Twist on Yams

Kemren is my pickiest eater. He doesn't like beans, tomatoes, or yams, but I'm making him take bites of everything like a good mom:) I almost made him an Idaho potatoe today, and decided to not. So as soon as he saw the yams, he was complaining, "NO!!" all through dinner he said "NO!" Finally he had his bite, he said "Those are not yams. No way are those yams, what are they?" He's so cute!

Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

(I used yams)

4 small sweet potatoes

1/4 c brown sugar

3 Tbsp light sour cream

1 tsp fresh grated orange rind

1 Tbsp fresh orange juice

2 tsp butter (I used 2 Tbsp)

1 tsp pumpkin pie spice

2 Tbsp toasted pecans for garnish?

Pierce sweet potatoes several times with a fork. Place on an aluminum foil lined jelly roll pan.

Bake 350 for 1 hr 15 min

Cut a 1 1/2 inch stirp from the top of each potatoe, carefully scoop out pulp into a bowl (leave the shells intact)

Mash the pulp, with all ingredients ( I had premixed mine) Spoon back into the shells

Bake 350 for 10 min. Top with toasted pecans!

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip

Mykelin actually found and made these, she might make these her recipe, but till then... They are the best pumpkin cookies ever! "Just like little moist cakes". I was asking her to make me some cookies for YW, but she said she was tired of chocolate chip, peanut butter, snicker doodles, and sugar cookies, she said she will make any other kind of cookie.... I was proud of myself for thinking of pumpkin! She doubled this, and it made enough cookies!

PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

1 c butter (softened)

1 c sugar

1 c canned pumpkin

1 egg

2 c flour

1 ts cinnamon

1/2 ts salt

1/2 ts pumpkin pie spice

Preheat the oven to 350

Mix butter, sugar, and pumpkin till combined (will be lumpy)

add egg and mix well

Sift dry ingredients then add chocolate chips (or pecans) (or both:) to pumpkin mixture JUST TILL COMBINED,, (Scrape bowl as you go)

Drop tablespoons onto cookie sheet, and col till barely golden 10 - 12 min.

ice while they are still warm.

ICING

1/2 c brown sugar (packed)

3 Tb butter

4 ts milk

1/2 ts vanilla

1c powdered sugar

Combine first 3 ingredients in a saucepan, over low heat till sugar is dissolved Remove from heat and cool.

Whisk in powdered sugar till smooth

Spread a teaspoon of icing over each cookie, it should run down the sides a little bit..

Garnish with chopped pecans right away if you like nuts on it!