OAS Dec. 15th: Happy Holidays!
Posted on 13. Dec, 2011 by ispudas in Blog, Local Food, Weekly Box Content
This week, we’re providing you an array of delicious food items that will come in handy while entertaining over the holidays! Planning on making some roasted veggies? how about mashed potatoes? a baked Brie with pears? Hot apple cider? And how about some crostini with smoked Trout? You’ll be proud to serve your guests these delicious items, especially knowing that they all come from Ontario. Enjoy!
On the Menu this Week:
Fruit:
Pears (Warner’s Farm)
Frozen Cranberries (Johnston’s Cranberry Marsh)
Apple Cider (Warner’s Farm) This 1L of cider is yummy either hot or cold. Last week, I included some boozy recipes using cider. Click here to go to that blog entry (cider recipes are near the bottom of the blog).
Veggies:
Shallots (August’s Harvest)
Multi-colour beets (Hillside Garden Farms)
Parsnips (Hillside Garden Farm)
Turnips (Hillside Garden Farms)
Yukon Gold Potatoes (Thompson’s Potato Farm) We’re giving you a couple of pounds of these, enough for a good serving of mashed potatoes! See video on how to make creamy mashed potatoes below.
Carrots (Hillside Garden Farms)
Acorn Squash (Brook farms)
Garlic (Farintosh Farms)
Salad Greens (Greenbelt Farms)
Pantry:
Honey! Located just North of us in Stouffville, this 500 ml jar of Meadowview honey is delicious to drizzle over cheese, in hot tea, and in baking.
Cheese:
Brie--Quality Cheese. This cow’s milk cheese is always at hit at parties. See recipes below for baked brie and other apps.
Meat:
Smoked Trout–Purdy’s Fisheries. Serve this yummy, perfectly-smoked fish on it’s own with crackers, or see recipes below
Holiday Recipes!
We’ve decided to skip our usual features to focus on holiday entertaining recipes, using your OAS ingredients.
Appetizer Recipes
Smoked Trout Toasts
A simple spread that packs a lot of flavour
Bruschetta with Swiss Chard and Smoked Trout
A beautiful little snack that will be eaten up in no time!
Smoked Trout and Watercress on Tart Apple Slices
No need for bread for these apps!. You could also use a hard bosc pear as the base.
Baked Brie with Caramelized Pear
Is there anyone out there that doesn’t like warm brie? Paired with pears, this will be a huge hit!
Cranberry Brie Puffs
Again, brie + fruit + heat = gone in seconds.
http://www.lcbo.com/lcbo-ear/RecipeController?language=EN&recipeType=1&action=recipe&recipeID=1400
Beautiful Leftover Bruschetta–2 Ways
Got some leftover roasted veggies? Then grab some herbs and try one of these ways to make some yummy non-tomato based, root veggie bruschetta for the-next-day-party apps. Mash it or slice it, you decide!
Side Dishes/Salads
Warm Winter Vegetable Salad
Feel free to throw in your parsnips and potato into this roasted veggie salad. This recipe can be easily doubled or tripled to feed a crowd.
Roasted Beet Salad with Pumpkin Seeds
Everyone loves roasted beet salads, as you’ll notice them on so many restaurant menus. Try this one with your multi-coloured beets!
Crunchy Raw Beetroot Salad with Feta and Pear
I tend to eat most of my beets raw. Here’s an easy salad to make with raw beets and pears. You could also slice the beets and pears really thinly, instead of matchsticks.
Creamy Mashed Potatoes
Watch this video on how to make delicious creamy mashed potatoes
Sauce/Chutney
Tangy Cranberry Sauce
Cranberry sauce is so easy to make, there is really no need to buy it! And it can be made days in advance, so no need for last-minute stress on this one!
Cranberry Apple Chutney
This goes well with turkey, duck and other meats, or it could be served with your cheese plate.
Dessert:
Upside-Down Pear Gingerbread Cake
Spice things up with this warm, dark gingerbread cake.
Spiced Cranberry Bundt Cake
Who doesn’t love a bundt cake?
Happy Holidays from the OAS team!
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