What what what??? YES, it’s one of the most traditional holiday fare to be had …

Sweet Potato Casserole!

If I missed out on a few dishes from year to year during the holidays, I would be okay … BUT don’t you dare leave this one off the menu! My goodness – heads would turn, tongues might even wag, but there would be war if you left out Sweet Potato Casserole.

For a savory vegetable option beside the casserole, add Brussels sprouts au gratin.

As you may gather, I’m a bit partial to this dish but even more so to this particular recipe. You see, my BFF’s mom shared this one with the family and for me it was like the Holy Grail of Sweet Potato Casseroles. AND of course we had to call it something else … Senator Russell Casserole, yes that’s what we called it. I’m originally from Georgia and we pride ourselves on many things from Peaches to Pecans to Sweet Potatoes among MANY other things. I have great memories of growing up in the South and most of my favorites include riding UN-restrained in the back of my BFF’s dad’s pick-up truck, going to Six Flags during the HOT summers and even going to my BFF’s grandfather’s farm to help with the sweet potato harvest one year. Every memory a treasure! As part of those memories, of course the holidays come in to play and all the gorgeous food that goes with it. And I found it even more important to try to enjoy those traditions when I lived overseas. I made sure that we had a Thanksgiving meal, even though it may have been a roast chicken instead of a turkey. I also made sure that my daughter got to stay home from school that day just to make it as much like “home” as possible (nope, the rest of the world doesn’t really celebrate or “observe” our Thanksgiving much). So I held on as tight as I could to keep my family in the loop when it came to my southern influenced traditions. Now we live even FURTHER south in even hotter Florida, but deary me – I’m all Georgia girl through and through, lol! So to uphold my love for Senator Russell Casserole … SWEET POTATOES indeed, I wanted to first thank mama Judy for sharing another of her favorites (and mine) with Little Figgy and to my BFF for being the most incredible friend ever – EVER!