And the Winner is...

The results to the vegetable poll are in and with a rousing 3 votes, Sweet Potatoes wins. So, here's my favorite sweet potato recipe. What I like best about this recipe is that it's done on the stovetop. I've only got one oven (poor me) and for holidays, like Thanksgiving, it's usually full and I don't have room to roast or bake sweet potatoes. This recipe came to my rescue. If you having ham this Easter, these would be a great compliment.

Mashed Sweet Potatoes
Source: Cooks Illustrated, Nov. & Dec. 2002 Issue


Ingredients:
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 4 pieces
2 tablespoons heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
2 pounds sweet potatoes (about 2 large or 3 medium potatoes), peeled and quartered lengthwise and cut crosswise into 1/4 inch thick slices
Pinch of black pepper
(Note: It's important to cut the potatoes into even size slices so they cook at the same rate)

1. Combine butter, cream, salt, sugar and sweet potatoes in a 3 - 4 quart saucepan; cook covered, over low heat. Stir occasionally, until potatoes fall apart when poked with a fork. 35- 45 minutes.
2. Off heat, mash sweet potatoes in saucepan with potato masher (I just use my small hand mixer and I've used regular butter and just reduced the salt a bit.) Serve.

Enjoy!