This turkey day I looked at the sweet potatoes and said "self, there must be
a better way".

I stocked up on Balsamic and then promptly forgot to use it - So I was
swimming in Balsamic Vinegar.

I took about 3/4 cup of the vinegar added the zest of 1 orange + the juice
of the orange (large naval) about 2 heaping tablespoons of sugar and reduced
the mess until it was about 1/2 the original volume.

Pealed and cut into chunks 5 medium yams/sweet potatoes (I don't remember
which I purchased) put them into a large bowl tossed them with the syrup a
little salt and pepper. Placed them into a round Pyrex casserole and zapped
them for 18 min in the nuker and refrigerated.

Come dinner time I reheated them covered in a 350 degree oven topped in the
last few minutes with some mini marshmallows - when lightly browned I served
them.

Good stuff even if I do say so myself.


So - any other surprises or first time recipes that worked?


Dimitri

On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 00:36:20 GMT, "Dimitri" >
wrote:

<snip>

>Come dinner time I reheated them covered in a 350 degree oven topped in the
>last few minutes with some mini marshmallows - when lightly browned I served
>them.

Dimitri! Marshmallows? On sweet potatoes? Ewwwww! Even James Beard in
his _American Cookery_ cookbook warns that you use these "at your own
risk."

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd...rethinking her admiration of Dimitri's
cooking skills

AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA


"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines

To reply, replace "spaminator" with "cox"

"Terry Pulliam Burd" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 00:36:20 GMT, "Dimitri" >
> wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
> >Come dinner time I reheated them covered in a 350 degree oven topped in
the
> >last few minutes with some mini marshmallows - when lightly browned I
served
> >them.
>
> Dimitri! Marshmallows? On sweet potatoes? Ewwwww! Even James Beard in
> his _American Cookery_ cookbook warns that you use these "at your own
> risk."
>
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd...rethinking her admiration of Dimitri's
> cooking skills
>

Are you anti Peeps?

Dimitri....

"Terry Pulliam Burd" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 00:36:20 GMT, "Dimitri" >
> wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
> >Come dinner time I reheated them covered in a 350 degree oven topped in
the
> >last few minutes with some mini marshmallows - when lightly browned I
served
> >them.
>
> Dimitri! Marshmallows? On sweet potatoes? Ewwwww! Even James Beard in
> his _American Cookery_ cookbook warns that you use these "at your own
> risk."
>
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd...rethinking her admiration of Dimitri's
> cooking skills
>

Are you anti Peeps?

Dimitri....

On Wed, 01 Dec 2004 12:12:52 GMT, "Dimiri" >
wrote:

>Are you anti Peeps?

Heaven forfend! I *love* Peeps (although I'd never admit to it in
public). I just don't think marshmallows belong on candied sweet
potatoes. OTOH, the DH and I have gone round and round about what
constitutes good turkey stuffing: he's pro-oyster stuffing and I'm
pro-cornbread stuffing. If I'd known about this character flaw of his,
I'd have had to rethink the whole marriage thing. Oysters in a turkey?
Yecchh!

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA


"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines

To reply, replace "spaminator" with "cox"