Recipes - Side Dishes

Pomegranate Salad- Pomegranate Salad from Arvada, Colorado

CBN.com — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 08:03:27 GMT

Prep Time: 60
Total Time:
Servings: 6

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Ingredients:

2 cups pomegranates, shelled
3-4 medium size sweet apples,peeled, and diced Golden Raisins
1 cup walnuts, chopped
1/2 cup Sweetened whipped cream

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Cooking Instructions:

Break open pomegranates and remove seeds. Be sure to remove bitter white pieces. (this is the time consuming part) Dice apples and add pomegranates. Add raisins. Add walnuts. Mix all together with whipped cream (Try to get the sweetest pomegranates you can find.)

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Memorable Moment:

My grandmother passed this recipe to my mother who passed it on to me and my children. I do not remember a Thanksgiving in my entire life (and I'm 69 years old) without this salad and we try to serve it on Christmas, too. My 86-year-old aunt who lives in St. George, Utah, grows the sweet variety of pomegranates in her back yard. She manages to send me a box of this wonderful fruit every year a couple of weeks before Thanksgiving.

Cranberry Whip- Dianna Kouns from Spring Valley

CBN.com — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:11:24 GMT

Prep Time: 5
Total Time: 5
Servings: 8

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Ingredients:

1 can (16oz) Whole Cranberry Sauce
2 cups Cool Whip (Reserve on heaping tbs for topping)
1/2 cup chopped wallnuts (Optional)

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Cooking Instructions:

Mix all ingredients together. Add Cool Whip last and fold in. Chill before serving. Can be garnished with a dot of Cool Whip on top.

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Memorable Moment:

This cranberry recipe was a nice change from just regular cranberries and was served by a friend of mine. It was so easy to make. she just told me her recipe and I remembered it. I have since impressed my friends and relatives who are always asking me how I made it!

Daddies Tamales- Tracie Alsbury-Nichols from San Antonio, Texas

CBN.com — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 07:48:31 GMT

Prep Time: 999
Total Time: 999
Servings: 999

Ingredients:

homemade masa
corn husks
shredded/pulled beef or pork
authentic seasonings to taste

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Cooking Instructions:

steam in a tamaleria

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Memorable Moment:

The first time my daddy made them for us, and was the best christmas i had as a child!

Holiday Ambrosia- Rev. Debra Shoemaker from Warsaw, Missouri

CBN.com — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 07:42:35 GMT

Prep Time: 20
Total Time: 90
Servings: 6

Ingredients:

1 can (20oz.) pineapple in juice/syrup
1 can (11oz.) mandarin oranges
11/2 cups seedless grapes
1cup miniature marshmallows
1cup flaked coconut
1/2 cup nuts
3/4 cup sour cream
1Tablespoon white sugar

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Cooking Instructions:

Drain pineapple, oranges. Combine pineapple, oranges, grapes, marshmallows, coconut ,& nuts. Mix sour cream & sugar in separate bowl. Stir into fruit. Chill for two hours in refrigerator.

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Memorable Moment:

Family and friends would always request that I make my Holiday Ambrosia, my fudge, and Dump Cake recipes at christmas time.

Dreamy Cranberry Delight- Beverly Gurth from Minneapolis, MN

CBN.com — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:02:10 GMT

Prep Time: 3
Total Time: 3
Servings: 8

Ingredients:

1 - 8oz package of cream cheese
1 can of whole cranberry sauce
1 8oz carton of cool whip

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Cooking Instructions:

Let cream cheese soften at room temperature. mix until soft consistency while adding cranberries.Mix together. Don't overmix as it should be somewhat lumpy. Add the cool whip and blend. Chill and serve as you would a side of cranberry sauce. Simple, but delicious!

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Memorable Moment:

I love cheese cake. So, it was easy to come up with this simple recipe. The ingredients just sounded too good to be able to create this scrumptuous side dish. It is a perfect compliment to your turkey dinner. The preparation is simple and only takes minutes to create. I don't have a picture, but could take one if needed.

Easy Cornbread Dressing - Katie from Georgia

CBN.com — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:51:31 GMT

Total Time: 160 minutes
Servings: 20

Ingredients:

Cornbread (10 inch skillet), crumbled
2 chicken breasts, boiled until tender and cut in small pieces
1 family size Cream of Chicken soup
1 regular size Cream of Celery soup
1 med. onion, chopped
2 cans of chicken broth
1 stick of butter, melted
Poultry Seasoning, to taste
Dash of black pepper

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Cooking Instructions:

Mix all ingredients. Coat large aluminum turkey pan with cooking spray.

Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes or so until top is brown and sides begin to pull away from the pan.

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Memorable Moment:

My husband and children look forward to my dressing every Thanksgiving and Christmas and expect to take some home with them. This makes me feel so good. I love to cook when my family loves to eat what I'm cooking.

Cranberry Whip - Dianna

CBN.com — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:24:06 GMT

Total Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 8

Ingredients:
1 can (16 oz) whole cranberry sauce
2 cups Cool Whip (reserve a heaping tbsp for topping)
1/2 cup chopped wallnuts (optional)

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Cooking Instructions:

Mix all ingredients together. Add Cool Whip last and fold in. Chill before serving. Can be garnished with a dot of Cool Whip on top.

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Memorable Moment:

This cranberry recipe was a nice change from just regular cranberries and was served by a friend of mine. It was so easy to make she just told me her recipe and I remembered it. I have since impressed my friends and relatives who are always asking me how I made it!

Pomegranate Salad - Ann from Colorado

CBN.com — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:15:36 GMT

Total Time: 60 minutes
Servings: 6

Ingredients:

2 cups pomegranates, shelled
3-4 medium size sweet apples
1 cup golden raisins, peeled and diced
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
2-3 cups sweetened whipped cream

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Cooking Instructions:

Break open pomegranates and remove seeds. Be sure to remove bitter white pieces (this is the time consuming part). Dice apples and add to pomegranates. Add raisins, walnuts, and mix it all together with whipped cream.

Chef's Note: Try to get the sweetest pomegranates you can find.

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Memorable Moment:

My grandmother passed this recipe to my mother who passed it on to me and my children. I do not remember a Thanksgiving in my entire life (and I'm 69 years old) without this salad and we try to serve it on Christmas too. My 86-year-old aunt who lives in Utah, grows the sweet variety of pomegranates in her backyard. She manages to send me a box of this wonderful fruit every year a couple of weeks before Thanksgiving.

Cranberry-Apple Casserole - Diane from Virginia

CBN.com — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:56:29 GMT

Total Time: 60 minutes
Servings: 10

Ingredients:

3 cup apples, peeled and chopped
2 cup fresh cranberries
3/4 cup all purpose flour
1 cup sugar
3 (1-5/8 oz) packages instant Oatmeal with cinnamon and spice
3/4 cup hopped pecans
1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
Pecan halves
Additional fresh cranberries

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Cooking Instructions:

Combine cranberries and 2 tbsp of flour, tossing to coat. Add sugar, mix well. Add apples. Place in 2 qt. casserole dish.

Combine oatmeal, chopped pecans, 1/2 cup of flour and toss to coat. Add brown sugar, butter and stir well. Spoon over fruit mixture.

Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

Garnish with pecan halves and cranberries.

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Memorable Moment:

This is great as a side dish or dessert with ice cream because it's warm and crunchy.

Dixie Peas - Pat from West Virginia

CBN.com — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:49:22 GMT

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 5

Ingredients:

3 tbsp butter
1/3 cup chopped onion
1 1/2 cups thinly sliced celery
10 oz package frozen green peas
2 tbsp hot water
3/4 tsp salt
dash of pepper
dash of thyme
1/2 tsp worcestershire sauce
2 tbsp diced pimento (optional)
1 tbsp chopped parsley

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Cooking Instructions:

Melt butter in saucepan, add onion and celery, and saute slowly about 5 minutes, or till onion is golden brown. Add the peas; then stir in water, salt, pepper and thyme. Cover and simmer over medium heat 6 to 8 minutes, or till peas are just tender (DO NOT OVERCOOK). Add worcestershire sauce, pimento, and parsley, mixing lightly.

Wrap in foil and refrigerate until ready to cook.

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Memorable Moment:

I got this recipe from my Home Economics book when I was in high school in 1969. It has become a holiday tradition to make this dish for our Christmas dinner. It is a pretty, colorful dish; and it is delicious. Simple and quick to make.

Marge's Cranorange Relish - Sher from Michigan

CBN.com — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:01:33 GMT

Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 12

Ingredients:

One bag fresh whole cranberries
One whole orange
One small box Jello that goes with cranorange, I use sugar free Jello.

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Cooking Instructions:

Process the whole bag of cranberries with the whole orange, peel and all. Mix Jello according to package directions, but use 1/2 the water. Blend well with the fruit.

Chill till set. You can also top with wipped topping.

I use it in my oarmeal or with mayo for a yummy dressing.

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Memorable Moment:

Marge is a fellow quilter and she gave me this recipe in the grocery store where I work. She is a gifted quilter and a good friend.

Green Been Casserole - Aurora from California

CBN.com — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:09:01 GMT

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 6

Ingredients:

Use 2 cans of green beans to make 6 servings
1 can mushroom soup
3 slices bacon
1 large can cheddar onion rings

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Cooking Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350* degrees.

Cut bacon into small pieces and fry but not too crispy. R, remove all but a tablespoon of the bacon grease, this is for flavor. Put mushroom soup into the pan you fried the bacon in just so that it will get the flavor from it into the soup. Put into that the green beans and mix gently so as not to bruise the green beans.

Pour into a 2 quart cassrole dish, spreading it smooth. Then add the cheddar onion ringns around the outside of the dish and place in over that was heated to 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

Serve while still hot.

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Memorable Moment:

This was special because we shared this dish with a homeless fellow on Thanksgiving, and also with my daughter and her family for the first time.

I don't have a picture; I never thought of that, just eating it.

Cranberry Salad - Verna from Oklahoma

CBN.com — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:58:29 GMT

Prep Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 180 minutes
Servings: 10

Ingredients:

16 oz fresh cranberries
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 large can of crushed pineapple, drained well
1 cup small marshmallows
1 cup chopped nuts
1 cup whipping cream
1/2 cup sugar

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Cooking Instructions:

Grind the cranberries. Add 1 and 1/2 cup sugar, pineapple, marshmallows and chopped nuts. It is best to let this refrigerate overnight.

Whip the cream and add 1/2 cup sugar. (Real whipped cream is better in this recipe than using pre-made whipped topping, but whipped topping can be substituted).

Mix whipped cream with the cranberry mixture. If possible, refrigerate for 3-4 hours before serving.

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Memorable Moment:

Mom fixed this every year for both Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Teresa's Sweet Potato Casserole - Andy from North Carolina

CBN.com — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:40:26 GMT

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 8

Ingredients:

Casserole
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cuplight corn syrup
1Tbsp vanilla
2 eggs
4 large sweet potatoes

Topping
1/3 cup butter, cut into small pieces
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup crushed pecans
1/2 cup shredded coconut

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Cooking Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F).

Shred sweet potatoes and microwave on high for 5 minutes. Add all ingredients for casserole - mix well. Put in greased dish.

Use a food processor or blender to blend ingredients for the topping. Sprinkle on top of potato mixture. Bake for 25 minutes.

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Memorable Moment:

This is the most amazing way to eat sweet potatoes. It's not low-calorie, but it is high comfort food. One time when my kids were young, they were a little intimidated about eating sweet potato casserole. After we served it twice as leftovers, they held out to avoid it. I surprised them when I said "no one leaves the table until they eat the casserole or they put their hands in it and squish it around." They had the greatest time and 15 years later bring up that holiday memory.

Savoury Oat Nut Vegetable Cake - Dinah from New York

CBN.com — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:22:33 GMT

Prep Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 15

Ingredients:

4 oz sweet onions chopped
3 oz extra virgin olive oil
2 carrots shredded
15 oz shredded English Cheddar Cheese
12 oz walnuts
8 oz Irish Oatmeal Flakes (not instant)
2 tsp Marmite (English veg. paste)
4 eggs

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Cooking Instructions:

Sweat the onions and shredded carrots until soft. Add walnuts until slightly brown. Place in large bowl, and add oat flakes and shredded cheese. Stir and add Marmite and 4 eggs slightly whisked.

Press into 9x13 pan and bake in 350 degree oven until brown and firm (about 40-45 minutes) Don't overcook. Cut in 3" squares.

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Memorable Moment:

My Auntie Brenda made this in England when I lived with her. It was a favorite of my sons, and we often had it after a long day of fox hunting. I make it in the winter, and it's wonderful hot or cold with HP sauce. It's healthy and filling. Good for a savoury snack.

Day Before Mashed Potatoes - Jill from Pennsylvania

CBN.com — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:55:57 GMT

Ingredients:

5 lb. potatoes
6 oz. cream cheese
1 cup sour cream
3 TBS butter
2 tsp onion salt (if desired)

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Cooking Instructions:

Peel potatoes and cook them. Drain off water and mash in pan. Add complete recipe and whip. Place in a buttered casserole. Reheat next day and dot with butter at 350 degrees.

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Memorable Moment:

They'll be creamy through and through and something on the day of the meal -- you won't have to do!

Cranberry Salad - M. Jeanette from Indiana

CBN.com — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:50:01 GMT

Ingredients:

1 lb Cranberries (4 cups)
1 whole orange
2 apples
2 boxes orange jello
2 3/4 cups boiling water
1 chopped apple
1 cup chopped celery
2 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup chopped nuts

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Cooking Instructions:

Grind cranberries, the orange, and apples together. Then, mix it with the rest of your ingredients for the perfect cranberry salad.

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Memorable Moment:

This salad is so good with ham or turkey at Thanksgiving or Christmas time. Any leftovers go well with cottage cheese.

Breaded String Beans - Robert from Pennsylvania

CBN.com — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:47:08 GMT

Prep Time: 2 minutes
Total Time: 3 minutes
Servings: 5

Ingredients:

1 cup of breadcrums to each can of stringbeans

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Cooking Instructions:

After heating the string beans, drain them. Then, add stick of butter and crumbs and stir. And that's breaded string beans.

Cranberries and Apples - Barbara Ann from Florida

CBN.com — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:19:17 GMT

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 8

Ingredients:

1 pkg. fresh cranberries
6 large, or 8 small, apples, peeled
1 cup orange juice
1 cup sugar

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Cooking Instructions:

Mix all together. Bake at 350 degrees for about an hour. Stir every 20 minutes. It will darken and thicken as it cools. You can add red food coloring as needed, if the cranberries are not deep red. WONDERFUL!

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Memorable Moment:

This is a family tradition. No one in the family would feel it was Christmas or Thanksgiving without this dish. You will love it.