Sweet potatoes are something you either like or hate.
If you make lots - they're never eaten.
Make a few and they're gone in the first sitting.
Here's how I made 2 sweet potatoes for a LAZY DAY of cooking - BUSY day of doing everything else.
2 washed sweet potatoes into a pot of water (make sure they're covered completely with water)
Bring water to a BOIL (not necessary to let them boil over - but mine did because I forgot about them - luckily hubby discovered them when he returned home - I was in the basement!).
Let them simmer for 15-20 minutes.
Shut the gas off. (I did this because I knew I'd forget about them again :()
After a while (or in my case when I remembered they were still in the hot water) stick a fork into them. They're done when there's just a bit of resistance putting the fork in.
Take them out of the hot water and let them cool.
When ready to make for dinner, peel and cut into uniform pieces. Place in a casserole dish, sprinkle on brown sugar and dabs of butter on top. (You could add other seasonings like cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice if you like).
Bake in a moderate oven (350=375) until bubbly (20-30min?). Then I stirred the potatoes and put them back in for another 5-10 minutes to carmelize the butter/sugar mix.
EASY! YUMMY! and REALLY VERY GOOD FOR YOU if you don't overdo the butter!