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Glazed Carrots

Sunday, June 5th, 2011

These carrots were DELISH and a great way to use up some of those baby carrots you bought in a big old bag!

Glazed Carrots

1/2 lb fresh carrots (or enough to half fill your vegetable saucepan)
1/2 stick butter (I halved this)
6 T brown sugar (I halved this)
1 t cinnamon (I halved this)
1 t ginger (I halved this too)

Boil the carrots until just tender. In a separate bowl or pan, melt the butter and add the other ingredients and stir. Pour into the carrots and cook, stirring until everything is glazed with the brown sugar/butter mixture.

That’s it!

THIS sauce is also VERY good poured over any veggie that you just can’t stand. I can handle a brussel sprout or artichoke with this sauce, and maybe I can get Chili-man to eat his peas and asparagus…

glazed carrots

glazed carrots

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Brussel Sprouts with Orange & Maple

Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

OK I promised the brussels sprouts recipe - I ATE TWO! You know this recipe has to be good if I can get TWO brussel sprouts down!!!!

Brussel Sprouts with Orange and Maple

brussel sprouts
1 1/2 T maple syrup
1 T butter
1/4 t orange zest
salt/pepper

Cook your brussel sprouts however you choose, I just boiled them in water til tender. Then I added in the maple syrup and orange zest (I used dehydrated) the salt and pepper and let it simmer for a few minutes.

That’s it!

The sweetness of the maple syrup helps cut the bitterness of the brussel sprouts.

brussel sprouts

brussel sprouts

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