Every family differs when it comes to holiday dinner traditions. Some never stray from Grandma’s fruitcake recipe while other families, a bit more adventurous, explore cookbooks and magazines to uncover a new dish.
Chef Andrew Schloss believes a happy medium exists between the traditional and the not-so-customary holiday meal and offers three quick and convenient recipe twists for your festive classics.
First, start with a can of shrimp, a little garlic and some dried dill weed and transform your regular mashed potatoes into a delectable seafood side dish.
Next, substitute your traditional green-bean casserole with a quick Easy Cheesy Herbed Creamed Spinach dish. Combine a few cans of spinach with a little garlic-and-herb cheese and you’ve created a simple side, packed with flavor and nutrition.
Finally, finish the meal with a treat from the sugarplum fairy. Use a can of whole plums – which are an excellent source of vitamin A, calcium, magnesium, iron, potassium and fiber – a can of peaches, some cinnamon and some sugar, and blend the sweet flavors together to create a Peach-Plum Crisp.
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