sistawendy | ATTN domichan and oracle2c

Says Her Nibs,

Here's the long-awaited for recipe. You can substitute a hard, sweet winter squash for all or part of the sweet potatoes, too. Butternut or kabocha would be a good choice. Cook it first and scoop out the flesh, then proceed as with the recipe below.

1 Tbsp butter
3 lbs sweet potatoes cooked -- either bake them and scoop out the flesh,
or peel, cut into chunks and steam
2 tart apples -- granny smith or pink lady work very well -- peeled and
cut into chunks. If you're steaming the sweet potatoes, then steam the
apples at the same time. Otherwise, cook it up in a little water until soft.
1/2 cup apple cider or juice or even orange juice boiled down to 1/4 cup
1 Tbsp bourbon or brandy or whiskey
1 tsp fresh minced sage. Don't use dried. Use fresh.
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
about 1/2 tsp salt

Once the veggies and apples are cooked and the juice reduced, bung it all in a food processor with the rest of the ingredients and puree until very smooth. You could just mash it all with a masher for a more rustic texture, too, but I like it really smooth.

If you want, you can freeze this. You can also put it into an oven-proof dish, top with some breadcrumbs that are mixed with a little butter and cinnamon and bake it until brown and crunchy on top. But I think it's magnificent without it. You can also leave out all the butter and it still tastes great.

If you want nutritional info, e-mail me.

oracle2c, if you're ever in the area again and stopping for coffee, you should call. I might walk up and meet you.

In other news, I haven't mentioned (here) that glucosamine seems to be fending off my runner's knee. What's weird is that even three-plus weeks later, I keep expecting movements to hurt that don't anymore.

How do I spell relief? Getting a work project done that took me about eight days when I estimated about five.