Well Hello there beautiful people I hope everyone is having a nice day today

This week has really got me feeling down and cooking is my happy place so I put a lot of love into this recipe and want to share it with well … whoever decides to read this and try it out

I live down the street from a grocery store in Vancouver called H Mart which is a mainly Korean grocery store and they sell fresh hot Korean sweet potatoes and literally have to grab a bag every time I go there. They are at the top of the elevator when you arrive and it’s the first thing you smell and just cant resist. They are sweeter then the American versions and so much better in my opinion

The first time that I had them was on a trip to Korea and they wrapped them in foil, put them in the coal Bbq, and while they cooked the meat the potatoes roasted and it was the last thing we ate and nothing on it, just perfection. Sometimes it’t better to just let a product be and enjoy it for what it is 

So, I was making spanakopita and I don’t follow traditional recipes all the time so I was looking at these delicious sweet potatoes and decided to throw it in the mix. I have to say that I never want to make it any other way and my best friend agrees and well, she is never wrong. 

Lets talk about the basis of spanakopita 

Phyllo 
Spinach
Feta
Garlic 
Lemon 
Herbs

Certainly delicious on its own but I like to add a few extras

Obviously sweet potatoes
Cottage cheese I love to add
Ricotta cheese, Its mild and adds a lovely creaminess 

I wish I had more right now so I can eat them. Believe me when I say they are addictive. Tatziki is usually served with Spanakopita but my mother in Law who grows so much garlic gave me an enormous amount last Christmas and been on a year garlic kick so to make the tzatziki even better I have added a whole roasted garlic bulb. It might sound like a lot but when you roast it the flavour is much more mild. But feel free to add some fresh grated garlic as well its always a nice spicy kick. 

Oh and to clarify I am not still eating the garlic from last Christmas although you have no idea how long it took me to get through it. She brought me 2 burlap sacs of it. 2!!!!! So many different ways I had to come up to use it. 

All the leaves are falling here in Vancouver and although its so very very cold it really is beautiful all the colours, incase you were wondering why there was a couple leaves in my photo. Makes me smile and I again hope this recipe will make you happy as well