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1 1/2 cups white sugar
3/4 cup fresh orange juice (about 3 oranges)
1 12-ounce package fresh cranberries, washed
1 Tablespoon grated orange zest (Grate an orange before squeezing.)
Combine sugar, orange juice, and cranberries in a saucepan.  Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally.  Reduce heat to medium and simmer until cranberries pop.  (About 10 minutes)  remove from [...]

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You don’t have to “make do” this Thansgiving.  You can have a fabulous dinner with not too much work, while still avoiding your allergens.  Now that’s really “freedom from want.”
 
Thanksgiving Dinner Menu
Butternut Squash Soup
Sage and Shallot Roasted Turkey
Mashed Potatoes
Wild Rice with Butternut Squash, Leeks, and Corn
Green Salad with Diced Granny Smith Apples, Dried Cranberries, and [...]

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1/3 cup finely chopped shallots
5 – 6 fresh sage leaves
1/4 cup Italian parsley
1 teaspoon salt
few grinds of black pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
Your turkey of choice
1 onion, peeled and split in half
1 apple, cored and cut in quarters
Mound first five ingredients together on a cutting board.  Using a large chef’s knife, mince together all ingredients until [...]

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1 1/2 cups wild rice (about 9 ounces)
2 teaspoons coarse kosher salt
3 cups peeled cubed butternut squash (from 11/2-pound squash)
5-6 cloves garlic, peeled
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 1/2 cups finely chopped leeks (white part only)
1 1/2 cups frozen white corn kernels, thawed
1 tablespoon chopped fresh Italian parsley
 
Preheat oven to 350°F. Oil rimmed baking sheet. Toss squash [...]

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