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Here’s the recipe for my Mashed Yams with Coconut  that was featured for October’s #twittersweetpotatoparty.

Ingredients

4-5  yams

1 cup of coconut milk (approximate)

1 stick of softened butter

salt to taste

goat cheese (optional)

Preparation

Wash the yams then bake the yams with skins on at 350 degrees for about 1 hour or until tender in the middle.  I poke the largest one with a chopstick.  If  it’s still tough I continue baking for another 15 to 20 minutes.

While still warm, remove the skins, then cut into chunks.

Place in a bowl with the  butter.  Start mashing and slowly add the coconut milk until you get the desired consistency.   I like it thicker for packing in a bento and creamier for eating right away!

Add salt to taste.

Garnish with crumbled goat cheese.

And speaking of  Twitter… We haven’t selected a theme for next month’s #twitterfoodparty.  Any suggestions?
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