What Sweet Valentine Will Make the Heart Smile?

You want to make a great meal for Valentine's Day.  (Eating out on that day can put you in a crowded restaurant with harried staff.)  An aphrodisiac sounds like the right ingredient for the meal, though this term often applies to pretty weird stuff, check out Rocky Mountain Oysters.   What does result in lifting moods are foods that taste good and increase serotonin, the "feel-good" hormone.  One such food is the sweet potato.  A warm sweet potato is a super comfort food.  Besides being versatile and great tasting, it is so nutritious.  This is definitely the sweet valentine that will make the heart smile. 

Actually, just a plain baked sweet potato is a marvelous food.  However, this versatile vegetable can be cooked in many different ways and I've included the link to four recipes for you to consider from my website.  Pictured above is a stew with turkey, sweet potato, and peanut butter.  (The combination of sweet potato and peanut butter is found in many versions of West African dishes, many of which are vegetarian.)   There are three other recipes featuring sweet potatoes, they include sweet potato wedges, sweet potato salad, and sweet potato and black bean burrito.