Comments on: Speaking of Sweet Potatoes

By: Tarrant/TW

Tarrant/TW — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:23:16 +0000

Uh, maybe you are thinking of another Ambrosia? Oranges are in season in winter. Coconut on sale in winter.

By: sassymonkey

sassymonkey — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:13:42 +0000

I do mashed sweet potatoes at Christmas. With orange zest, honey and ginger.

Is ambrosia a Thanksgiving thing? It seems…more summery.

By: Tarrant/TW

Tarrant/TW — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:09:27 +0000

I will do! She will be pleased to hear it!

By: Tarrant/TW

Tarrant/TW — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:09:01 +0000

That sounds really good Dee. I may have to try that.

By: Dee

Dee — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:59:39 +0000

My kids and I love the way my mom cooks sweet potatoes. She melts together alot of butter and brown sugar, pours it over the cooked and cubed sweet potatoes in a shallow baking dish and bakes them for a long time until they turn into dark bits of sweet potato candy. Every year my mom says “Oh no I overcooked the sweet potatoes. They’ve turned into rocks.” No mom, they’re perfect.

By: Denise

Denise — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:17:06 +0000

First, don’t start saying “bless her heart” when talking about your mother. That’s the kind of thing that catches on and I don’t think we want that.

Next, heck no. Too much work. I don’t need my food to look pretty.

Also, you’re right. I don’t want mashed sweet potatoes but if we’re going to have them then they shouldn’t be anywhere near oranges or orange juice. OJ is the work of the devil.

By: Packrat

Packrat — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:52:38 +0000

What a wonderful idea! Please tell your mom “thank you”.