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For  most of my life I hated sweet potatoes.  Just the thought of them conjured up images of dishes laden with overly sweet marshmallow goo on top of a bland bed of mushy orange paste adorning the table on Thanksgiving Day.  But, then one day my friend, Nikki, invited our family over for dinner.  Now, I’ve always required my kids to try at least one bite of everything they’re served.  And I’m usually pretty adventurous about trying new things, but there are certain exceptions to the “just try one bite rule” and sweet potatoes were one of them.  But here I was sitting at the dinner table surrounded by my kids (who knew of my dislike of sweet potatoes).  What was I to do?  I was cornered.  They were watching.  I had to try them.  I had no choice.  I told myself if I could just choke down a few bites I could cover the rest up with my napkin and no one would ever notice.  I took the first bite….and I liked them…..no, I loved them.  I ate three servings of her roasted sweet potatoes!  These sweet potatoes have become one of our family’s favorite dishes.  We eat them at least once a week.  I know it sounds strange, but serve them with guacamole and those images of marshmallow laden mush with be a thing of the past.