Christmas lite menu

8 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
LITE MASHED POTATOES
¼ cup Plain yogurt
1½ cup Mashed potatoes ------
RED CABBAGE & CRANBERRIES
1 medium Red cabbage
12 ounces Fresh cranberries
1 cup Water
¼ cup Red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons Brown sugar
1 tablespoon Lemon juice
½ teaspoon Cloves ----------
12 ounces FESTIVE PEAS --------
LITE STUFFING --------
FRUITY CHRISTMAS BASKETS ------
LITE ROASTED POTATOES ------
1 TURKEY ------
LITE GRAVY
Pan juices
10 Ice cubes
1 cup Chicken broth + 3 tb
¼ cup Flour

Directions

Advertising for the Co-op grocery stores had this Christmas menu in advertising delivered Dec 20/93.

Mash potatoes, stir in yogurt. Serve hot. Season with salt & pepper to taste.

Wash and shred cabbage. In a large skillet, toss cabbage with fresh cranberries. Combine remaining ingredients in measuring cup and pour over cabbage. Simmer until just soft. Refrigerate and reheat at serving time.

Stir cook 4 cups peas with shallots and ½ chopped red pepper.

Stuffing has celery, onion, apricots, cooked ham, chicken broth cooked a day ahead in the oven. Baskets are meringues cooked ahead, filled with fresh fruit and topped with vanilla custard sauce (like Pavlova).

Roasted potatoes - peel, rub with oil, sprinkle with rosemary. Roast in separate pan until golden and soft. Serve hot Gravy - Stir 10 ice cubes into the pan juices. When they have congealed with fat, remove from pan. In a jar with a lid (or blender) shake together broth and flour until smooth. Over medium heat whisk this mixture into the defatted pan juices. Continue whisking until smooth and thick. Cook, stirring often for 5 minutes.

Serve hot.

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