Southern Candied Yams

My mother made the best yams in the whole world and I am not kidding, well she was my mom so what can I say....

But her yams did melt in your mouth with lots of favor and look and smell so good.

You can tell a good candied yam dish just by looking at it....the color have a lot to do with it that bright orange and yellow color with that gloss of shine and that syrup of goodness.

What made the yams bright is the lemon juice and give it that clean and light taste.

I remember some one bought some candied yams to a church dinner and I just could believe how dark the dish of yams was.

I guess they used dark brown sugar and a lot of dark powder nutmeg and bake those potatoes in the oven to long,

Nobody did not eat those yams and I felt sorry for that sister or brother bring those to the church event.

Ohhhhhh I know what they did, they used the yams in the can and try to fix them up. please please don't ever uses sweet potatoes in a can to make candied yams.

Southern Candied Potatoes

Two cups water

3 medium potatoes cut peel and cut in 3 inch blocks

1 stick butter

1 teaspoon lemon flavor extract

2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup light brown sugar

1 tablespoon nutmeg

1/2 cup corn syrup

Directions Peel the sweet potatoes and cut them into 3 inch slices add water and all ingredients into a pot with a top.

Cover and cook 40 mins or 1 hour until liquid has thicken.

Southern Tomatoe Pie

When I see a lot of tomatoes mark down in food stores. I buy them and use them in lot of recipes. I make up recipes also and share with friends and family... and always share with you.

This Southern Tomatoe Pie. I did some changes, just a little because some of those tomatoes, I buy are kinda soft and not firm ones...

Well, I cook the soft tomatoes with some ingredients and pour the mixture into the pie crust and then finish it with the last details...

Recipe courtesy of Paula Deen

Ingredients

4 tomatoes, peeled and sliced.......Mines About 8 soft tomatoes

10 fresh basil leaves, chopped.....Mines dry 1 teaspoon basil

4 tablespoon olive oil.....Mines...

1/2 cup chopped green onion......Mines 1 cup green chopped green onions and 1 medium chopped onions

1 (9-inch) pre-baked deep dish pie shell

1 cup grated mozzarella

1 cup grated cheddar

1 tablespoon mince garlic......Mines

1/2 cup mayonnaise....Mines

1/2 sour cream.....Mines

Salt and pepper to your taste....Mines.... reole Seasoning

Recipe courtesy of Paula Deen Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Place the tomatoes in a colander in the sink in 1 layer. Sprinkle with salt and allow to drain for 10 minutes.
Layer the tomato slices, basil, and onion in pie shell. Season with salt and pepper. Combine the grated cheeses and mayonnaise together. Spread mixture on top of the tomatoes and bake for 30 minutes or until golden browned.
To serve, cut into slices and serve warm.

Mines Directions

Wash soft tomatoes and slice them... put them in a pan with olive oil on medium heat. add both onions and than garlic... and add spicy

Cooked until the mixture  medium is dry not too running..Place in a pie shell and follow the other details...