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Side Dishes
Hosting Christmas this year. Either doing a Beef Crown Roast or Prime Rib. Can I please have your best side dishes?
For apps I am going to do a Cheese, olive & Soppesata spread
Smoked salmon & Cream Cheese w/ dill on top of cucumber
Stuffed Mushrooms
And one other that I haven't found yet.
Thanks!
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jlk51496
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Re: Side Dishes
twice baked potatoes!!! YUM My fav at holiday dinners!
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| Posted 12/12/12 4:06 PM |
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Re: Side Dishes
Posted by jlk51496
twice baked potatoes!!! YUM My fav at holiday dinners!
Ditto this! I love doing twice baked potatoes... you can make them in advance and just do the second part of the baking right before serving. And they are "fancier" than say mashed potatoes. Sometimes I even pipe my filling in with a pastry bag.
Here's my recipe (makes 8 potato halves, but is easily doubled or tripled):
4 large baking potatoes
1 3 oz package of cream cheese
1 tsp minced chives
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
3 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons sour cream
1 egg
1/2 tsp salt
pepper to taste
paprika for sprinkling
1. Scrub potatoes and brush outsides with light coating of oil. Pierce potatoes with a fork, and bake at 400 degrees for 1 hour.
2. When cool enough to handle, split lengthwise, scoop pulp into bowl (leaving about 1/4 inch of potato in the skin to form a shell). Add the remaining ingredients to potato in bowl (except egg and paprika), and mix well with an electric mixer. [Taste for seasonings.] Add egg and then beat until smooth.
3. Scoop filling back into shells (or pipe it in) and sprinkle with paprika. [Can be assembled a day in advance up to this step and refrigerated.]
4. Bake at 375 degrees for about 30 minutes.
Also, my Carrot Souffle recipe is really good as a side dish to any kind of roast. Even non-carrot eaters love it!
Carrot Souffle
1 2 lb bag of carrots
1 cup melted butter
6 eggs
1 cup sugar
6 tablespoons flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons vanilla
1. Boil carrots until soft; drain.
2. Blend (I use food processor; could also use an electric mixer) carrots with butter until smooth. Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
3. Grease baking dish with butter or spray with nonstick spray (a deep dish works best, like a souffle dish or a round corningware) and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes - or until knife in middle comes out clean. If top is browning too quickly, reduce heat to 325 and bake until knife in center comes out clean.
I have successfully made this a couple of days in advance. It reheats well in the microwave or oven.
Your menu looks great! 
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| Posted 12/12/12 9:14 PM |
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