Last Thanksgiving I started steering away from the heart stopping, over the top dishes that I and my husband grew up on. My improvements on sweet potatoes, green beans, and salads have been welcomed. No more green bean casserole. The Green Beans Gremolata by Ina Garten recipe was a huge success! Lots of positive comments. No more candied sweet potatoes with marshmallows. There wasn't any oven roasted, diced sweet potatoes with olive oil, walnuts, and spices left over! I tried something new regarding the dinner rolls. I was the only one disappointed as I thought it tasted like pizza dough. As for the mashed potatoes, the kids have no idea how much butter and heavy cream I use and I'm keeping that secret. They have always gobbled up the mashed potatoes. There were no potatoes left either. He He He!