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Acorn Squash w/Brown Sugar-Pecan Topping

Apple Cranberry Mold

Cranberry Glazed Sweet Potatoes

Cranberry Sauce

Glazed Sweet Potatoes

Green Beans & Cheese

Nantucket Corn Pudding

Orange Glazed Carrots (crockpot)

Q&E Sweet Potatoes

 

CRANBERRY SAUCE

INGREDIENTS:

1 lb. fresh or frozen cranberries (4 cups)
1 cups water
2 cups sugar

DIRECTIONS:

Rinse cranberries with cool water, and remove any stems or blemished berries.

Heat water and sugar to boiling in 3-quart saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Continue boiling 5 minutes longer, stirring occasionally.

Stir in cranberries. Heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Continue boiling about 5 minutes longer, stirring occasionally, until cranberries begin to pop. Pour sauce into bowl or container. Refrigerate about 3 hours or until chilled.

From: www.bettycrocker.com

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APPLE CRANBERRY MOLD
 
INGREDIENTS:

2 cups boiling apple juice or apple cider
1 pkg. (8-serving size) JELL-O Brand Sugar Free Cranberry Flavor Low Calorie
Gelatin or Cherry Flavor Gelatin*
1-1/2 cups reduced calorie cranberry juice cocktail
*Or two pkg. (4 serving size) can be substituted for 1 pkg. (8 serving
size).
 
STIR boiling juice into gelatin in large bowl 2 minutes or until completely dissolved. Stir in cranberry juice. Pour into 4-cup mold.

REFRIGERATE 4 hours or until firm. Unmold.

TO UNMOLD: Dip pan in warm water for about 15 seconds. Gently pull gelatin from around edges with moist fingers. Place moistened serving plate on top of pan. Invert pan and plate; holding pan and plate together, shake slightly to loosen. Gently remove pan and center dessert on plate.

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GLAZED SWEET POTATOES

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup maple-flavored syrup
1 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1 can (40 oz.) sweet potatoes, drained

DIRECTIONS:
 
BRING syrup and butter just to boil in large skillet on medium heat. Reduce heat to low; simmer about 2 minutes.

ADD sweet potatoes. Cook on low heat 10 minutes, gently turning sweet potatoes frequently to glaze. Garnish with pecan halves, if desired.

From www.backofthebox.com

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Q&E SWEET POTATOES

INGREDIENTS:

2 15 oz. cans of sweet potatoes (drained)
2 tbsp. softened butter or margarine
2 tbsp. orange juice
2 tbsp. brown sugar

DIRECTIONS:

Mash up sweet potatoes with a fork. Add butter, orange juice and brown sugar and mix together well. Put in a baking dish that has been sprayed with Pam and bake (covered) for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Then uncover and add marshmallows on top (or you can leave off the marshmallows) and put back in the oven for about 5 minutes until top is browned.

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CRANBERRY GLAZED SWEET POTATOES

INGREDIENTS:

6 medium sweet potato -- cooked, halved OR canned sweet potatoes, drained
1 cup whole berry cranberry sauce
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup brown sugar -- firmly packed
1/2 teaspoon orange peel -- grated
1 tablespoon butter or margarine

DIRECTIONS:

Arrange sweet potatoes in a shallow, buttered baking dish. Combine cranberry
sauce, water, brown sugar and orange peel in a saucepan; mix well, and bring
to a boil. Cook gently 5 minutes. Add butter and pour mixture over sweet
potatoes. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, basting frequently.
DebbiesCountryCookin-subscribe@topica.com

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ORANGE GLAZED CARROTS (Crockpot)

INGREDIENTS:

2 tbsp. maple flavored s yrup
1 tbsp. butter or margarine
3 tbsp. orange juice
6 carrots, sliced

DIRECTIONS:

Combine all ingredients in crockpot. Cover and cook for 6-8 hours.
Courtesy of Crockpot Recipes

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ACORN SQUASH WITH BROWN SUGAR-PECAN TOPPING

INGREDIENTS:

2 small acorn squash
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbs water
1/2 cup pecans chopped
1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
2 tbs margarine melted

DIRECTIONS:

Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees. Cut each squash in half lengthwise discard seeds. Cut squash crosswise into 1-inch slices. Place slices in a single layer in 15 1/2 by 10 1/2-inch jelly-roll pan. Sprinkle with salt. Drizzle water around squash. Cover pan lightly with foil. Bake 30 minutes. Meanwhile, in small bowl, stir nuts with brown sugar and margarine until combined. Spoon mixture evenly over squash. Bake uncovered for 15 minutes.

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NANTUCKET CORN PUDDING

INGREDIENTS:

1 egg
1 cup milk
½ tsp. salt
½ tsp. sugar
½ tbsp. melted butter
few grains cayenne pepper
1 cup cooked corn

DIRECTIONS:

Beat the egg; add the milk, seasonings, butter and corn. Turn the mixture into a buttered baking dish. Bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees) until mixture will not adhere to a knife inserted in the center (about 45-50 minutes). This dish resembles a custard but is served with the main course of the dinner. Serves 4.

From the New England Yankee Cookbook (1939)

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GREEN BEANS & CHEESE

INGREDIENTS:

2 cans green beans
4 oz. pkg. Velveeta
1/2 cup sliced almonds
1/4 tsp. dillweed
salt & pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS:

Cut cheese into cubes and mix with green beans, dillweed and 1/4 cup sliced almonds in a casserole dish. Cook in oven at 350 degrees approximately 20 minutes (or until cheese is melted). Add the remaining 1/4 cup sliced almonds the last 5 minutes.

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