If you have gaped at every single page of Harry Potter book like me, then you would remember these lines from HP and HBP "Why are you worrying about YOU-KNOW-WHO? You should be worrying about U-NO-POO - The constipation sensation that's gripping the nation" - outside Fred and George's shop" LOL! Every time I read it, I laugh like I am reading it for the first time. Those two are a riot! Similarly though this is not a constipation matter, there sure is a sensation that's gripping the nation and that's Goji Berries. More and more people are curious about them and their benefits! I think it started with a claim by few companies that a man named "Li Qing Yuen" lived to a ripe old age of 252 yrs after having consumed Goji berries daily ( its an unsupported claim though!). I am not sure if I really want to live that long! The idea of cherishing every day sort of diminishes with the thought that I have many more to come!!!! Oh well - call me weird but that's exactly what I feel - and that's precisely why don't want to be a vampire either! And that could be the reason why even that devilishly handsome Robert Pattinson will never convince me to become one!!!!!!

Goji Berries to Robert Pattison!!! Trust me to switch topics with no rhyme or reason ! Anyways - the other day, I finally convinced myself into buying these freakishly expensive berries. It almost cured me of this inane habit of putting couple of dried fruits into my mouth the minute I open the container! They looked like red raisins and I thought why not - well indeed 'not' if you have same taste buds as mine. But plumped up in some water, they tasted quite good! I was planning to make some Mashed sweet potatoes for dinner and was wondering if I could throw in some of those berries along with it. This recipe told me that I could and so with few adaptations of my own, here is a very nutritious Sweet Mashed Potatoes with Goji Berries. I find sweet potatoes quite sweet (duh!) on their own, hence did not make caramelized sugar walnuts (there was also maple syrup in there) as suggested in the recipe, but you can follow their instructions if you have a sweet tooth.