4 sweet potato soup with buttered pecans Recipes

sweet potatoes (about 2 or 3 skinny ones, peeled and cubed), carrots, peeled and diced, stalks celery, sliced, onion, diced, garlic cloves, minced, chicken broth or 4 cups vegetable broth, chipotle chiles in adobo, chopped, ginger, cinnamon, ground nutmeg, lime juice (juice of 1 lime is what the recipe calls for), olive oil, salt, pepper, sour cream, butter, pecans, chopped, cinnamon, dried chipotle powder, salt

onion, diced, garlic cloves, peeled & crushed, sweet unsalted butter, sweet potatoes or 2 lbs yams, peeled & cut into 1 inch cubes, vegetable broth, cinnamon sticks, star anise, fresh rosemary, quatre-epices, sea salt, cinnamon, heavy cream, chopped pecans

chopped onion, chopped leek, washed well and drained, garlic cloves, minced, carrots, sliced thin (about 1 1/2 cups), bay leaf, unsalted butter, sweet potatoes, a 1/2-lb russet (baking) potato, chicken broth plus additional for thinning the soup if desired, dry white wine, water, chopped pecans, unsalted butter, creme fraiche or sour cream as an accompaniment