Winter sunshine latkes (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
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Curried lamb pasties with spicy sweet potato and tamarind (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)
Recipe: Sweet potato pancakes with brown sugar butter sauce.
Sweet potato pie with pecan streusel (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times)
Recipe: Thelma Moore’s sweet potato souffle
Recipe: Zea’s sweet potato bread pudding with rum sauce
Sweet potato chile soup (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)
Sweet potato hash with pancetta and rosemary (Stefano Paltera/For the Times)
Recipe: Sliced sweet potato pie
