Sweet Potato Casserole and Boozy Chocolate-Banana Ice Cream

Today was the first day back to school after vacation, and it wasn't as difficult to get back into the routine as I had anticipated. It may have something to do with the fact that the SAT is done and over, so I have a huge load off my shoulders.
My uncle Maneesh was in Dubai for business, so he came over for dinner today. Now, a few days ago, during vacation, mom and I had bought some sweet potatoes because I had an intensely urgent craving for proper Thanksgiving food. I've never had sweet potatoes, since I never liked them, as far as I can remember. Now that my tastes have changed, I get excited about trying all these new foods. I had looked at countless sweet potato recipes, dreaming of the warm, fall flavors that would bring back the nostalgic tastes of fall in Boston. Finally, the day had come that I would be able to try out one of those recipes!
The sweet potatoes came out well, not too sweet, and warm and comforting, even though I tweaked the recipe to make it a bit healthier. I probably ate a third of the whole thing, in addition to the delicious quinoa stir-fry my mom made. The cooking didn't stop there, though. I also made some no-ice-cream-maker-required, boozy chocolate-banana ice cream from David Lebovitz's site to get some use out of an overripe banana. I just tried a bite, and it's not too bad, for my first ice cream attempt!