I’m using this s’mores recipe for the Creative Cooking Crew’s chocolate theme, which I got to pick this month.  I could have gone super fancy with something like this,  but I think the most creative  dish is often the one that is simple but not usual.

When I was in France last year, I had a cooking lesson making a chocolate tart with lots of freshly grated ginger and that was my inspiration for a tortilla s’mores ginger chocolate pizza.

Before I get to the s’mores recipe, I have tell you about Retro Rose’s latest chat, because maybe you’ve had a hard week like I have and need some humor.

I just got off the phone with Retro Rose (my mom). Tears streaming down my cheeks. From Laughter.

She started telling me about a man named Joe who rented a room in her house about 20 years ago. She found porn on his computer, although I don’t know how, because she doesn’t know how to turn a computer on. She took a look and without hesitation, she threw the computer from the second floor back window into the yard.

Then she called the police, her pastor, and her therapist.

 In other words she called on her people, her community, her strength tribe.

As I was picturing the computer being flung from a room that I used to sleep in, taking with it all the things she considered unsavory, I couldn’t stop laughing. She really should have her own reality TV show. He and his computer were quickly history.

Just think of how Retro Rose could inspire women to deal with certain issues, instead of looking the other way. She could have taught Hillary a thing or two, and yes, she would have been pitching things onto the white house lawn. She would be a hit on youtube!

Makes me wonder about I handle things when I feel someone has crossed the line. I only remember once in my life getting crazy to that extent, but I’ve never thrown things out of the second floor window.

While, I’m wondering what I would do,  I’m going to sweeten life up a bit with a twist on a childhood favorite.

Tortilla S’mores with Gingered Chocolate

If you’ve never considered using tortillas for dessert, you are missing out, especially this s’mores recipe. The tortilla is covered in graham cracker crumbs, topped with gingered chocolate and of course, marshmallows. It’s simple. It’s easy. It’s fun.

I used raw tortillas, but you can use store-bought ones, as I tested them both ways. Try it with ice cream and crunchy graham crackers. Or for another twist, use nutella. You might find more fun ways to make this, and I’d like to hear about that.

S’mores ala Mode

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Tortilla S'mores Dessert

A creative twist on S'mores using tortilla.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 2 minutes minutes

Total Time 7 minutes minutes

Servings 4

Author Angela Roberts

Ingredients

• 1 large raw tortilla can use store bought already cooked
• 1 egg white
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs from crackers 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips or melting chocolate
• teaspoon freshly grated ginger
• 1/2 cup mini-marshmallows

Instructions

• Preheat broil on low.
• Beat egg white with a fork until frothy. Add in a tablespoon water.
• Make graham cracker crumbs from graham crackers, either in food processor or manually (plastic bag) and rolling pin. The rolling pin method will provide bigger crumbs but that's okay.
• Heat a stick free pan with butter or cooking spray.
• Divide graham cracker crumbs in half.
• Dip tortilla into egg white and then graham cracker crumbs.
• Fry in non-stick pan, about one minute on each side.
• Transfer to flat baking sheet.
• Add chocolate, ginger.
• Add enough of remaining graham cracker crumbs as sprinkles. (may not use all).
• Top with marshmallows.
• Broil on low for 2-3 minutes or until just golden brown. Check at each minute.
• Cut into 4 servings.

Some of my Favorite Chocolate Desserts

Chocolate Cake with a video

Biscuits with Chocolate Gravy

Best Ever Flourless Chocolate Cake

Molten Chocolate Cakes

Chocolate Cake with Bourbon Ganache

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Biscuits with Hot Fudge Sauce

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Sweet Potato Tacos make for a great lunch or dinner, but throw an egg in there and have a little breakfast too.

My kitchen cooking often gets its inspiration from eating out.  I often tell people, “if you want to learn to cook, eat out, taste food, get exposure to flavor, textures and good dining experiences.”

I recently ate at fantastic new restaurant in Nashville called, The Southern and I wrote about it here. It’s modern, sophisticated and homey all at once with a caption over the open kitchen that says, “South of Somewhere.”

That’s how I feel about these sweet potato tacos.

One night before vacation, we were trying to eat what was left in our pantry. That’s how we discovered that a baked and sliced sweet potato tucked inside a grilled tortilla  is dreamy and the  Plain Jane Sweet Potato Taco was born. Our friend who ate with us said it tasted like pastry. We all fought over the last piece.

But Plain Jane evolved, dresses herself up with kale and became the Tuscan Sweet Potato Taco. This salad found here was also inspired by a restaurant, the Tavern. Their signature Tuscan kale salad with toasted almonds, olive oil, lemon and pecorino is bright and lively and gives the sweet potato lovely Mediterranean notes.

I use raw tortillas from Tortilla Land, and you can find out why here or see them in another taco recipe here. Grilling raw tortillas is part of what makes these taste so good, but you could use any kind of tortilla.

So far, I’ve made sweet potato tacos three different ways, but there are endless ways in my mind. You can add more spice, heat, sugar or butter. Just know that sweet potatoes stuffed into a warm tortilla is a great idea. You can even fold them like  a little burrito.

Three Ways to Eat Sweet Potato Tacos

Plain Jane: Grilled tortilla and Sweet Potato, touch of butter or touch of olive oil, salt and pepper.

Tuscan Romeo: Sweet Potatoes, Kale Salad (made with olive oil, lemon, pecorino cheese and toasted almonds).

Southern Belle: Sweet Potatoes, shallots, toasted pecans or walnuts, crunchy red cabbage.

I sauteed a few shallots because I think shallots bring out something special when I made sweet potato lasagna.

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Sweet Potato Tacos, Southern Style

Three ways to eat sweet potato tacos, Plain Jane, Tuscan Kale, or Southern Style.

Servings 4

Ingredients

• 2 sweet potato or one very large
• 1 -2 large shallots sliced thinly (enough to sprinkle sauteed on 4 tacos)
• 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil or oil of your choice or butter
• 1 cup chopped red cabbage
• 1/4 cup pecans can use any nut of your choice, and can caramelize if you want to take this sweeter.
• YOGURT SAUCE
• 1/2 cup plain yogurt
• 1 teaspoon maple syrup
• 1/4 teaspoon dried chile peppers of your choice or 1/2 teaspoon sriracha sauce
• 4 raw tortillas
• salt pepper

Instructions

• Bake sweet potato at 375 for 50-60 minutes until potato is soft. Peel, and slice to desired thickness.
• Saute shallots in oil, until soft, golden. Add sweet potatoes and saute for a few minutes to brown.
• Chop red cabbage finely. You can opt to toss it with the yogurt sauce or assemble in layers. I assemble in layers.
• YOGURT SAUCE
• Mix yogurt with maple syrup and hot sauce. Mix to your own taste, making it as sweet as you want or as spicy. I like little bit of a kick and not too sweet.
• Season with salt and pepper
• COOK TORTILLAS
• If raw, 30 seconds on each side on griddle. If you have purchased cooked tortillas, grill until warmed through.
• ASSEMBLE
• Sweet potato, red cabbage, nuts, yogurt sauce

Notes

You can make this your own. Sometimes I caramelize the nuts by heating 1 tablespoon of butter and 2 tablespoons of brown sugar and a teaspoon of white corn syrup. When that bubbles, I add a cup of nuts and heat on medium low heat for 5 minutes. You won't use the full cup of nuts, but they are good for snacking, or salads.

You may not use all the yogurt sauce or may want to use more.

Other Sweet Potato Dishes from Spinach Tiger

Sweet Potato Lasagna

Purple Lime Roasted Sweet Potato Fries

Sweet Potato Ravioli

Sweet Potato Frittata

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