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Community Holiday Recipe Book

  • 1.  Community Holiday Recipe Book

    Posted Fri November 19, 2021 12:04 PM

    In the spirit of our US colleagues celebrating Thanksgiving next week, a few of our community leaders are sharing their favorite recipes. 

    Feel free to drop in yours!


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    Christina Howell
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  • 2.  RE: Community Holiday Recipe Book

    Posted Fri November 19, 2021 12:44 PM
    I am hosting this year and scouring Pinterest and other places for the best recipes, so looking forward to seeing everyone's here! Here is one of our family traditions: 

    Cranberry Squares

    Cranberry gelatin salad with a delicious cream cheese frosting is the perfect accompaniment to the Thanksgiving meal.

    Ingredients

    BASE

    2 (3-ounce) packages raspberry-flavored gelatin

    2 cups boiling water

    1 (12-ounce) package fresh or frozen cranberries, thawed

    2/3 cup orange juice

    2 cups sugar

    1 (20-ounce) can crushed pineapple in juice

    1 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest

    TOPPING

    3 ounces cream cheese, softened

    1 cup Land O Lakesยฎ Heavy Whipping Cream

    1 cup miniature marshmallows

    How to make

    STEP 1

    Dissolve gelatin in boiling water in bowl. Set aside.


    STEP 2

    Combine half of cranberries and 1/3 cup orange juice in 5-cup blender container or food processor bowl fitted with metal blade. Cover; blend at High speed, scraping sides often, 1-2 minutes or until well chopped. Repeat with remaining cranberries and orange juice. Place chopped cranberries into bowl.


    STEP 3

    Stir cranberry mixture and all remaining base ingredients into dissolved gelatin mixture. Pour into ungreased 13x9-inch pan. Cover; refrigerate 6 hours or overnight or until set.


    STEP 4

    Beat cream cheese in bowl at medium speed until well mixed. Add whipping cream; beat at low speed until well mixed. Beat at high speed until stiff peaks form. Gently stir in marshmallows.


    STEP 5

    Spread cream cheese mixture over cranberry gelatin. Cover; refrigerate at least 1 hour. Cut into squares. Garnish with orange slices, if desired.



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    Christina Howell
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  • 3.  RE: Community Holiday Recipe Book

    Posted Fri November 19, 2021 12:46 PM
    Spiced Cranberry Sauce
    I added the juice of 1 lemon and 1 orange with 1T lemon zest and 1T orange zest to the recipe along with ground cinnimon (2 tsp), ground cloves (1/4 tsp) and allspice (1/4 tsp)

    Spiced Cranberry Sauce
    a 12-ounce bag of cranberries, picked over
    1/2 cup honey
    2 to 3 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar, or to taste
    two 3-inch cinnamon sticks
    6 whole cloves
    1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg, or to taste
    3/4 cup water

    In a saucepan combine the cranberries, the honey, the brown sugar, the cinnamon sticks, the cloves, the nutmeg, and the water and simmer the mixture, covered, stirring occasionally, for 5 to 10 minutes, or until the cranberries have burst and the mixture is thickened. Transfer the sauce to a bowl and let it cool. The sauce may be made 2 days in advance and kept covered and chilled. Serve the sauce at room temperature.

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    Brooke Begnaud
    Community Manager
    Internet of Things
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  • 4.  RE: Community Holiday Recipe Book

    Posted Fri November 19, 2021 12:48 PM
    I started making this gravy a few years ago and it has changed my life.
    The Thanksgiving game-changing gravy. The secret? A fortified stock that you can make days in advance. No pan drippings needed!

    https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/make-ahead-gravy


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    Brooke Begnaud
    Community Manager
    Internet of Things
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  • 5.  RE: Community Holiday Recipe Book

    Posted Fri November 19, 2021 12:56 PM
    This recipe is near and dear to my heart, as it's one my Cajun mother's recipes.  She is no longer with us but we celebrate her spirit through her recipes.

    Cornbread Dressing - Serves 12 - 15

    1 1/2 lb sausage
    2 Cups chopped onions
    1 1/2 Cup chopped celery
    1Cup chopped bell pepper, red or green bellpepper
    1Cup chopped green onion
    1/2 Cup chopped parsley
    1 Tablespoon chopped fresh garlic
    1 Tablespoon fresh thyme   
    1 Tablespoon fresh sage chop fine (3-4 )
    A little Cayenne, black pepper, little salt, poultry seasoning to taste
    2 cans Chicken broth to moisten (not mush)
    3 - 4 packages cornbread mix
    Craisens - dried cranberries (to taste - optional)

    Bake corn bread first and cool well.  Brown sausage, add onion, celery, bell pepper, green onion, parsley and garlic saute well (Add butter/olive oil if needed).  If there is too much fat from sausage, drain it and use butter/olive oil.  Mix cool cornbread with fresh herbs, craisens, sauteed sasuage and vegetables. Mix in chicken broth to moisten but make sure it doesn't get musy (these are technical terms).

    Bake at 350 degrees for 35 - 45 minutes or until top is brown and dressing is cooked in the center but still moist.

    Bon Appetit!


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    Brooke Begnaud
    Community Manager
    Internet of Things
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  • 6.  RE: Community Holiday Recipe Book

    Posted Fri November 19, 2021 01:05 PM
    These are all wonderful Brooke! I'm especially excited about your mom's dressing :) Thank you

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    Christina Howell
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  • 7.  RE: Community Holiday Recipe Book

    Posted Fri November 19, 2021 12:58 PM
    This one is a favorite among my family and friends.  Enjoy!

    Creamed Corn - Gulliver's restaurant in Los Angeles, California
    Makes 4 - 6 servings

    8 ears of corn or 1 package frozen corn (I use 1 large bag of frozen corn or 2 - 3 small bags for a large holiday crowd)
     
    1 c. whipping cream
    1 tsp. salt
    1 tsp. sugar
    2 tsp. butter
    2 tsp. flour
    grated Parmesan cheese

    Cut corn from cob and place in saucepan with whipping cream.  Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes.  
    Stir in salt and sugar.  Melt 2 tsp. butter in small saucepan and stir in flour.  Do not brown.  Stir flour roux into corn and
    cook until slightly thickened.  Turn corn into oven proof dish, sprinkle with cheese and dot with butter.  Brown under
    broiler

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    Brooke Begnaud
    Community Manager
    Internet of Things
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  • 8.  RE: Community Holiday Recipe Book

    Posted Fri November 19, 2021 01:05 PM
    This recipe comes from the Lafayette Louisiana Junior League Cookbook, Talk About Good (originally published in 1967). Nearly every home in south Louisiana has this cookbook.

    Broccoli Casserole

    2 or 3 boxes spears/ 3 heads fresh broccoli
    1/2 to 2/3 stick butter
    1/2 cup green onions chopped
    1/2 cup bell pepper chopped
    juice of 1 lemon
    1 1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
    1/4 tsp. red pepper
    1 can cream of mushroom soup
    8 oz pepper jack cheese (grated)
    2 tsp. chopped garlic
    Regular bread crumbs

    Steam broccoli.  Add juice of 1 lemon.  Strain and cut into large chunks.  Spread in the bottom of a greased casserole dish.  Sautรฉ onions, parsley, bell pepper and garlic in the butter.  Add Worcestershire sauce, red pepper, mushroom soup, and then cheese.  After sauce is well blended, pour sauce over broccoli.  Top with breadcrumbs, dot with butter and bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes.



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    Brooke Begnaud
    Community Manager
    Internet of Things
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  • 9.  RE: Community Holiday Recipe Book

    Posted Fri November 19, 2021 02:11 PM
    Oh my gosh, my dad lived in Louisiana for a few years and DEFINITELY has this cookbook! Love it.

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    Christina Howell
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  • 11.  RE: Community Holiday Recipe Book

    Posted Fri November 19, 2021 01:15 PM

    Another great gravy recipe from Williams-Sonoma




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    Brooke Begnaud
    Community Manager
    Internet of Things
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  • 12.  RE: Community Holiday Recipe Book

    Posted Mon November 22, 2021 12:20 PM
    My spouse LOVES this dressing recipe. I use this recipe except I use 2-3 kinds of meat (sausage, venison, turkey, beef, lamb, bison -- usually sausage and venison if possible) https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/wild-rice-italian-sausage-and-shiitake-stuffing

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    Libby Ingrassia
    Program Director, IBM Champions
    IBM
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  • 13.  RE: Community Holiday Recipe Book

    Posted Mon November 22, 2021 12:28 PM
    Wow, Libby! This looks amazing!

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    Brooke Begnaud
    Community Manager
    Internet of Things
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  • 14.  RE: Community Holiday Recipe Book

    Posted Wed November 24, 2021 01:51 PM

    My grandmother always made these for Thanksgiving. All of the kids would sneak them off and half of these gems would be missing by dinner!

    Buttery Dinner Rolls (Nonna Rolls)

    Makes 12

    Ingredients

    Ingredients
    โ…” cup whole milk
     ยฝ stick unsalted butter, diced (4 Tbsp.)
     ยผ cup sugar
    1 pkg. active dry yeast (2ยผ tsp.)
    2 Tbsp. unsalted butter
    softened 3 cups all-purpose flour
    1 tsp. table salt
    1 egg, beaten
    1 egg yolk, beaten


    Instructions:
    Heat milk in a small saucepan to 180ยฐ over medium heat.

    Add diced butter and sugar, stirring to dissolve sugar. Let mixture cool to 105โ€“110ยฐ.

    Stir in yeast. Allow mixture to rest in a warm place until it swells and becomes bubbly, about 10 minutes.

    Grease inside of a bowl and a muffin tin with 2 Tbsp. softened butter.

    Whisk together flour and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer. Add yeast mixture, egg, and egg yolk.

    Knead mixture with a dough hook, on medium speed, until dough forms a ball and pulls away from the bowl, 6โ€“8 minutes. Add 1 Tbsp. extra flour at a time, if necessary.

    Place dough in prepared bowl, cover, and let it rise until it's doubled in size, about 2 hours.

    Divide dough into 36 equal portions. Shape portions into balls; place three balls in each well of the prepared muffin tin. Cover dough with plastic wrap.

    (At this point, shaped dough may be refrigerated overnight.) Let dough rise until doubled in size, about 1ยฝ hours (2ยฝ hours if dough was chilled). While dough is rising, preheat oven to 375ยฐ with rack in the lower third.

    Bake rolls until light brown, about 10 minutes. Let rolls cool slightly in pan before serving.



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    Lorraine Rizzuto
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  • 15.  RE: Community Holiday Recipe Book

    Posted Wed November 24, 2021 01:51 PM

    Great recipes, one of my favorite dishes is Mashed Potato, here is one of the recipes I love using specially during this time of the year. Comment below if you try it!! 

    THE BEST MASHED POTATOES!

    INGREDIENTS

    • 5 pounds potatoes (I use half Yukon Gold, half Russet potatoes)
    • 2 large cloves garlic, minced
    • fine sea salt
    • 6 tablespoons butter
    • 1 cup whole milk
    • 4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
    • toppings: chopped fresh chives or green onions, freshly-cracked black pepper



    Happy Thanksgiving!!!

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    Sophia Antar
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  • 16.  RE: Community Holiday Recipe Book

    Posted Wed November 24, 2021 02:16 PM
    Edited by Kat Jarvis Wed November 24, 2021 02:22 PM
    I would love to share a recipe I came across when I lived in Long Beach, CA. There are many different ways to cook sweet potatoes and this is one that I instantly fell in love with: ๐Ÿ‚ Camote con Leche (Sweet Potatoes with Milk) ๐Ÿ‚. It's the perfect blend of sweet (but not too sweet) creamy, rich, and infused with piloncillo (a raw form of pure cane sugar).


    Camote con Leche (Sweet Potatoes with Milk)


    Time: 1 hour approx.
    Servings: 5 approx.

    Ingredients:
    6 sweet potatoes
    1 liter of water
    1 tablespoon of baking soda
    2 pieces of piloncillo
    Clove
    Cinnamon stick
    Orange peel
    Condensed or regular milk

    Instructions:


    • Step 1: Boil the water with the orange peel, cinnamon, cloves and piloncillo until completely dissolved. When it starts to bubble add the baking soda.
    • Step 2: Peel the sweet potatoes, cut them into pieces and add them to the sweet piloncillo syrup. Cook for about 30-40 minutes.
    • Step 3: Serve the sweet potato with a little condensed or regular milk.


    ๐Ÿ‚ I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving! ๐Ÿ‚

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    Kat Jarvis
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