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Lightened up Senegalese Peanut Stew with Kale and Sweet Potatoes

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Was it a great summer or what? Guys, so many wonderful books, especially,  Americanah , by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and The Cooking Gene , by Michael W. Twitty. AND TRAVEL. Washington! Oregon! Arkansas! Kentucky! Mississippi! and back home to Austin, TX. Summer of ADVENTURE, and a slight fluffiness. So, back to Weight Watchers, right guys? Needing to back away from: The craft beer: The coconut cream pie: And the super worth it Mississippi fried deliciousness: This lady jumped back into her meetings. Last week we all dug around the app for new recipes to get back on track for fall. Voila! I ran across their recipe for  Senegalese Peanut Stew with Spinach and Sweet Potatoes , totally in keeping with the theme of Summer of Adventure, but less calories. Win. Win, win, win. AND IT WAS SO AWESOME!!!! Well, mostly. I added a bit more oil, and reduced the cooked time on some of the vegetables (I don't want mushy), switched soy sauce for the salt (ginger...