Ingredients
SPICY, CREAMY SWEET POTATOES
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 5 pounds sweet potatoes • 1 cup canned coconut milk • 1 tablespoon Thai red curry paste
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GOOD CHEER Beer lovers, rejoice! Idaho is the world’s largest hop producer, and more and more people are taking advantage of our agricultural bounty by opening breweries in the Treasure Valley. Share a few of these treasures with visiting family members and their only question will be “How did we not come here sooner?” 2. Let potatoes cool until they are safe to handle, then peel and mash. 3. In a small saucepan over low heat, combine coconut milk and curry paste. Once mixed, add the mixture, salt, half the sugar, and half the butter to potatoes. 4. 30 minutes before serving, heat oven t 425 F. Spread potato s in a baking dish, cover with foil, and bake for 20 minutes. 5. Uncover potatoes and dot with remaining butter and sugar. Broil until brown, crusty, and delicious. Serve hot. Inspired by The New York Times 1. Heat oven to 375 F. On a larg sheet pan, bake potatoes until v ry s ft, approximately 75 minutes.
Out-of-town relatives who are visiting for the holidays might wonder what makes Emmett so special. But we already know the Treasure Valley is full of gems — and we don’t just mean the rocks. Here are some additional reasons Emmett and The Gem State are great. WE’VE GOT SUNSHINE On average, we have 210 sunny days per year. Compare that to 144 rainy days in Portland and we can feel pretty happy about all our free vitamin D.
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365 DAYS OF GRATITUDE
Can you imagine writing 365 thank-you letters? It sounds like a lot, but the process of writing them (all by hand, mind you) turned one man’s life around when he thought he had nothing left to be grateful for. John Kralik is the author of “A Simple Act of Gratitude,” the book that chronicles his journey from hopelessness to joy through saying thank you. Kralik’s life felt at its lowest after a divorce and a failed year of business. During a hike on New Year’s Day, he had a realization: “I needed to learn to be grateful for the things I had, rather than to focus on the things I wanted, or the many things I felt I had lost,” Kralik describes. He made the resolution to write 365 thank-you notes over the year, and the experience changed his perspective. “I became grateful as I noticed the good things in my life,” Kralik says. In the month of Thanksgiving, it’s a good reminder about the power of saying thank you.
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