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Spicy Cranberry Sauce

Published on by Author Melissa Crismon
Spicy Cranberry Sauce. Pic by M.C.

Cranberry sauce enhances all the veggies on the thanksgiving plate. Think of it like a marmalade. Serranos are one of my favorite peppers. You don’t have to add the serrano. I seed the pepper, but if you want it spicy add some of the seeds for heat. Or try a tablespoon of grated fresh ginger.

SPICY CRANBERRY SAUCE
4 C cranberries, fresh
1 1/2 C orange juice, fresh
1 serrano pepper, seeded & minced
1/2 C agave syrup
1 tsp. arrowroot
1 Tbsp. water

Yield: 12 servings

Directions:
Wash the cranberries in a colander. Put cranberries, OJ, minced serrano, and agave into a pot. Bring to a boil and let the berries pop. Stir while berries pop for about 10 minutes. In a separate bowl, stir the arrowroot in water. Add arrowroot into pot, stir, and then turn off the heat. The cranberry sauce is thick when cold, but not when it’s hot. It’s great either way.

I suggest to cook the sauce the day before eating to lighten the work load.

Here is my Thanksgiving Sweet Potatoes recipe.

Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Vegan!

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Thanksgiving Sweet Potatoes

Published on by Author Melissa Crismon
Thanksgiving Sweet Potatoes. Pic by M.C.

Every year my mom makes sweet potatoes for Thanksgiving. Although we called them yams. Something happened in the translation. So they are sweet potatoes. I think it was the garnet ones that I ate as a child. I can remember eating them in my high chair. Here is my mom’s recipe. It’s easy and literally took me twenty minutes from washing to getting the potatoes into the oven.

THANKSGIVING SWEET POTATOES
6 Jewel sweet potatoes
8 Tbsp. Miyoko’s butter, unsalted
6 Tbsp. Agave
3 Satsuma mandarins

Yield: 6-8 servings

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400°.

Wash then peel the sweet potatoes. My mom cuts the potatoes length ways into two pieces. This time I chose to cut them so they come out round. Cut 3/4 inch slices.

Use a 10” X 13” glass Pyrex type dish. Spread out potatoes in dish. It’s okay if you need to layer the potatoes. Slowly boil the butter in a saucepan for five minutes and stir to keep it from burning. Pour the melted butter over the potatoes. The boiled butter will help candy the potatoes. Squeeze agave over the potatoes. We used to use maple syrup, which adds a candied texture. Squeeze the juice of a mandarin over the potatoes. You can use whatever variety of mandarin your store has. Peel the other two mandarins then place each wedge on a potato piece.

Cover sweet potatoes with foil and bake for one hour and ten minutes.

Cool then refrigerate. Sitting in refrigerator overnight will help the sweet potatoes to candy. We found by cooking a day ahead helps the flavors meld and the sugar to thicken. The next day reheat potatoes with foil for about 30 minutes in 400° oven.

Food for Thought:
There is a lot to be thankful for. Health is my top pick. And being an American, freedom is right up there with health. I hope you spend some time with your family this Thanksgiving if you wish. Family is starting to look a lot less crazy after watching our leaders. Ha! Also thank you for following my blog. I hope it has helped your health.

Happy Vegan!

Recipe from blog of melissacrismon.com

Copyright 2020 Melissa Crismon