Summer

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Coconut Icy

This is a really big day for us over here at Sweet Potato Chronicles. I. Mean. Big. When we started this site, our babies were, well, babies. We started cooking

Dairy

Lime Avocado Popsicles

When it comes to summer, I like mine stinkin’ hot. So this season has been a bit of a, ahem, disappointment. I feel bad whining about the weather but the

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Liz’s Famous Shrimp and Vegetable Spaghetti

This is my friend Liz. As friends go, Liz is pretty amazing. She possesses a lot of the quintessential great friend qualities like being a patient listener, sympathetic and she

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Netflix & SPC: Vegetable or Fruit Spring Rolls

When you have small children you basically sell everything as an adventure. Heading to the mall? “We’re going on a shopping adventure and I wonder what we’ll find?” are the

By Season

Easy Shrimp Tacos

When Laura and I worked at a fashion magazine together we prided ourselves on reporting on trends before they hit the mainstream. If a competing magazine got to a story

Picnics & BBQs

Watermelon Cupcakes

My friend Dorna goes all out for birthdays. Her daughter Violet and Esme have been best friends since before they were three. I’m always teasing her about how crafty she

By Meal Type

Blueberry Cornbread

You know we love special requests here at SPC, right? When someone asks in a Tweet or a Facebook post for us to come up with new soups or vegetarian

Lunch

Artisanal Toasts

We’ve been talking “fresh” and “local” a lot lately. It’s that glorious time of year when local produce is everywhere: the grocery store, farmer’s markets, farm stands and, maybe, even

Summer

Peach and Blueberry Crostata

Do you look forward or back? It’s not a trick question, I really want to know! I’m not super nostalgic by nature. If anything, I err on the side of

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Baked Pita Chips and Fruit Salsa

Laura likes to raz me about my affection for corn chips. And you know what? I don’t care – I love corn chips and I don’t care who knows it.