Mad About Food: Perfecting pie

It is now time for the holidays and what better way to celebrate than with great family and amazing friends. Now that COVID guidelines have been lifted, we can truly enjoy this holiday season. It is back to group photos, candid moments and freedom to be close to your loved ones.

This holiday season is off to a good start. I found myself reminiscing back to my childhood when my family lived in a duplex house and how simple life was back then. There were no grand gestures to speak of, just a lot of love to embrace.

Food always comes with the holidays and with such a big family, a lot was required. That meant that it was all hands on deck preparing for holiday meals. I miss those days. My grandma made almost everything from scratch and for the most part, so do I. My grandma also was great at making homemade desserts. She loved sweets. I loved her fruit pies, but everyone always raved about her Sweet Potato Pie.

This pie seemed to be so simple, but I guess it was a bit too simple for me because as an adult, I struggled for years to make it just like my grandma. But I have finally mastered it. Well, maybe not mastered it, but I’ve definitely come close.

I used a store bought crust this time because I had enough anxiety about the sweet potato filling, so I thought I’d be kind to myself and purchase the pie crust from the store.

I recommend passing on canned sweet potatoes. I also opted out of using nutmeg and allspice. I felt like the cinnamon was enough spice, but feel free to do your own version to suit your tastes buds.

Unlike my other recipes, this one isn’t very versatile because it is so basic. But it can be enjoyed with your favorite topping — whipped cream or ice cream — or none at all.

Now let’s roll up our sleeves, wash our hands and get started creating our very own version of Sweet Potato Pie.

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