Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Banana and brown sugar

Everyone loves these!

8 sweet potatoes or large yams
3-4 tablespoons kosher salt
1 banana
8 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 cups heavy cream
1 cinnamon stick
1/4 cup brown sugar
pepper to taste

Wash potatoes, poke, rub with salt and wrap in aluminum foil.
Place on BBQ or bake in the oven at 350 for 60 min or until tender.
Cook the banana on the BBQ (in peel) until black - about 12 min on med heat
Remove potatoes when cooked and scoop insides into a bowel
On the BBQ or stove, heat a baking dish (metal), until hot.
Add butter and let melt, add cream, cinnamon stick, brown sugar, potatoes and banana.
Add salt and pepper.
Mash with a masher and combine all ingredients.

Serve

Bracciole di maiale

2 ½ lb boneless pork loin
s/p
2 cloves garlic chopped
5 – ¼ inch thick provolone cheese slices cut in medium dice
1 ½ tbsp grated Romano
1 small onion chopped
3 sprigs fresh Italian parsley
4 basil leaves
2 Italian sausages – casing removed and lightly browned
1 hard cooked egg quartered
2 tbsp olive oil

Butterfly pork loin and lay flat
Season meat
Mix all ingredients except oil
Lay mixture evenly down centre of the meat
Roll meat and tie
Place olive oil in pan and brown meat
Add to ragu (tomato sauce) or 1 ½ hour
When done, cut in ½ inch pieces and service with the tomato sauce on pasta