I Yam What I Yam

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1. Calvin Leman says:

   November 17, 2009 at 3:34 pm

   Almost everybody eats red beets. Almost nobody eats sugar beets. Like yams and sweet potatoes, we eat what we know. I know sugar beets. They grow faster and bigger than red beets. Am I the only one?

2. Pat says:

   November 19, 2009 at 10:14 am

   I prefer yams when I can find them. U candy then with vanilla, butter, molasses and brown sugarfinished with cinnamon and nutmeg. Yum.

3. Tracy says:

   November 19, 2009 at 5:21 pm

   My dad is diabetic, so this year for Thanksgiving we are going to be doing something a little different. Here is one recipe that might help keep a traditional Thanksgiving ingredient, with a much healthier twist.

   Savory Sweet Potatoes

   3 lbs. sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
   3 tbs. olive oil
   1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
   1 teaspoon brown sugar
   1/4 teaspoon black pepper
   1/4 teaspoon onion powder
   1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
   1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary
   1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
   1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

   Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a small bowl, combine all the spices, and set aside. Toss the cubed sweet potatoes with the olive oil, and the spice mixture until they are thoroughly coated.
   Put potatoes into a 9×13 baking pan and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until tender! I made these for my dad, who has a MAJOR sweet tooth last year. He was a little sad not to have the traditional sweet potatoes chock full of butter and brown sugar and marshmallows, but he really liked these!

4. Stephanie says:

   November 2, 2010 at 10:50 am

   MMMM. yams. Enough said

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