Borrowing generously from Tom, I drained the yams and added a teaspoon of rum flavoring to the liquid, then about 1/3 cup of brown sugar, and cooked a slice of bacon until it was cripsy, then cut it into pieces and tossed the yams back in with the bacon to simmer while the dinner cooked.
I think it will be very good!
But of all things, my Gizmo can opener died and I struggled with the hand operated one. Not good on the joints. A new Gizmo is on my list for Christmas presents to myself.
Your preparations for contribution to the Thanksgiving feast sound absolutely delicious!
I love going outside on Thanksgiving day, just to smell the air.
Gained a new appreciation for yams recently.
Went and had dinner with some friends I hadn’t seen in a decade. Rhonda diced up a half pound of bacon, did not drain it, added 3 large yams peeled and diced, large yellow onion diced, and two tablespoons of minced garlic. Various salt/pepper/oregeno and some judicious frying later... Delicious...
I brought some ribeye steaks from Sam’s Club. Had used a Kentucky Steak Shake seasoning that has large salt grains in it. Let that sit over night in the fridge so that it soaked all that flavor into the meat. Charcoal grilled to medium-rare perfection.
It was a great night...
Two things that were stand-out excellent about today’s meal: the yams and the pie. The rest of it went into the garbage.
WORST Hungry Man turkey dinner I’ve EVER had.
As to the search for the Gizmo, Amazon has them for $228+ (why I seldom shop on Amazon) and eBay has them from $25 (”pre-owned”) to $99 new. I found one for $80 that is in an open box, but that was just cursory. I’ll look again when I have time to compare offers. I prefer new, unopened.
So for me, another Thanksgiving has come and gone.