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The Debrief ^ | September 04, 2025 | Micah Hanks

[Red Badger]

Gardening Ping!...................

[FLNittany]

That’s great, but personally I don’t like the taste so much. Especially sweet potato fries. Never understood the attraction.

[Liz]

Easy Sweet Potato Bake
A crispy crust and tender center, this is delicious.

Ing 1.5 pounds sweet potatoes peeled 5 tbl butter melted 2 tbl fresh
rosemary & thyme 1/2 tsp garlic salt 1 tsp pepper 1/2 c Parm, flaky sea salt for serving

Method Lightly grease cast iron skillet. Mandoline or slice peeled potatoes thinly. Transfer to bowl and add melted butter, herbs, seasonings and Parm; evenly coat potatoes. Layer slices in cast iron skillet in circular shape. Foil pan; bake 400 deg 40 min. Remove foil; cook 20 min more– set oven to broil last couple minutes for crispier topping. Top with more fresh herbs & sea salt; serve hot.

[ryderann]

“... I don’t like the taste so much. Especially sweet potato fries”

Just wait until they start frying them in lard or tallow!

[piasa]

I love those, so did my Dad.

[johnnygeneric]

I don’t care. I despise sweet potatoes. A sweet potato casserole is an absolute abomination.

[Red Badger]

Sweet Potato Pie is delicious!................

[Sirius Lee]

I make these bad boys in the colder months:

[sonova]

10-4 Yuck! Family loves them, my Ex is the Sweet potato pie maker on Thanksgiving. They go crazy. It disgusts me....

But to each his own...

[Diana in Wisconsin]

I love Sweet Potatoes. They’re hard to grow up here, but it can be done. They’re cheap enough to buy, as are all root crops in Wisconsin, so I usually don’t devote any garden space to them.

[johnnygeneric]

>cough< >cough< GAG!!!

[Openurmind]

“Sweet Potato Pie is delicious!................”

Tastes just like pumpkin in a pie.

[Openurmind]

They also make a great bread Liz...Tastes just like pumpkin bread...

[Liz]

I don’t care. I despise sweet potatoes. A sweet
potato casserole is an absolute abomination.

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Well, go ahead......vote Democrat.....see if I care.

[Republican Wildcat]

Don’t like the fries at all.

Regular baked with the cinnamon, butter, and brown sugar...I like that. And the casserole with the marshmallows.

[logi_cal869]

I tried. I really did try, but I have such a low tolerance for the taste of sweet potatoes that it would literally have to cure cancer for me to force it down, no matter how it’s doctored.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Red Badger. As Thanksgiving approaches in the US, remember all, the sweet potato and the yam are two different things.

[sauropod]

Bkmk to cook

[DataJunkie]

Sweet potato fries with apple butter to dip ‘em in, yum!