Chutney

Submitted by: D74LeadinLady

Here is the recipe I listed the other day when trying to figure out what a cooking apple meant.  I did a test run with this chutney and it was pretty awesome if I do say so myself.  Some people use this a a condiment with a poultry dish (so you can eat it with your Thanksgiving turkey!) I've been eating it with Rtiz crackers and some cream cheese.

Ingredients:

• 1 (12 ounce) bag fresh or frozen cranberries 
• 1 1/4 cups sugar 
• 3/4 cup water 
• 1 large cooking apple, chopped 
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger 
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Directions:

• In a saucepan, combine all ingredients; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat; simmer for 15-20 minutes or until apple is tender and mixture thickens. Cool completely.
• Store in the refrigerator. Serve over cream cheese with crackers or as a condiment with pork, ham or chicken.

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*posted by michelle142*

Roasted Maple Sweet Potatoes

Submitted by: melpfaff

Ingredients:

• 2 1/2 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces (about 8 cups)
• 1/3 cup pure maple syrup 
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt Freshly ground pepper to taste

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Arrange sweet potatoes in an even layer in a 9-by-13-inch glass baking dish. Combine maple syrup, butter, lemon juice, salt and pepper in small bowl. Pour the mixture over the sweet potatoes; toss to coat.
• Cover and bake the sweet potatoes for 15 minutes. Uncover, stir and cook, stirring every 15 minutes, until tender and starting to brown, 45 to 50 minutes more.

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*posted by michelle142*

Worlds Best Mashed Potatoes

Sumbitted by: melpfaff

There is no exact recipe here.

Ingredients:

• about 5 lbs mashed potatoes
• buttermilk
• butter
• garlic powder
• ground white pepper
• fresh chives

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*posted by michelle142*

Cranberry-Cider Sauce (whole berry)

Submitted by: melpfaff

Ingredients:

• 3 cups apple cider
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 4 cinnamon sticks
• 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
• 12 whole cloves
• 2 1/2 cups fresh cranberries

Directions:

• Combine the apple cider, sugar, cinnamon sticks, orange zest, and cloves in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat. Turn heat to low; simmer until sugar is dissolved and the flavors are blended, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Stir cranberries into the saucepan, turn heat to high, and bring to a boil. Cook, stirring constantly, until cranberries begin to pop, 5 to 10 minutes. Reduce heat to low, and cook until sauce begins to thicken, about 5 minutes. Remove cinnamon sticks and cloves. Pour into shallow dish to cool and serve.

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*posted by michelle142*

Green Beans (from Giada Delaurentis)

Submitted by: melpfaff

Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1/4 pound cremini mushrooms, trimmed and quartered (about 14 mushrooms)
• 1 1/2 pounds green beans, trimmed and slice into 1-inch pieces
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 cup white wine
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 bunch kale (1/2 pound), rinsed, stemmed, and roughly chopped
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice (about 1/2 a lemon)
• 3 tablespoons finely grated Parmesan

Directions:

• Warm the olive oil in a large, heavy saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the onions and cook until translucent, about 4 minutes. Add the mushrooms, green beans, salt, and pepper and cook for 2 minutes. Add the wine and continue cooking until the green beans are almost tender, about 5 minutes. Add the red pepper flakes and the kale and continue cooking until the kale has wilted, about 4 to 5 minutes. Add the lemon juice and the Parmesan cheese. Toss to coat and serve immediately.

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*posted by michelle142*

Autumn Vegetable Medley

Submitted by: aortiz59

My family doesn't put this on the table for Thanksgiving, but I made this for my H and I a few days ago for our own mini-Thanksgiving at home. It makes a lot of vegetables, so if you are making this for just two people you will have a ton of leftovers. I've included a recipe for roasted vegetable soup, which is a great way to use leftovers because leftover roasted vegetables get soggy when heated up again.

*Recipe taken from Taste of Home*

Yields 7 servings.

Ingredients:

• 3 medium Yukon Gold potatoes, cut into small wedges
• 2 medium red peppers, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 small butternut squash, peeled and cubed
• 1 medium sweet potato, peeled and cubed
• 1 medium red onion, quartered
• 3 tbs. olive oil
• 2 tbs. balsamic vinegar
• 2 tsp. dried rosemary, crushed
• 1 tsp. dried thyme
• 1 tsp. salt
• ½ tsp. pepper

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 425°.
• In a large bowl, combine potatoes, red peppers, squash, sweet potato, and onion. In a small bowl, whisk the oil, vinegar, and seasonings. Pour over vegetables and toss to coat.
• Transfer to a lightly greased baking sheet, lined with foil. Bake, uncovered, for 30-40 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally.

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*posted by michelle142*

Cranberry Jello Salad

Submitted by: lneuner09

This recipe has been in my family for as long as I can remember, and it's usually my mom that's in change of making it. One of the only ways I'll eat cranberries. Also found on http://peaceloveandfrenchfries.weebly.com!

Ingredients:

• 2 cans jellied cranberry sauce
• 2 6oz lemon jello
• 2 cups ginger ale
• 2 13.5oz cans crushed pineapple
  

Topping:

• 1 package Dream Whip
• 8oz cream cheese, softened

Directions:

• Drain pineapple and reserve juice. Add enough water to make 2 cups liquid total. Heat and boil liquid and dissolve jello. Remove from heat and gently stir in ginger ale. Chill until partially set (consistency of egg whites).
  
• Stir pineapple and cranberry sauce togather. Fold into the partially set jello mixture. Pour into 9x13 dish, chill until firm.
  
• Prepare Dream Whip per package instructions. Fold in cream cheese. Spread over top of firm salad.

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*posted by michelle142*