…I type as I’m going back and forth with two different families about Thanksgiving menus, aka MY SUPER BOWL. 
I love meal planning so much, it’s just the best.
THESE, also, are just the best, I present to you, Grandmother’s Sweet Potatoes. My grandmother was a lifelong reader, and very often would send me recipes or clippings of food articles she found that she thought would interest me (they all did, I adore reading about food). I think that’s how this recipe came to be; she found a version of it in the newspaper or in a magazine, then my dad started making it once he took on Thanksgiving for our family. We have these sweet potatoes every Christmas and Thanksgiving, and I’ve already made them once this year for a Friendsgiving! They are SO good, and really different from anything else sweet potato you’ve had before, I can almost promise.
First and foremost, this entire recipe can be made in the microwave, which is huge when it comes to fighting for oven space before big meals. We’ve finished these in the oven or microwave, and I swear you can’t tell the difference one way or another. The sweet potatoes are also initially baked in the microwave, which saves time and doesn’t heat up the whole dang house. THEN, the potatoes are mashed with lemon juice and orange juice and just a teensy hint of salt, sugar, and butter. The mixture goes into a baking dish, is nuked or baked a little more, and the lightest, brightest sweet potatoes ever are ready for your Thanksgiving table.
Reviews last weekend included “I was not expecting to like these at all but I did!” So, there. Glowing? Glowing!
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