the layers are all about chocolate, and a few chocolate chips sneak into the third layer as well.

On the ground floor: cinnamon cayenne brownies. In the middle: sweet potato cream cheese filling that tastes a lot like my Grandma's sweet potato pies. Up top: bittersweet chocolate glaze.

  

I'm adding this recipe to the Holiday Recipe Exchange. Come join the fun at the My Baking Addiction and GoodLife Eats Holiday Recipe Swap sponsored by Scharffen Berger.






And check out more sweet potato recipes from Foodista:

Sweet Potato