November 26, 2008 PageAIO F ood Glazed Roast Turkey with Cranberry Stuffing Stuffing • • • • • • • • • 1 cup butter or m argarine 3 m edium celery stalks (w ith leaves), chopped (1 1/2 cups) 3/4 cup finely chopped onion 9 cups soft bread cubes (15 slices) o r cornbread cubes 1/2 cup dried cranberries or raisins 2 Tbs. chopped fresh or 1 1/2 tsp. dried sage leaves 1 Tbs. chopped fresh or 1 tsp. dried thym e leaves 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. pepper 1 “The shiny, red- hued glaze will make this year's turkey even more special! ” Cranbeny-Apple Glaze Turkey • l can (8 oz) jellied cranberry sauce • 1/4 cup apple jelly • 1/4 cup light co m syrup • l w hole turkey ( 12 lbs.), thaw ed if frozen • 2 Tbs. butter or m argarine, melted Directions 1. H eat oven to 325°F. In 10-inch skillet, m elt 1 cup butter over m edium heat. C ook celery and o nion in bu tter, stirrin g fre quently, until onion is tender. Stir in about one-third o f the bread cubes. Place in large bowl. Add rem aining bread cubes and re m ain in g stuffing in g red ien ts; toss. 2. Stuff turkey ju st before roast ing. Fill w ishbone area with stuff ing first. Fasten neck skin to back with skewer. Fold wings across back with tips touching. Fill body cavity lightly. (Do not p ac k -stu ff ing will expand w hile cooking.) Tuck drum sticks under band o f skin at tail, or tie together with heavy string, and then tie to tail. 3. Place turkey, breast side up, on rack in shallow roasting pan. Brush w ith 2 tablespoons butter. Insert m eat therm om eter so tip is in thickest part o f inside thigh m uscle and does not touch bene. D o not add water. 4. Roast uncovered, follow ing directions on packaging for ap proxim ate total co oking tim e. Thermometerwill read 1 SOT when turkey is done, and the drum stick should m ove easily w hen lifted or twisted. Roast until juice is no longer pink w hen center o f thigh is cut. T herm om eter placed in center o f stuffing will read 165°F when done. If a m eat therm om eter is not used, begin testing for doneness about 30 m inutes be fore T im etable indicates. (See Tim etable for Roasting Poultry for exact tim es.) 5. In 1-quart saucepan, mix all glaze ingredients. Cook over medium heat about 5 minutes, stirring occa sionally, until melted and smooth. Brush glaze on turkey about 20 minutes before turkey is done. Smooth and Creamy Peanut Butter Pie Easy Vegan Apple Pie Recipe Ingredients Ingredients *4-5 G ranny Smith apples, cored and thinly sliced *1/3 cup vegan m argarine, softened *1/3 cup packed brow n sugar * 1 Tbs. ground cinnam on There • 3/4 cup cream y peanut butter • 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese • 1 1 / 4 cups confectioners' sugar • 1 (12ounce)containerfrozenw hippedtopping,thaw ed • 1 (9 inch) prepared chocolate cookie crum b crust s nothing like fresh home- made apple pie! ” *1 tsp grated nutm eg * 1 pre-m ade 9 inch pie crust Directions 1. In a large bow l, mix Directions together peanut butter, cream cheese and sugar. Then stir w hipped topping into peanut butter m ixture. W hisk until sm ooth and no lum ps remain. 2. Pour filling into pie crust and refrigerate for about 3 hours until pie is firm. 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. 2. Places the apples in the crust. Dot with half the vegan m argarine. Stir the rest o f the m argarine into the brow n sugar and spices and crum ble this m ixture on top o f the apples. 3. Bake for 45 to 50 m inutes, or until apples are very soft when pierced with a knife. Homemade Refreshing Fruit Juice Recipes Fruit juices are an excellent refreshment and anyone that enjoys them will likely also enjoy fruit gifts. You can send friends and family a fruit gift basket and they can be perfect as birthday gifts or even as Holiday gift baskets. Fruit juices and fruit are important parts o f your diet and are great gift that promotes good health. Fruit Nectar Recipe Ingredients Ingredients • 1/2 cup raspberries, fresh or thaw ed • 1 orange, peeled and sectioned • 1 nectarine, pitted and sliced Directions Directions Process the fruit in a ju icer and serve. Process the fruit in a ju icer and serve. Blueberry Cherry Juice Recipe Ingredients Ingredients • handful o f grapes • 1 apple, cored and sliced • '/j inch fresh ginger (less if you find the taste too strong) • l/21ime • 1/4 lemon • sparkling mineral w ater • handful o f cherries, pitted • 3/4 cup blueberries • 1 apple, cored and sliced Directions Process the fruit in a ju icer and serve. Gingered Apple Cider Juice Directions R em ove the grapes from the stem . Ju ice the apple and g in g e r to g e th e r,, then ju ic e the rest o f the fruit. P our the ju ic e in a large g lass and fill to the top w ith sp ark lin g w ate r and serve w ith ice. Ingredients • 1 inch piece ginger • 3 apples or 1 cup apple cider Directions Process through a ju icer and serve. Strawberry Pretzel Salad "This three layer salad in cludes a pretzel crust, cream cheese center, and strawberry top. ” Ingredients • • • • • • • • • 1 1/2 cups crushed pretzels 4 1/2 Tbs. w hite sugar 3/4 cup butter, m elted 1 cup w hite sugar 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thaw ed 1 (6 ounce) package straw berry flavored gelatin 2 cups boiling w ater 1 (16 ounce) package frozen straw berries Directions 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F ( 175 degrees C). Mix together the pretzels, 4 1/2 tablespoons sugar and m elted butter. Press into the bottom o f a 9x 13 inch pan. Bake for 10 m inutes, or lightly toasted. Set aside to cool com pletely. 2. In a m edium bow l, beat the sugar and cream cheese until smooth. Fold in w hipped topping. Spread evenly over the cooled crust. R efrigerate until set, about 30 m inutes. 3. In a m edium bowl, stir together the gelatin mix and boiling water. Mix in frozen straw berries, and stir until thawed. 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