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I love when people think outside the recipe box. Recently, my sister was making butternut squash soup and found it a bit lacking. Don’t ask how she went from soup to Sesame Street, but she remembered how each episode was brought to you by a letter and decided that in order to fix the soup it should be sponsored by the letter “C” (C for Christmas, perhaps?). So she went to the cupboard and added every spice that began with C: curry, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, and chili. Better, but not quite there.

Inspired by her Christmas themed soup, she took things a step further and replaced the milk with eggnog. The results were delicious.

Since I’ve already posted a similar soup recipe I thought her sweet potato casserole would do. Once again, made by my sister for Christmas, with an eggnog substitution. Once again, delicious.

While I can’t guarantee that every letter will produce a winner (the letter Q will pose some troubles, for instance), the alphabetical approach might spark some ideas. Treat your recipes as mere suggestions, and let me know what marvellous creations lurk behind the same-old, same-old.

Sweet Potato Casserole (a la Christmas)
Printable recipe
Serves 10

Filling Ingredients

• 3 cups cooked, mashed sweet potatoes
• 1/3 cup half & half (or eggnog)
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup sugar (optional)
• 2 eggs, beaten slightly
• 1 tsp vanilla

Topping

• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/3 cup butter

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F,
2. Butter a casserole dish (9 x 13 pan will do).
3. Mix filling ingredients together until well combined.
4. Mix topping ingredients until they resemble crumbs.
5. Sprinkle topping over sweet potato filling.
6. Bake 35 to 40 minutes.

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