CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS WITH A DIFFERENCE

Christmas cooking is one of those great traditions that brings the family and close friends together. By cooking up a great feast, you're giving your loved ones a wonderful present that will be remembered for years to come.
If you cook together with your family, it can also create special bonds -eg. mothers and daughters, aunts and nieces, grandmas and grandchildren - don't underestimate Christmas cooking!

Food is a major part of Christmas and nothing gets people in the Christmas spirit more then a holiday meal! Meal times are great for gathering friends and family together during the holiday season.

Years ago Christmas was celebrated with a meal of only porridge prepared out of oatmeal. Later onwards people started adding dried fruits and other things to make it more tasty for consumption. Year later, the tradition of baking cakes started in somewhere around in fourteenth century, only the houses of rich people had the ovens to bake the cakes. Baking cakes was the main Christmas dish that they would prepare for Christmas. Other dishes were also prepared for the celebration but they were limited to what the people had at the time.
Lucky for us today, times have changed and the Christmas meal is usually filled with lots of fabulous dishes.

You may get tired of cooking the same dishes each year, and your family may get tired of eating them! Here is a sweet potato dish that works a treat and is so easy to make.
You will need:
- 8 medium sweet potatoes
- 2 tbsp. butter
- 1/2 cup hot milk
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp honey
- 1/2 lb. marshmallows
1. Cook sweet potatoes until tender. You can do this by peeling them first. Then cut them into little chunks. Place a little water in the bottom of the dish and cook in the microwave until they are soft.
2. Mash the sweet potatoes.
3. When smooth, beat in butter, milk, salt and honey and beat well.
4. Turn into buttered baking dish and cover with marshmallows. Bake at 350 degrees until marshmallows puff and become golden brown.
5. Serve as part of a main meal and enjoy!