Sweet Potato and Three Bean Tacos

A Quasi-Recipe

Ingredients

one large-ish sweet potato (mine was old and flavorless)

a few tablespoons of coconut butter 

a bit of canola oil

one 15 oz can of beans, three bean blend (pinto,black, and kidney)

8 oz of pineapple tidbits in natural juice

key lime juice

red pepper flakes

cumin

parsley

small clove of garlic, minced

ground ginger 

cilantro

balsamic vinegar

kosher salt

tortillas (wheat or corn)

Greek yogurt

feta cheese, crumbled

C is for Cookie

My cookie craving still not satiated,  I decided to get baking. I thought I'd jot down the recipe, while I'm digesting the dozen or so samples I scarfed, and before I slip into a sugar induced coma.

These cookies are a buttermilk base, with green tea, ginger, and honey. They are very light, moist, and cake-like. Green tea and lemon/buttermilk add a great sour note, and a very light glaze keeps them from being overly sweet (which means I can eat a gazillion of them). I made this up as I was going, so they haven't really been tested, but I love them already, and don't want to forget what I did.

Green Tea Buttermilk Cookies

Adapted from Gourmet, January 2008 

I'm not sure how many cookies this yields, as I ate some along the way. Oops. 

Stuff

Cookies
1/3 cup buttermilk (or 1 tsp lemon juice and enough milk to total 1/3 cup)

2 bags of green tea (I use Celestial Seasonings)

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon powdered ginger
3/4 stick unsalted butter (softened, or not, if you find it difficult to plan ahead)
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup honey (I used raw)
1 large egg (or 1/4 cup Egg beaters)
1 teaspoon lemon juice


Glaze
1 bag of green tea
1/4-1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
1-2 tablespoons of honey
1/2 teaspoon corn starch