Fi- the 'sweet potatoes' that you have are probably the ones that we have here, except that Yams also get called 'sweet potatoes' and that is what they make as a sweet dish for Thanksgiving. They are bright orange (whereas real sweet potatoes are yellow), and naturally very sweet.

I have savory sweet potato dishes with my family. Sweet potato desserts sort of gross me out.

Made.

I made turkey with Herbes de Provence and citrus with gravy, spiked cranberry sauce, cream biscuits, slow cooker stuffing, green beans with lemon zest and almonds, sweet potato casserole, pecan pie, and chocolate (birthday!) cake. I was going to make an apple crumb pie too, but then received one as a gift. DH made dulce de leche. Friends brought roasted root vegetables and pumpkin pie. Another friend was going to bring two fabulous salads but left them at home. No biggie, we had more than enough food!

Reading this thread has me drooling, and I'm still stuffed!

[Oh, and "made" for just two. Some years I do more traditional stuff for myself/to bring, and some I do whatever seasonal-y stuff I've been meaning to try. This year the menu was salad; pumpkin-portobello risotto; chicken (me)/mahi mahi (pescetarian Mr Vix) soaked in sage brown butter and encrusted with pecans; and spiced apples in puff pastry.

To make up for the lack of potatoes I also made a big pot of potato-rosemary soup for when I face eating again. ;)]

This year it was just the two of us so I printed out several recipes from a diabetic gourmet site to try. I find that the traditional Thanksgiving dishes are one of the easiest meals to prepare in a healthy way. We had a small turkey breast roasted with a mixture of ground roasted walnuts, sage and other herbs and a bit of oil spread between the meat and the skin and this became a tasty low carb stuffing when the skin was removed. The cavity was filled with shallots and apple chunks. The drippings were the basis of a gravy/sauce with apple cider. Side dishes were green beans with a citrus mustard dressing, roasted veggies (brussel sprouts, new potatoes, yams, shallots) tossed with a horseradish and dill mixture, and sugarless cranberry orange relish. I made a pumpkin dish that was like pie without the crust except for ground roasted walnuts on the bottom. Another dessert was pear halves roasted in white wine with a bit of cinnamon. It all turned out better than I'd thought and no guilt. A white wine (well I had a taste) went well with the meal.