Spicy Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients:

• 2 small sweet potatoes (3/4 lb total)
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 1/8 tsp cayenne
• 1/8 tsp ground allspice

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Peel potatoes and halve lengthwise, then cut each half lengthwise into 4 wedges. Transfer to a shallow baking pan and toss with oil to coat. Combine salt and spices and sprinkle over potatoes. Roast potatoes in lower third of oven, turning over halfway through roasting, until tender and browned, 15 to 20 minutes total. 4 servings.

This recipe is from the January 2000 issue of Gourmet Magazine. Since it is a quick side dish to serve with almost any type of meat, we keep a shaker jar of the combined spices on hand.