This is in my top ten simple tasty and versatile things to prepare and eat. Preparation time,2-5 min, cooking time 25-30min. Compared to regular white starchy potato, sweet potato is loaded with complex carbohydrates, dietary fibre, vitamin C, vitamin B6 and beta carotene.  It’s all about getting the most out of your meal choices- more often than not the colourful option will have a higher nutritional value.
So what was that about versatile you ask? From one tray of roast sweet potato you get an afternoon snack, post workout carbohydrate hit (without excess sugar), safe and tasty carbohydrate to add to your salads for lunch or dinner and if you’re still hungry after dinner and looking for a nibble, forget potato chips, grab a handful of roasted sweet potato instead.

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Another one of my favourite recipes, Chicken Umido braised Italian stew is beautiful, flavoursome and comforting all at the same time. I first cooked the original Umido at Romanos Italian Restaurant on Hamilton Island about 6 years ago. It has changed over the years and I have cut out a lot of the butter and cheese to make it a little healthier but still amazingly tasty. (If you don’t really care about the health factor finish this exact recipe off by stirring in a knob of butter and a few tablespoons of Parmesan cheese before serving.)

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Penang chicken pumpkin and veggie curry (serves 4):

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Curry is a favourite of mine I have at least one a week. Once you have your paste made up it’s a quick, very tasty and simple way to get a good balance of protein and vegetable based carbohydrate in your diet.
This is one of my favourites, you get about 4-5 servings for 2 out of this one recipe and it will cost you around $16 to make.  From here you can follow the recipe for the Penang style chicken curry or just mix it up and add some of your favourite meats or fish (protein) and veggies.

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