Yamalot

If yar whatcha eat, then I yam what I yam. Technically, I'm a sweet potato, marketed here as a yam. A tuber by any other name . . .

Autumn brings out my craving for orange foods - pumpkins, butternut squash, acorn squash, and the almighty yam, sweetest of potatoes.

A baked yam makes my favorite second breakfast (the mid-morning snack that prevents the wolfing down of a super-sized lunch). Generally, I throw a few yams in the oven whenever I need to bake something else at ~350 degrees. Scrubbed clean, stabbed to avoid explosions, and lightly oiled, they emerge ready for butter and salt. For the next few days, 30 seconds in the microwave provides the best fast food ever.