Sweet-Spiced Sweet Potatoes

Happy Thanksgiving everyone, and while it's probably to late for you to get started on this recipe for your Thanksgiving meal, keep it in mind for Christmas, Hanukkah, Ramadan, etc., etc., because it's just that good.

I'd also like to take the time to apologize for not posting on my blog, whether it be a recipe or just a "guess what just happened to me", poem, dream, or whatever. I've just been so wonderfully busy at the Stockton Civic Theatre in their current production of "Oklahoma" that I've had precious little time to do anything else. I'm not complaining though. I love acting, and SCT is a great theatre with great people.

Anyway, onto the recipe;

SWEET-SPICED SWEET POTATOES

• 2 lbs sweet potatoes, peeled, and cut into 1/2" pieces*
• 1/4 cup packed golden brown sugar (or dark brown if you prefer)
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 2 tblsp butter or margarine, cut into 1/8 inch pieces
• 1 tsp vanilla

1. Combine all ingredients except butter (or margarine) and vanilla in crockpot (be sure to use a crockpot liner to make cleaning a breeze).
2. Mix well, cover and cook on LOW for 7 hours (or high for 4 hours).
3. Add butter and vanilla.
4. Gently stir to blend.

*Sweet potatoes come in many varieties, but the orange ones (sometimes called "garnet sweet potatoes") are technically yams. For a little extra color, use 1 lbs sweet potatoes, and 1 lb yams.