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Holiday Recipes

Posted November 21st, 2012

by Libby!  Working Owner

The holidays are upon us. ‘Tis is the season for all the potlucks! It’s time to put an apron over that awesome sweater, steam up the kitchen windows, and fill the block with delicious smells.  Because the holidays are about inclusion, I wanted to share some vegan/gluten-free recipes for all to enjoy.

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Cranberry Walnut Salad
make that can-shaped cranberry blob a little fancier…

Ingredients:

  • 1 (14 oz) can vegan jellied cranberries
  • 1/2 cup chopped, toasted walnuts
  • 1/2 cup diced celery
  • 1 t salt
  • 2 T orange juice
  • 1 T orange zest
  • agave or other sweetener to taste
Directions:
Combine ingredients in a bowl. Taste for seasoning. Refrigerate.
yield: 2 cups
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Green Bean Casserole
don’t give up the classic…

Ingredients:

  • some vegan soup [I use a coconut curry squash (usually pumpkin or butternut) soup]
  • 4 cups cut green beans (or enough to fill a large casserole dish 3/4 full)
  • 1 3/4 cups rice crackers (broken up)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350º. Place beans in large casserole dish. Cover the beans with soup. Top with 2/3 cup crackers. Bake for 25 minutes. Sprinkle with the rest of the crackers. Bake for 5 more minutes.
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Pumpkin Pie Brownies!
they’re so good…

Ingredients:
Brownie Layer:

  • 4 oz bittersweet chocolate (melted)
  • 1 cup puréed pumpkin
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 1 t vanilla
  • 3/4 cup gluten-free flour
  • 1/4 cocoa powder
  • 1 T tapioca starch
  • 1/4 t baking soda
  • 1/4 t salt
Pumpkin Layer:
  • 1 cup puréed pumpkin
  • 2 T tapioca starch
  • 1/2 cup non-dairy milk
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1 t vanilla
  • 3/4 t pumpkin pie spices
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350º. Grease a 9×9 baking dish. For the brownie layer: Mix pumpkin, sugar, oil, and vanilla. Sift in: flour, cocoa powder, tapioca, baking soda and salt mixture. Stir. Mix in chocolate. For pumpkin layer: Mix all ingredients thoroughly.

To assemble:
Spread brownie layer to edges of dish. Pour the pumpkin layer over, leaving room around the edges. Bake for 30 minutes or until the edges crack. Cool for 20 minutes, then leave to set in the fridge for at least 1.5 hours. Decorate with vegan chocolate chips if desired.

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Holiday Meat Update

Posted November 15th, 2012

by Eli, Meat Buyer

Well, it’s that time of year, where we start figuring out how to cram all of our loved ones into our home, and then cram them full of food. Believe me, I’m planning on as many big dinners as I can this year.

So it may be a shock to hear that I am not going to be bringing in turkeys for the regular shelf this year. If you want to special order turkeys from Deck Family Farms that may be a possibilty, but they have a limited supply and I will need orders a good amount of time in advance, as we only get our orders from them on Saturdays.

I did bring in the Deck Honey Glazed Hams. I am really excited about them. They look delicious! They are $16.99/pound. I am excited to bake my first ham ever this year. If you haven’t heard any of my raving about Deck, you should know that they are my favorite farm to work with, and I’ll talk you ear off about it any day. Their pork chops are the best pork chops I’ve ever had in my life, and  I’m sure their ham is going to be equally awesome.

We also have Game Hens and Chickens and Ducks from Rain Shadow El Rancho, our buffalo supplier.

So, that’s the deal. Please email me with any questions at email hidden; JavaScript is required.

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