{"id":295,"date":"2013-11-19T12:32:06","date_gmt":"2013-11-19T18:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.suburbandiva.com\/?p=295"},"modified":"2013-11-19T12:32:06","modified_gmt":"2013-11-19T18:32:06","slug":"things-on-our-thanksgiving-table-sweet-potatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.suburbandiva.com\/2013\/11\/19\/things-on-our-thanksgiving-table-sweet-potatoes\/","title":{"rendered":"Things on our Thanksgiving Table–Sweet potatoes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanksgiving is hands down my favorite holiday. I love a day that focuses on what\u2019s good in life and then serves it up with gravy and football. There are no gifts, no decorations, no shopping other than the grocery store and I\u2019m there every day of my life anyway.<\/p>\n

My table–like yours–is a patchwork quilt of traditional family recipes, things I\u2019ve discovered along the way, my guest\u2019s tasty contributions and an annual new experiment. There are sacred things–the stuffing and the pumpkin pie–in which I never stray for fear of revolt, and there\u2019s things that can be a bit more adventuresome and no one will notice.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve used this sweet potato recipe for the past 15 years and it\u2019s one of my favorites. I\u2019ve made it so many times I had forgotten what the original recipe looked like, but here is a link to the 1997 issue of Bon App\u00e9tit.<\/em> Feel free to use more sweet potatoes (I always do) and adjust the seasonings accordingly. It can be made ahead and refrigerated, just make the topping right before baking.<\/p>\n

Awesome Whipped Potatoes with Brown Sugar Pecan Topping<\/a><\/p>\n

P.S. No marshmallows were harmed in the making of these delicious yams. <\/p>\n

\u00a92013 Tracey Henry<\/p>\n

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Thanksgiving is hands down my favorite holiday. I love a day that focuses on what\u2019s good in life and then serves it up with gravy and football. There are no gifts, no decorations, no shopping other than the grocery store and I\u2019m there every day of my life anyway. My table–like yours–is a patchwork quilt […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[5],"tags":[16,58,68],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3NIOM-4L","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":317,"url":"http:\/\/www.suburbandiva.com\/2013\/11\/30\/fall-recipe-wrap-up\/","url_meta":{"origin":295,"position":0},"title":"Fall recipe wrap-up","date":"November 30, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"To wrap-up November, Thanksgiving and autumn celebrations in general, here are some promised links to two recipes I served at Fakesgiving--my favorite holiday. 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