Think Twice Special Cranberry Sauce Twice Baked Sweet P Food

TWICE BAKED CRANBERRY SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Clean potatoes and pierce with fork.
• Place on oven rack, bake for 1 and 1/4 hours or until tender, and set aside to cool.
• Cut each potato in half lengthwise and scoop pulp out with a spoon leaving 1/4 inch shell.
• Mash the potato pulp until smooth, stir in cranberry sauce, dried cranberries, butter and salt.
• Spoon mixture back into each shell dividing evenly.
• Place shells in baking pan and sprinkle with walnuts.
• Bake 25 to 35 minutes until thoroughly heated.

ROASTED BRUSSELS SPROUTS WITH APPLE, CREME FRAICHE & P

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Toss the brussels sprouts with enough olive oil to coat, a genereous pinch of salt and pepper to taste.
• Put the sprouts on a baking sheet pan in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
• Meamwhile, in a small saute pan, gently simmer the balsamic vinegar with the honey until the mixture has reduced and is slightly thickened, 3-5 minutes. Set aside.
• After 15 minutes, removed the Brussels sprouts from the oven, and test with a paring knife. If the Brussels sprouts are not sufficiently charred to tender, return to the oven for 5 minutes. If they appear to be charring too much, reduce the oven to 400 and continue roasting until they are knife tender.
• When the Brussels sprouts are finished cooking, remove from the oven, transfer to a bowl, aned add the pistachios and apple slices.
• Pour the reduce balsame mixture into the bowl and toss to coat evenly.
• Transfer mixture to serving platter and top with a dollop of creme fraiche. Add more salt and creme fraiche if desired.

CHEESY TWICE-BAKED SWEET POTATOES WITH BLACK BEANS AND AVOCADO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Toss pepitas with 1 teaspoon of the oil, ¼ teaspoon of the salt, and several grinds pepper on a rimmed baking sheet.
• Rub potatoes with remaining 3 tablespoons oil and place cut side down on a second rimmed baking sheet.
• Add a few grinds of pepper.
• Transfer both baking sheets to oven.
• Bake pepitas until golden, 5 to 6 minutes.
• Remove from oven.
• Continue baking potatoes until very tender, 22 to 28 minutes more.
• Let cool slightly, about 5 minutes, then scoop potato flesh into a large bowl.
• Return potato skins to baking sheet. Broiling the potato skins before filling them with the sweet potato mixture crisps them up so they can serve as a sturdy base.
• Increase oven temperature to broil and position top rack 6 inches from heat. Broil potato skins until crispy, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add black beans, a few grinds pepper, 1 cup of the cheese, and remaining 1 teaspoon salt to sweet potato flesh and stir to combine.
• Divide mixture among skins and top with remaining ½ cup cheese.
• Return to oven and broil until cheese is melted, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Top with avocado and pepitas.
• Top with avocado, chile peppers, and/or cilantro, as desired.
• Serve with lime wedges.

OVEN-BAKED CRANBERRY & RASPBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Spread cranberries in a 13x9 GLASS baking pan; sprinkle with one cup sugar and stir to coat all the berries.
• Bake until mixture is hot and bubbly (berries will pop)--about 40 minutes. STIR TWICE DURING BAKING TIME!
• Gently stir in the raspberries; sprinkle with remaining sugar and liqueur, stir again.
• Pour mixture into a serving dish; cover and chill until set.
• **NOTE**the Grand Marnier can be substituted with orange juice.

BBQ SAUCE: SWEET AND SPICY

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except red pepper flakes in a small size sauce pan. Whisk while heating over a medium-low flame. Once sugar is dissolved, add in red pepper flakes. Simmer 5 minutes, whisking often.
• Once everything is incorporated, and you've adjusted the taste to your liking, let cool completely and store in an air tight jar for up to 3 weeks in the refrigerator (that's the longest it ever lasted in our house, it may stay fresh longer). If not using right away, mix sauce well, before using. (Nicely fills a recycled and cleaned, 16oz olive jar for storing in the fridge).
• *Note: While the ingredients have time to meld together in the fridge, the flavor will change a bit. Keep this in mind while tasting during the preparation. A little bit hot will get hotter -- a little bit sweet will get sweeter.
• Enjoy!