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    Janice Reynolds wrote a new post 10 years, 1 month ago

    ThumbnailI love the holidays and they are approaching fast. Like me, you can cook with minimal increase in your pain and stress.  All it takes is planning and discarding some common assumptions. For example, just because […]

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      petmom1 replied 10 years, 1 month ago

      I have to try your recipes this season, Janice. They have my mouth watering. Here is my contribution. I posted this last year in the Favorite Recipe Discussion Forum. It is one of the best sweet potato recipes I have found to date:

      Sweet Potato Casserole

      Preheat Over to 350 degrees

      Filling

      6-7 medium to large sweet potatoes (aka jams)
      1/3 c sugar
      3 eggs
      1 tsp vanilla
      1/3 c milk
      1/3 c butter (or margarine)
      1/2 Tb Amaretto (opt)

      Topping

      1/4 c brown sugar
      1/3 c pecans, chopped
      2 Tb flour
      2 1/2 Tb (1/2 stick) butter (or margarine), melted
      1 Tb Kahlua (opt)

      Boil sweet potatoes until done (test with fork, should enter easy)
      Combine cooked potatoes with remaining filling ingredients into a large bowl. Beat with mixer at medium speed or by hand using a masher until blended.
      Transfer into a greased (spray, oil, crisco or butter) casserole dish. Press into dish so that about 1 inch space is left at the top.

      Combine topping ingredients in a separate bowl. I food process the dry ingredients first then add them to the bowl followed by the melted butter. Mix so the topping is crumbly. Add to the top of the filling.

      Bake for 30-40 minutes, covered except for the last 10 minutes to allow for browning.

      Let rest 10 min before serving and then dig in! My friends and relatives love this version. It goes well with the holiday turkey dinner.

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      Noki4 replied 10 years, 1 month ago

      Wonderful tips and yummy recipes, thank you. We always go to my parents on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Eve for a big dinner with all of my siblings and all of our children and grandchildren, It is a wonderful family time to cherish.

      I still like to prepare a big dinner at our home also. I find out when all my children can be here and we then have our own Thanksgiving dinner and I always prepare a big dinner on Christmas day.

      I plan out what I am going to prepare and then work out the times to prepare everything. Turkey in the oven all night usually and it comes out with enough time before dinner to bake sweet potatoes and a couple other dishes that are baked. Last thing that comes out of oven is the homemade bread.

      Most of the meal is prepared in the oven so It works out well and I am not having to stand in the kitchen for hours.

      My advice is to plan out your menu and if possible pick foods that are baked. You can then put together a schedule of sorts as what bakes first and so on. It helps and is less stressful and less painful using the oven to prepare most of the meal. Happy cooking all!