Category: Side Dishes

The Perfect Holiday Dish! Serves: 8 Serving size: ½ cup Calories/serving: 80 Total Carbohydrate: 16g Ingredients 3 medium sweet potatoes (about 5 oz. each) 20oz crushed pineapple ( in it’s own juice, drained of juice except for ¼ cup) 1 tablespoon melted butter 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves season to taste salt and fresh-ground black pepper Directions 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. 2. Prick surface of sweet potatoes with a fork. 3. Place sweet potatoes directly on oven rack with a foil-lined baking sheet placed on the rack directly below it. 4. Roast sweet potatoes for about 45 minutes or until fork tender. 5. Remove sweet potatoes …

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Serves 8 Ingredients 3 teaspoons Vegetable oil 1/4 white wine vinegar 2 tablespoons lemon juice 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 6 cups raw chopped vegetables (Choose or add some of your favorites. scallions, broccoli florets, halved cherry tomatoes, asparagus, snow pea pods, cucumber slices, olives, mushrooms, or peppers. (Blanch if desired)) 8oz dry corkscrew pasta (cooked al dente) 1 clove garlic (minced) 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard 1/2 salt Directions 1. Whisk together oil, vinegar, garlic, lemon juice, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper. 2. Pour dressing over hot pasta in a large bowl. Toss to coat. Mix in vegetables. Chill before serving. Nutritional Information Calories 172 Sat. Fat 0.5 g Total Fat 6 g % Fat 30 …

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Pecans and sweet potatoes: a delicious seasonal combination. ?With the slow cooker, you’ll enjoy that smell of them cooking for five sweet hours. ?A tasty holiday dish, that comes straight from your slow cooker. Serves 6 Ingredients 4 sweet potatoes (peeled and cut into 1?4-inch slices) 3/4 cups brown sugar (firmly packed) 1 (16-ounce) can whole-berry cranberry sauce 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup nonfat evaporated milk 4 tablespoons butter (cubed) 1 cup chopped pecans 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt Directions 1. Use a 4-quart slow cooker. Stagger-stack sweet potatoes in your slow cooker. Cover with the brown sugar. Squish the cranberry sauce all over the top. Mix the vanilla with the milk, and pour on top. Dot with the butter. …

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Use your favorite white fish to create this delicious blend. Serves 4 Ingredients 1 1/2lb fish (sole, halibut, swordfish) 1 cup plain nonfat yogurt 2 tablespoons dijon mustard 1 teaspoon dried dill Directions 1. Combine yogurt, mustard and dill; set aside for 20 minutes to allow flavors to blend. 2. Steam, broil or gill fish until it flakes easily when tested with a fork. 3. Spoon Creamy Dill Sauce over fish and serve. Nutritional Information Per serving: 130 calories; 1 gram fat; 52mg cholesterol; 208mg sodium

Serves: 6 Prep time: 25 minutes Cook time: 25 minutes Total time: 50 minutes Make Ahead Tip: Prepare salad without pecans up to 2 hours ahead. Stir in pecans just before serving. Ingredients 4 celery stalks (trimmed and cut in half crosswise) 2 tablespoons cider, pear, raspberry or other fruit vinegar 2 tablespoons honey 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 ripe pears (preferably red Bartlett or Anjou, diced) 1 cup white Cheddar cheese (finely diced) 1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted Freshly ground pepper (to taste) 6 large leaves butterhead or other lettuce Tip: To toast chopped pecans, cook in a small dry skillet over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until fragrant and lightly browned, 2 to 4 minutes. Directions 1. Soak celery in …

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