We spent Thanksgiving this year at my Mom's home. For the past 3 years we have eaten the Thanksgiving meal at a local golf course - with a large and elaborate spread. Appetizers galore, Couple kinds of turkeys, ham, beef, potatoes, stuffing, and lots of dessert choices (including the famous CHOCOLATE FOUNTAIN).
Peanut has decided over the past couple of years that her favorite Thanksgiving dish is the Sweet Potatoes. I promised her that I'd make Sweet Potatoes for her this year... So my Thanksgiving culinary adventures innocently began...
A friend sent me a recipe - and it looked simple enough. Remember that it is very unusual for me to cook without the help of the recipe on the back of the box or a favor packet!!
The prep work went well - and I successfully baked the yams in the sugar/butter sauce.
However, I was aggressive in applying the marshmallows and didn't realize that they would expand at 500 degrees....
and flow over...
and burn in my Mom's oven...
and cause smoke...
and trigger ALL of the fire alarms in her condo...
and cause the dogs to howl...
and have to open all of the windows to air out the place
just a few moments before we were to sit down for the meal....
You can't buy holiday moments/memories like that!
They tasted great and Peanut loved them - which was the main point. I caused a little more stress for my Mom then I intended....
I guess if they had come off perfectly I wouldn't have anything to talk about! (And the pies that I purchased were wonderful!)
HAPPY THANKSGIVING, EVERYONE!
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