Sweet Potato with Feta and Cilantro

I could eat roasted vegetables every day of my life. Roasting vegetables is about as easy as it gets and they almost always turn out perfect and delicious. What more could you want in a meal?

Sweet potatoes are great smashed with brown sugar and butter...but nothing beats them roasted. I usually just chop them up and toss with some olive oil and seasonings. But here's the thing... I'm completely obsessed with cilantro and feta. I keep trying to find meals I can add them to.

So one day I made sweet potatoes, and in an attempt to have everything I want on one plate, I decided to add cilantro and feta. 

Best. Decision. Ever.

The combination of flavors are SO good together. 

So. Go in the kitchen, roast some potatoes, and put feta and cilantro on top. You won't regret it. 

Sweet Potato with Feta and Cilantro

Ingredients:

2 medium sweet potatoes, cubed

1-2 tbsp olive oil

salt, pepper, and garlic powder 

feta

cilantro

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. 

Toss the potatoes, oil, and seasonings in a bowl until completely coated. Layer on a cookie sheet (I usually cover the sheet with tin foil for easy clean up) and bake for 30-40 minutes or until potatoes are tender. 

Top with feta and cilantro. Eat. Love. 

How can you not want to eat that?

Roasted Garlic

There is basically no reason NOT to roast garlic. It's cheap. It's easy. And it tastes amazing. 

I literally put two heads of roasted garlic on one pizza last night. It would taste great mixed in a dip. Or spread on crackers.

Or smeared on garlic bread. 

Or you know... put in everything.

Did I mention it was really easy to make? Just peel as much of the papery covering off the garlic as possible. 

Cut the top off the head of garlic, about 1/4-1/2 inch so each clove will be exposed to the olive oil. Enclose the garlic in a tinfoil cocoon so that no heat or oil can escape.  

Bake for about 30 minutes. 

Once the garlic has slightly cooled just squeeze each clove out of the paper. They literally just pop right out.  

Roasted Garlic

Ingredients:

1 head of garlic

1-2 tsp of olive oil

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. 

Remove the papery outer layer off the garlic. Cut the tops of the cloves off about 1/4 inch so each clove is exposed. Place the garlic on a square of tin foil. Drizzle the oil over the tops of the cloves spreading it around so each clove is completely covered. Fold the top of the foil over the garlic and place in the oven (either directly on the rack, or I use a cake pan.) 

Bake for 30-35 minutes or until the garlic is soft and lightly browned. Remove from oven and serve. 

Your house will smell all delicious and wonderful.