Here our some of Thanksgiving favorites! Sweet Potato Casserole and Ginger Lime Cranberry Sauce!
Sweet Potato Casserole
From Tawnie Elwood
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup maple syrup
1 1/2 tsp finely shredded lime peel
2 Tbs lime juice
1 12-ounce package cranberries (3 cups)
1 tsp minced fresh ginger
1. Stir together water, sugar, maple syrup, lime peel, and lime juice in a heavy, medium saucepan. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 3 minutes or until sugar has dissolved.
2. Add cranberries and continue to simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in ginger. Simmer, uncovered, 6 minutes more or until berries have popped and mixture starts to thicken, stirring occasionally.
3. Remove from heat and let cool. Makes about 2-1/3 cups (fourteen 2-tablespoon servings).
From Tawnie Elwood
4 cups of hot mashed sweet potatoes (or you can just use canned potatoes to save time)
1/3 cup of butter
1/4 cup of sugar
2 eggs beaten
1/2 cup of evaporated milk
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp salt
Mix potatoes, butter, and sugar together, beat in eggs, milk, vanilla, salt. Pour into a greased casserole dish.
Topping
mix together: 1/2 cup of pecans, 1/2 cup of brown sugar, 4 tbls of flour, and 4 tbls of melted butter. The mixture should be crumbly, sprinkle over the sweet potatoes to evenly cover
Cook casserole at 350 for 45 minutes
Ginger Lime Cranberry Sauce
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup maple syrup
1 1/2 tsp finely shredded lime peel
2 Tbs lime juice
1 12-ounce package cranberries (3 cups)
1 tsp minced fresh ginger
1. Stir together water, sugar, maple syrup, lime peel, and lime juice in a heavy, medium saucepan. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 3 minutes or until sugar has dissolved.
2. Add cranberries and continue to simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in ginger. Simmer, uncovered, 6 minutes more or until berries have popped and mixture starts to thicken, stirring occasionally.
3. Remove from heat and let cool. Makes about 2-1/3 cups (fourteen 2-tablespoon servings).
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