Comments on: Thanksgiving on a Budget: Sweet Potato Casserole and Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes

By: 4ddintx

4ddintx — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:00:13 +0000

To get sweet potatoes to mashing consistency, I always boil them, with the skin on, until a fork comes out easily. Then, once they cool a bit, the skin slips right off, then add your extras and mash away.

Hope that helps. The fresh sweet potatoes are so much better than canned.

By: madeline

madeline — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:24:41 +0000

Can someone please anwser the question posted by Mandy reguarding how to get sweet potatoes to mashing consistency? This will be my first time working with sweet potatoes also and I am a little nervous since I am making these for my new soon-to-be BIL.

Thanks

By: Great-Granny Grandma

Great-Granny Grandma — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:22:00 +0000

Those mashed potatoes sound yummy. I’m definitely going to try that recipe out.

By: Jennifer C

Jennifer C — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:20:37 +0000

Just wanted to let you know I got a Walmart add today for today through Thanksgiving and they have sweet potatos for $.25/pound and some other really good deals on baking stuff, like Campbells cream of chicken or mushroom for$.60 ea.

By: lipsticktocrayons

lipsticktocrayons — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:25:09 +0000

These rock! I never thought to use my Kitchenaid mixer to mash potatoes. Duh!

By: mandy atkinson

mandy atkinson — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:30:06 +0000

how do you get the sweet potatoes to mashing consistency? Do you peel and boil like regular potatoes or do you bake and peel? I don’t have any experience with sweet potatoes at all. I am hosting Christmas dinner for the first time this year and I’m starting to fear it’s not going to be as good as my mother’s has always been.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:47:51 +0000

I just bought sweet potatoes for $.25/lb at walmart in the DFW area! woohoo!
I cant wait for the day when I get to cook my own Thanksgiving spread, right now we fight over going to my family or my in-laws.

By: Carrie

Carrie — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:38:30 +0000

I will be making my mashed potatoes this week, using a technique I learned on Wise Bread:
1) scrub and half a large bag of potatoes (I’ll do 5 pounds, probably)
2) bake them for about an hour
3) scoop insides into mixer bowl, and add your regular add-ins (by the way I love the idea of adding cream cheese, mmm)
4) use the potato skins as a tasty appetizer. you can freeze them just as they are in a freezer bag and put them in oven before serving.

This works out really great for us this year because i’m having a birthday party for myself Saturday. so there will be a tater skin bar at the party, then we’ll eat the insides on Thursday. My only dilemma is finding room in my freezer to store the potatoes until next week! What with all the Jewel Catalina deals and all the pumpkin puree I’ve made, it’s jam packed.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:21:21 +0000

Oh but I cut the sugar back quite a bit when making the casserole. I find it is too sweet with all that sugar!

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:20:28 +0000

Mmm sweet potato casserole is one of our favorites. It is like dessert in a vegetable form!

I always make my mashed potatoes in the Kitchen Aid mixer, makes them nice and creamy!

By: Andrea @ Mommy Snacks

Andrea @ Mommy Snacks — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:16:44 +0000

While I’m not making T-giving dinner, these are two really good (and easy) recipes I’ll be trying for sure!! Thanks

By: Sadie

Sadie — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:55:08 +0000

Whoa…. mashed potatoes with the Kitchenaid? And how do I do that??? (I begged and pleaded for years for a Kitchenaid mixer and now I don’t really know what to do with it – I usually just do things by hand still!)

By: Gail

Gail — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:52:38 +0000

Oooh…these recipes look yummy! Thanks for sharing and I’ll be definitely making them for our Thanksgiving meal. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!

By: anonymous

anonymous — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:51:24 +0000

Sweet potato casserole sounds good. Why not use the “Steam n’ Mash” sweet potatoes that some of us probably have in the freezer from previous (free after coupon) deals? I probably won’t make a turkey breast this year for my DH and myself. I’m planning on making the filet mignons that I got from the Omaha Steaks deal (remember the deal? BTW I did not get the free steak burgers either!LOL)
I will also make pumpkin pie, the canned Libby’s pumpkin I got a few months ago on clearance at Walgreens for $0.40 a can, the condensed milk I got last week at Walgreens very cheap, too with coupons. Publix has Keebler’s pie crust on sale (last day today) for $0.99. I got to go there now…

By: Jessica

Jessica — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:39:51 +0000

Sweet Potatoes are .43cents/lb this coming week (my ad runs from thurs – weds.) !!! I think I’m REALLy going to stock up! Now all I need are some healthy recipes to make and freeze….
Any ideas?

By: nikki

nikki — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:38:58 +0000

My MIL gave me the potato recipe and not only is it nice because you can make them ahead of time, but they are some of the best mashed potatoes I have ever had.

By: Lana

Lana — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:09:37 +0000

We love those sweet potatoes too. I cut the sugar in half and we don’t even miss it. Food Lion has sweet potatoes for 29 cents a pound this week.

By: Sherri

Sherri — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:55:56 +0000

Your sweet potatoes look a lot like my MIL’s recipe. I was a fool for years to not try it- what I was missing! That’ll teach me to be picky. One suggestion- you could substitute graham cracker crumbs for the nuts in the topping. Way cheaper than the nuts, but it still adds some texture. My family loves it that way.

By: Noelle

Noelle — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:55:39 +0000

our Kroger’s had sweet pots for 33 cent/lb this week!!!

By: Emily

Emily — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:48:26 +0000

Thank you for this recipe! We do the sweet potato casserole each year (for the past 3 or 4) and I don’t have a specific recipe, so I’ll try this one. Also, our Kroger has sweet potatoes for .37 a pound this week, so if there’s no Aldi nearby you can get them there – it’s almost the same price.