Behold the glorious yams.
I am something of a yam connoisseur. I started perfecting my tasting skills at a young age and by now have yam consumption down to an art. For this reason I hold Thanksgiving in very high regard. For one glorious day I have a free pass to eat as many yams as I want! If I’m lucky there are even leftovers that I get to snack on during the week to come. Thanksgiving is my jam.
I have obviously sampled many a recipe in my day, but as far as I’m concerned the recipe I am sharing with you today is THE ONLY ONE worth bothering with. It is, quite literally, the best yam recipe ever. It was originally introduced into my life when I was a child by my “Auntie Barb”, a close family friend. Auntie Barb hosted an annual Friendsgiving gathering and made this every single year.
Auntie Barb eventually shared the recipe with my mom who started making it for our family Thanksgiving celebrations as well. This meant that I would get not one but two rounds of yams each year! Thanksgiving kept getting better and better.
After I moved to Southern California I no longer got to enjoy these yams each Thanksgiving Day. Last year I decided that enough was enough, I needed my yams! I resolved to start a new tradition that I could share with my husband and his family whom we spend Thanksgiving with and prepared my favorite yam recipe for the very first time. Needless to say the yams were a hit and will be what I contribute to Thanksgiving dinner for years to come.
This recipe is straightforward and probably impossible to mess up. It yields unbelievably delicious results, making it the perfect dish to share with your loved ones this Thanksgiving. It has been special to my family for years and I hope that it can become a part of your family’s traditions as well. Enjoy!