Day 39: Coconut Yams
Pretty good! Tonight I took advantage of a microwave bag of yams picked up at Trader Joe's last week. Cooking couldn't have been simpler: slit the bag, toss it in the microwave for eight minutes, mash the contents, then start doctoring. The bag's doctor directions called for 4 tablespoons of maple syrup and 6 tablespoons of butter. OH MY! Of course it's good with that much sugar and fat! My version is considerably lighter and certainly tastes like - surprise! - yam because its own flavor isn't masked by sugar and fat. And my version would probably make your real doctor happier, too. Even so, Coconut Yams are higher in calories than I prefer for an every-day vegetable. Yams do taste a bit like the sweet potatoes we're more used to. Their texture is different, starchier and heavier, though not unpleasantly so. COCONUT YAMS Active time: 5 minutes Time to table: 15 minutes Makes 6 half-cup servings 20 ounces Trader Joe's diced yams in microwavea