Need a recipe for a Side dish for Christmas dinner?!
the recipe doesn't need to be simple...but Nothing that requires expensive ingredients...
Answers: I need a recipe for something that I can take to my dad's Christmas dinner. They are preparing Cornish Game hens (no idea where my step-ma got the idea) Green Beans, Rice, Biscuits, and Cranberry Sauce.....SO I need a recipe that will go with the other dishes AND that I can make at my house and will still taste good once i bring it to their house later in the day...
the recipe doesn't need to be simple...but Nothing that requires expensive ingredients...
This may sound a little silly but it has been a family tradition for years in my family. It's called Cinnamon pears, you bring water, sugar, vinegar, Cinnamon sticks and red hot candies (the little hard candies) to a boil, just go by taste for everything. You let that cool and pour over canned pear half's. You can add a little red food coloring to make it more bright. Let sit in the refrigerator covered, the longer the better. Then to serve, place a pear half on a piece of leaf lettuce, put a small spoonful of miracle whip in the hole where the seeds were and sprinkle with a little cheddar cheese. I know it may sound really weird, but don't knock it until you try it because it is one of my families faves. Plus it also looks very festive.
1 quart chicken stock
1 cup water
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 small onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, grated or chopped
2 cups Arborio rice
1 cup dry white wine
1 (10-ounce) box cooked frozen butternut squash
Nutmeg, grated, to taste
2 tablespoons butter
7 or 8 leaves fresh sage, slivered
1 cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano
Bring 1 quart stock plus 1 cup water to a simmer in a sauce pot then reduce heat to low.
Heat a medium skillet over medium to medium-high heat with olive oil. When oil ripples, add the onions and garlic and soften 2 to 3 minutes. Add rice and toast 2 to 3 minutes more. Add wine and cook it out completely, stirring occasionally, 2 to 3 minutes. Ladle in stock in intervals, a couple of ladles at a time. Allow liquids to evaporate each time. Risotto will cook 18 minutes, total, from the first addition of liquid. Defrost the squash in your microwave in a dish to collect any liquids and stir in squash the last 3 minutes of cook time, season with nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste. In the last minute of cooking time, stir in butter in small pieces, sage leaves and cheese, serve.
homemade macaroni and cheese
I'm not a huge cook but at our thanksgiving dinner my sister-in-law made fried asparagus and that was good...maybe look up that receipe online.
how about a nice 7-layer salad
iceberg lettuce washed and torn in bite size pieces
frozen peas (thawed of course)
shredded carrots
shredded cheddar cheese
bacon( small pieces)
hard boiled eggs(diced)
sliced red onion
and I like to add a bit of parmesan cheese (optional)
sauce: miracle whip, milk, and sugar mix to the consistency you like and the sweetness
layer in glass dish with sauce on the top and when ready to eat then mix
don't make it to early!!
corn casserole
creamed spinach
candied yams
sweet potato casserole
garlic & butter red roasted potatoes
butter roasted broccoli & carrots
Here is a simple but good side dish.
Corn Casserole
2 cans cream corn (15 oz)
3 eggs
1 stick butter
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup sugar
3 tbsp self -rising flour
Pre- heat oven to 350. Melt butter. Mix everything together. Pour into a 9 x13 baking dish. Cook for 30 minutes or until golden on top and set.
Bake cauliflower with cream, smoked Gouda or Gruyere and a good grating of nutmeg - very yummy
STAINED GLASS CAKE
Prepare 1 (3 ounce) package each of orange, cherry and lime flavored Jello. Dissolve each flavor in 1 1/2 cups boiling water. Put each flavor in a separate 8 inch square pan or dish. Chill until firm. Cut into 1/2 inch cubes. Dissolve 1 (3 ounce) package of lemon Jello in 1 cup boiling water. Add 1/2 cup pineapple juice. Chill until it is slightly thickened. Blend in 1 carton (12 ounce) of Cool Whip. Fold in the Jello cubes. Line a springform pan with lady fingers. Put mixture in pan. Cool in refrigerator overnight. Run spatula around sides of pan. Gently remove sides.
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