Thanksgiving Recipes

Although I would like to cook every recipe I see for Thanksgiving, sadly that would be impossible.  Here are the best of the best recipes I have found:

Sweet Potato Recipes:

This lens by the 777group has a to-die-for "Bourbon Laced Sweet Potato recipe

Picture courtesy of anitasarkeesian

Apple - Sweet Potato Bake via Raisin-toast.com 

This makes me drool!  Thanks raisin-toast.com!

With Sweet potatoes in season, these "Sweet Potato Oat Bars" from simpledailyrecipes.com don't have to be made just for Thanksgiving!

These look heavenly served with vanilla ice cream on top!  simpledailyrecipes.com

This one is from my friend Heidi...it sounds delicious with the cranberries!

This is how the marshmallows look, lightly broiled. You can go a little darker and it will still taste fine, you just don't want to char the marshmallows.

Berry Mallow Yam Bake

1/2 c. Flour

1/2 c. packed Brown Sugar

1/2 c. uncooked plain instant/quick oatmeal

1 tsp. cinnamon (or more to taste)

1/3 c. margarine - softened

2 -17 oz. cans yams - drained (sometimes I buy one of the larger cans and one smaller can, but close to 34 oz is fine)

1+ can whole berry cranberries (sometimes I do more than one can, depends on my mood and what else will be served)

*optional*- orange zest  (for a little tangy twist you can add the orange zest at any stage of the recipe.  I did enough to sprinkle a good coating across the top before I added the crumb mixture and everyone liked it.  If you're not sure, go light on the zest, or only do half.)

Miniature Marshmallows.  (**do NOT use the multi-colored marshmallows.  I did one year and when they melted it looked like vomit.  Also larger marshmallows tend not to melt evenly, if you don't use mini's I would recommend using scissors to cut standard marshmallows in half**)

~Combine flour, sugar, oats and cinnamon; cut in margarine.  Mix by hand until mixture resembles course crumbs.  Lightly toss 1 cup crumb mixture with yams and cranberries; arrange in 9x13" casserole dish.  Sprinkle top with remaining crumb mixture.  Bake in 350 degree oven for 35 mins.  Top with marshmallows and broil until lightly browned.  (You can use a handheld butane flame to brown the tops of the marshmallows, but I prefer the broil method as it melts the whole marshmallow more evenly)

Serves 8-10

~I think I got the original recipe from my Aunt Sherri years ago, but I've tweaked it a little over the years.  Hope everyone enjoys!