Oh pshaw, on Mon 27 Nov 2006 04:22:42a, Omelet meant to say...

> In article 9>,
> Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Oh pshaw, on Sun 26 Nov 2006 08:34:10p, Steve Pope meant to say...
>>
>> > Amarantha > wrote:
>> >
>> >> Nuts. Hot chillies. Rich desserts. Sweet potato. Although,
>> >> strangely, I always have room for ordinary potatoes...
>> >
>> > Not strange at all; potatoes are not very calorie-dense, especially
as
>> > compared to nuts.
>> >
>> > I make a curry sometimes that has a bag of cashews in it per
>> > pot of curry. I've done this for large parties and people end
>> > up satisfyingly full. Thousands of added calories by including the
>> > nuts. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> > ^^^^^^^^^
>>
>> Something I definitely do not need. :-)
>>
>> > Sweet potatoes are also not all that calorie-dense, but I suspect many
>> > people get sick of them after more than a few bites.
>>
>> Most of the time I'd rather have a baked sweet potato than a baked white
>> potato.
>
> That's why I made mashed yams this year and no white spuds at all.
> I served the yams the same way. Mashed with some shredded jack cheese,
> butter and pepper.
>
> No added sweetening! I don't think they need it and neither does dad. I
> never could wrap my brain around the serving of yams with marshmallows!
> <shudder> I know a lot of people like that dish but just thinking about
> it makes my teeth hurt!

My favorite way is baked, plain with butter and a bit of black pepper.

The only time I add any sweetening is when I make candied sweet potatoes.
Ya gotta add sugar for that. :-) Having said that, I add very thinly
sliced whole lemons which adds a really nice note and balances the
sweetness.

No marshmallows!!!

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Wayne Boatwright
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