Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Good Gawwd Thats a Big Tater!


What is it about a cool fall day and sweet potatoes? They just seem to go hand in hand. I remember as a kid, I loved them so much. I would cut up my pork chop and mix it all together.

 Tonight for our supper, we are having left over ribs from Sunday; everyone wants corn, but not me.  I don’t care for canned yams, or sweet potato soufflĂ©. Just give me the red beauty baked in the oven, and smothered in butter.

 So, I took off to the produce stand. Much of what they had was from Georgia and small.  When I get a sweet tater, I want a big one.

Then I found another box. Yeah that is what I am talking about!
Big, red, and sweet and exactly, what I needed to bring a smile to my face.

I get the kids, home and walk in with my treasured beauty.
Wash it off, and then Senior says: “good gawwd that’s big!
Are you hungry or something?”

“Why yes I am, is that a problem”? I said with a raised eyebrow….

“Uh no..just sayin..thats big”

“MmmmHmmmm” I say
 
I clean up my tater, and wrap her in foil. I preheat the oven to 390 and gently place it on the rack to bake. Ohhh! I can’t wait to inhale that delicious smell at supper time. To cut her open and let my taste buds absorb my first sweet potato of the fall season

 

9 comments:

  1. I just harvested 10# of sweet potatoes. Mine were huge because I had never grown them before and didn't know when they were ready so they got big ☺ The other night I mashed some, added butter, brown sugar, and threw in some mini marshmallows MMmmm! I traded some to the neighbor for green beans, homegrown green beans are really tasty, next year I will grow enough to put some up. Enjoy your dinner, it sounds good!
    P.S. I am making myself not comment anymore on politics! I get pretty riled up and stay that way all day, so sorry if I seemed crazy on your last post cuz I was LOL!!!!!

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    1. Yes it was very yummy. I wish I was your neighbor too-I would have taken some off your hands as well.

      Nahhh you werent a crazy person..It is just such a heated election, that I will be glad when its over and either the entire world as we know it collapses or Mitt gets in there and really starts to turn things around. Either way I am ready. : )

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  2. I love baked sweet potato. I do mine in the microwave and put lots of butter on it. YUMM!

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  3. Looks good now that I know what it is - I thought when I first saw the photo it was a turkey breast! I am visiting from Beth Marie!

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    1. Well Welcome Chatty ! Glad you found me and stopped by. Come back again as often as you wish.

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  4. I am oddly attracted to sweet potatoes now in a way that makes me feel uncomfortable and it's ALL YOUR FAULT!!!!

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    1. Ha Ha Ha! Who would of thought a post about sweet potatos would generate so much interest.

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