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What's Cooking Wednesday: Sweet Potato Shepherd's Pie

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Sweet Potato Turkey Shepherd’s Pie                 While it hasn’t been as cold lately as in years past, it’s still winter, and winter means comfort food.   Now just because I use the phrase “comfort food” doesn’t mean we need to end up in a food coma.   By adding some extra veggies and making some ingredient swaps- ground beef for ground turkey, white potatoes for sweet- a traditionally heavy winter staple becomes a lighter but still familiar and comforting dish. I make ours in individual oven safe stoneware bowls so I can customize the veggies for each of us, but it can totally be made in a regular casserole dish. 1 lb ground turkey 1 tbsp olive oil ½ tbsp. dried minced onions 1 clove garlic, minced 2 sweet potatoes, cubed ½ tsp all spice 1 tbsp butter ¼ cup milk or half and half ½ cup frozen vegetables of your choice  Salt and pepper for seasoning Gr...