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Recipe: Lemon-glazed sweet potatoes

Quick ReadWhat Thanksgiving meal is complete without a sweet potato dish? This recipe includes ingredients from Friendly Farms in East Meadow.

For a locavore's Thanksgiving dinner, Erica Marcus prepared

Photo credit: Newsday / Rebecca Cooney | For a locavore's Thanksgiving dinner, Erica Marcus prepared roasted sweet potatoes garnished with lemon at Paumanok Vineyards in Aquebogue. (Nov. 3, 2009)

This was inspired by a recipe in "The Gift of Southern Cooking" by Edna Lewis and Scott Peacock (Knopf, $32.50). To achieve this decorative spiral pattern, select narrow sweet potatoes.

Sweet potatoes from Friendly Farms in East Meadow

Ingredients:

1 lemon1/2 cup light brown sugar1 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon pepper1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg4 tablespoons butter3 pounds sweet potatoesThyme...

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