Thanksgiving wouldn’t be the same if the sweet potatoes disappeared from our Southern tables.  Some of us like them candied, some with marshmallows melted on top, some mashed with brown sugar and butter, some with just butter, some in a pie.   However they come to the table, though, they bring the smell and flavor of fall.   On occasion, they also generate lively table discussions as to what, exactly, is the difference between a sweet potato and a yam? Most Southern cooks will say that the yam is a darker orange and a “tad” sweeter than the sweet potato but…

“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few” – Winston Churchill, WWII Answering their country’s call to duty, our warriors have been sent all over the world to defeat those who wanted to take from us our freedoms and our tangible riches.  Our warriors all came back – some only in spirit, their bodies left on foreign soil, some physically but wounded either in body, mind, or spirit.   We honor and remember their service by setting aside special days: Memorial Day, 4th of July, Veterans Day and erecting monuments.  But so…