The Adventures of a Mom on the Run: Let the eating begin

It's almost that time of year...time to eat Thanksgiving Dinner(s).

I missed my family's Thanksgiving dinner that was held earlier this month due to softball tournaments and a race, but I still have two other dinners to attend this year. And I am ready to throw down and eat some turkey.

First up is my office Thanksgiving Lunch. Every year, we do sorta pot luck dinner with everyone in the office. The boss man provides the turkey and ham, and everyone else brings a side or dessert. This year I'm bringing one of each. Sweet Potato Souffle and Chocolate Chip Cake.
Then, Thursday we are having Dinner with the Hubby's Family. Again, I'm making Sweet Potato Souffle and bringing a cheesecake that I bought from a school fundraiser.

Sweet Potato Souffle is my go to dish. My mom made it every year for our family dinners at Thanksgiving and Christmas and now I use her recipe for all my dinners that I attend.

Sweet Potato Souffle

3 cups mashed Sweet Potatoes
2 eggs
1/2 stick of butter/margarine
1 cup of sugar

Topping:
1/3 cup of butter/margarine, softened
1 cup of brown sugar
1/3 cup of flour
1 cup of pecans chopped

I use whole sweet potatoes, but some prefer to use Yams from a can, in that case, just use less sugar.

Boil the sweet potatoes, then peel and mash.

Mix sweet potatoes, eggs, butter and sugar together and spread into a baking dish.

Combine brown sugar with flour; then mix with butter and pecans.

Sprinkle topping over top of potato mixture in the baking dish. (There's no clean or easy way to do this so I use my fingers.)
Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes.
I went ahead and doubled my batch so that I could make a dish for my Office Dinner and my Family Dinner on Thursday. I'm gonna freeze one dish until Thursday, then thaw at room temperature for a few hours and bake as directed. This way it will be all fresh and warm for Thanksgiving and I don't have to cook after running 13 miles.

I also made a Chocolate Chip Cake from a recipe that I found on Pintrest. I've never tried it before, so here's to hoping it's edible. It sounded so easy and yummy.