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Holiday 2020

November 17, 2020 by Erica Leave a Comment

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Hi everyone!

Here are my thoughts on cooking for the holidays: Keep things as simple as possible so that you don’t feel like you’re running a marathon only to finally crash at the table, utterly exhausted. If you’re eating with others, ask them to help with the preparation. Make stuff ahead of time, and put a schedule together as a checklist and mark stuff off as you go. Assign people to clean up and pack up. Exchange clean up duties for some great leftovers. This is a great time to make more than you need so you have leftover meals for the next few days.

If you’re thinking of trying a recipe for the first time, test it before the big day. Keep a checklist of what you’re making and when you’ll make it. Plan to make parts of your meal in stages, and store some of it in the refrigerator or freezer. Cranberry sauce, pies, and some sides can be made ahead, and vegetables can be chopped and prepped for cooking ahead of time.

As we enter into the last several weeks of 2020, I hope you can take time to sleep, eat well, read a good book, get some fresh air, and laugh.

Love, peace, and good health!

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No-Corn Cornbread

Herbed Cornbread Stuffing

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Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Cranberry Sauce & Cranberry Applesauce

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Creamed Spinach {dairy free}

Sautéed Super Greens

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Butternut Squash Soup & Chili Lime Pepitas

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Measurement equivalents

1 tablespoon 3 teaspoons
1/4 cup 4 tablespoons
1 cup 8 ounces
1 teaspoon 5 ml
1 tablespoon 15 ml

Temperature conversions

Gas Mark Fahrenheit Celsius
  1/4  225  110
  1/2  250  130
    1  275  140
    2  300  150
    3  325  170
    4  350  180
    5  375  190
    6  400  200
    7  425  220
    8  450  230
    9  475  240

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EricaI create recipes using simple, nutrient-dense ingredients, staying as close to the earth as possible.

One of my boys was diagnosed with Crohn’s, which inspired me to start Comfy Belly, and create recipes to share my love of good, healthy food. Read More →

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