Comments on: Candied Yams Gone Wild!

By: Arizona Solar Energy

Arizona Solar Energy — Mon, 03 May 2010 16:59:23 +0000

My family also does a week long celebration for Thanksgiving.. mainly because it’s hard to get everyone together on the same day, but we like to all get by to see my grandmother. She makes a slight variation of these candied yams and they are stinking DELICIOUS. Can’t wait to have them again this year..
-Sylvia

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 09:00:37 +0000

thanks for the info regan! i’m pretty sure i’ve read that before, but you know how long my brain retains much of anything! we definately missed you guys on thanksgiving (and i’m gonna miss you guys for xmas… booo ffyc, boo. ) and no joke about little-miss-i’m-a-hoey-bad-cook-Lee. i don’t really need canned veggies and a screen full of boobs when i’m looking for food inspiration…

thanks ashley! i totally agree about the whole sweet-savory thing! i just can’t seem to get enough!

By: aria

aria — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 19:48:01 +0000

happy turkey day to you both!! status report: i have butternut squash roasting, a cheesecake cooling, and stuffing in on the stove, woooohooo!!

By: Nicole

Nicole — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 18:44:30 +0000

Happy Thanksgiving!

By: Tyler

Tyler — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 20:26:24 +0000

Regan, that’s crazy about the Louisiana farmer naming yams. I wonder if he named it after the african yam that Rodney P. Sweetchops mentioned his comment where he yelled at us for calling them yams.

By: Ashley

Ashley — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 18:00:36 +0000

oh wow those looks so good… I’m used to having mine with mini marshmallows all over… not complaining but your version looks even better. The whole sweet/savory thing.. I LOVE it!

By: Regan

Regan — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 13:48:45 +0000

Did you know that a Louisiana sweet potato farmer coined the term yams? He created a new variety of the Sweet potato and wanted a way to market them as something different and better. I saw that on Good Eats! BTW, I totally agree with you on Sandra Lee. Not only is she annoying, she always finds a way to show off her Boobs! I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving, we will miss seeing Y’all.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 04:21:16 +0000

Rodney, i know and agree that they probably aren’t true yams but when you’re purchasing them from a farmers market where the farmers are selling several types of sweet potatoes as well as this root veggie that looks different from all the other sweet potatoes and they call it yams… that’s what i’m going to call it. who am i to challenge a farmers knowledge of his crop. Dad, if you’re reading this… could it be a yam?

michelle, I hate the sweet potato/yam holiday dishes with marshmellows! i actually am not really a big fan of marshmellows period. and like i told rodney, i agree, they probably aren’t yams, but when the farmer calls them yams, i’m not gonna fight with him. now if my local grocer called them yams… may then i’d beat the bastard up (or have t-gravy do it).