Easy Holiday Bake & Give

Sugar Walnut Chocolate Pumpkin Bread
Sugar Walnut Banana Chocolate Bread

These quick breads are baked and gifted in King Arthur's bakeable, food-safe, free-standing coated paper pans.  We used Pillsbury mixes and added roasted walnuts, chocolate chips and topped it with brown sugar.

Roasted Almonds with Braised Pitty Pan Squash & Brussel Sprouts

Brussel Sprouts are a cruciferous vegetable that provide glucosinolates with great health benefits. You'll find nearly 100 studies in PubMed (the health research database at the National Library of Medicine in Washington, D.C.) that are focused on Brussels sprouts, and over half of those studies involve the health benefits of this cruciferous vegetable in relationship to cancer. Extremly high in Vitamin K and C, Brussel Sprouts are low in calories. See the full nutrient chart

How to grow your own Brussel Sprouts: The cabbage like vegetable loves the cooler weather, even frost. Click here for more growing tips.

Potato and Carrot Cakes with Yogurt

Recipe-
Shred carrots and Idaho Potatoes
Season to taste and combine.  Fry in light olive oil till crusty.

Serve with Yogurt

Red Pear and Pomegranate Salad with Goat Cheese & Roasted Honey Pecans

Ingredients-
Red Pears
Pomegranate
Spring lettuce assortment
Goat Cheese
Raspberry lime vinaigrette
Roast Pecans and honey until toasty

Fresh Tuna grilled with Papaya, Oranges and Baby Asparagus

Ingredients-

Fresh Tuna Steaks

Papaya, Orange Slices with rind and baby asparagus

Sear fruit and asparagus in olive oil, orange juice and zest. Add fruit mixture to tuna and sear until done.

Watercress

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Watercress Medicinal Benefits- http://www.herbs2000.com/herbs/herbs_watercress.htm

Chicken Parsley Loaf with Braised Local Carrrots

Recipe: ground chicken chopped parsley egg product bread crumbs olive oil season to taste

Butter Lettuce Salad

Local roasted squash, roasted pumpkin seeds, yellow raisins and goat cheese. We used honey mustard dressing

Sweet Potato Vichyssoise with Chives

Recipe:
6 cups vegetable stock
3 good sized sweet potatoes
3 leeks, whites only
white pepper to taste
fresh ginger grated to taste
1 cup Greek plain yogurt
sea salt
chopped chives
1 pumpkin hallowed out, cut around for top cover

Serve cold as a palate cleanser

Roasted Chicken with Oranges and Herbs

Ingredients:
honey mustard
ginger sesame dressing
juice from the orange
light olive oil
fresh orange
Bouquet Garni guaze bag and string (rosemary, thyme, sage or your choice)
grated fresh orange
white pepper
fresh ginger grated
sea salt

Directions:
Rub chicken with mustard, ginger sesame dressing, olive oil
Sprinkle all over with white pepper, ginger, sea salt and grated orange
Stuff chicken with orange peel and Bouquet Garni
Bake at 375o for around 1 and 45 minutess or until done