But YAM KING! I have a friend that doesn't like yam's!
Doesn't like yam's, you say? Uncle StevieC has the answer!
Scalloped Yams with Praline Topping
Makes 8 to 12 servings
Make-Ahead: The yams can be parboiled and placed in their baking dish up to 8 hours before baking, covered tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerated. The praline topping can be prepared up to 8 hours ahead, stored at room temperature.
This is one of my favorite dishes to demonstrate how yams don't have to be cloying sweet to be good. Whenever I make it, it never fails that someone remarks (or words to this effect), "I don't even like yams, but I could eat a whole dish of these!"
1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/3 cup (about 2 ounces) finely chopped pecans
6 medium yams, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch thick rounds (about 3 pounds)
1 1/2 cups heavy cream, heated
1. In a small bowl, using your fingers, work the brown sugar, butter, and flour together until well combined, then work in the pecans. Set aside. (The praline topping can be prepared up to 8 hours ahead, stored at room temperature.)