39527 cider glazed christmas fruit Recipes

fully cooked bone-in ham (6 to 7 lb), apple cider, honey, cider vinegar, dijon mustard, butter, chili powder, apple pie spice

christmas with louise, as a joke , my brother, jay, used to hang a pair of panty hose over his fireplace before christmas. he said all he wanted was for santa to fill them., what they say about santa reviewing behavior and checking the list twice must be true because every christmas morning, although jay s kids stockings overflowed, his poor pantyhose hung sadly empty., year i decided to make his dream come true. i put on sunglasses and with a hat pulled down and went in search of an inflatable love doll. they don tsp sell those things at walmart., i had to go to an adult bookstore downtown. if you ve never been in an x-rated store, don tsp go. you ll only confuse yourself. i was there an hour saying things like, what does this do you re kidding me! who would buy that finally, i made it to the inflatable doll section. i wanted to buy a standard, uncomplicated doll that could also substitute as a passenger in my car so i could use the car pool lane, during rush hour. finding what i wanted was difficult. love dolls come in many different models. the top of the line , according to the side of the box, could do things i d only seen in a book on animal husbandry. i settled for lovable louise. she was at the bottom of the price scale. to call louise a doll took a huge leap of imagination., on christmas eve , with the help of an old bicycle pump, louise came to life., my sister-in-law was in on the plan and let me in during the wee morning hours, long after santa had come and gone, i filled the dangling pantyhose with louise s pliant legs and bottom. i also ate some cookies and drank what remained of a glass of milk on a nearby tray. i went home, and giggled for a couple of hours., next morning my brother called to say that santa had been to his house and left a present that had made him very happy but had left the dog confused. she would bark, start to walk away, then come back and bark some more. we all agreed that louise should remain in her panty hose so the rest of the family could admire her when they came over for the traditional christmas dinner., my grandmother noticed louise the moment she walked in the door. what the hell is that she asked. my brother quickly explained , it s a doll. . who would play with something like that granny snapped. i had several candidates in mind, but kept my mouth shut. where are her clothes granny continued., boy , that turkey sure smells nice, gran, jay said, trying to steer her into the dining room. but granny was relentless. why doesn tsp she have any teeth again, i could have answered, but why would i it was christmas and no 1 wanted to ride in the back of the ambulance saying, hang on granny! hang on! ., my grandfather , a delightful old man with very poor eyesight, sidled up to me and said, hey, who s the naked gallon by the fireplace i told him she was jay s friend. a few minutes later i noticed grandpa by the mantel, talking to louise. not just talking, but actually flirting. it was then that we realized this might be grandpa s last christmas at home., dinner went well. we made the usual small talk about who had died , who was dying, and who should be killed, when suddenly louise made a noise that sounded a lot like my father in the bathroom in the morning. then she lurched from the panty hose, flew around the room twice, and fell in a heap in front of the sofa. the cat screamed. i passed cranberry sauce through my nose, and grandpa ran across the room, fell to his knees, and began administering mouth to mouth resuscitation. my brother fell back over his chair and wet his pants laughing and granny threw down her napkin, stomped out of the room, and sat in the car., it was indeed a christmas to treasure and remember. later in my brother s garage, we conducted a thorough examination to decide the cause of louise s collapse. we discovered that louise had suffered from a hot ember to the back of her right thigh. fortunately, thanks to a wonder drug called duct tape , we restored her to perfect health., louise went on to star in several bachelor party movies. i think grandpa still asks about her whenever he can get out of the house

delicata squash (about 2 lb) or other firm winter squash, unsalted butter, very coarsely chopped fresh sage, coarsely chopped fresh rosemary, fresh unfiltered apple cider or juice, water, sherry vinegar, salt, freshly ground black pepper

baby carrots, apple cider, cinnamon, ground ginger, chinese five spice powder, salt, butter

cider, cinnamon sticks, oranges, whole cloves (for studding oranges ), brandy (more or less )

acorn squash , buttercup squash, carnival squash, sweet dumpling squash, calabaza squash, turban squash, banana squ or 2 1/2-3 lbs hubbard squash, salt, divided, pepper, water, apple cider, butter, ground cinnamon

pork tenderloin, red onion , cut into eighths, golden raisin, fresh thyme leaves, apple cider, white wine, salt, divided, ground pepper, divided, olive oil, unsalted butter, tart apples, peeled and chopped

apple cider, dried rubbed sage, dried thyme leaves, ground ginger, garlic, minced

farm-raised goose, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, chopped onions, coarsely chopped carrots, coarsely chopped celery, bay leaves, thyme , plus 2 tsp chopped leaves, garlic cloves, smashed, dark chicken stock , chicken stock, or water, sliced shallots, plus 2 tbsp minced, brandy, sweetened dried cranberries, apple cider glazed pearl onions , recipe follows, goose fat , reserved from cooking the goose, pearl onions, peeled, apple cider vinegar, apple cider, fresh finely chopped thyme leaves, salt, fresh ground black pepper

fresh thyme, whole cornish hens , backs removed so that they lay flat, salt and freshly ground black pepper, olive oil, cipollini onions, peeled, fresh apple cider, apple cider vinegar, coarse sea salt , for serving, apple wood smoked bacon, diced, diced shallots, sliced, garlic cloves, sliced, chopped thyme leaves, stovetop smoker, apple wood smoking chips

all-purpose flour (about 15 3/4 oz), baking soda, baking powder, apple-pie spice, ground cardamom, salt, sugar, butter, softened, walnut oil or canola oil, eggs, reduced-fat buttermilk, apple cider, vanilla extract, apple cider, sugar

boneless pork chops, sliced thin, salt, pepper, granny smith apple (about 3), onion, cut into 16 thin wedges, butter, beef broth, apple cider, pure maple syrup, dijon mustard, cornstarch

ham steak, thickly sliced, apple cider, brown sugar , packed, dijon mustard, honey, liquid smoke

olive oil, boneless center-cut pork loin chops (3/4 in thick ), dried rosemary, crushed, salt, pepper, butter, minced shallots (or onions, if you prefer), brown sugar , packed, cider vinegar

dried rosemary, crushed, minced peeled fresh ginger, grated orange rind, olive oil, salt, fresh ground black pepper, garlic cloves, minced, pork tenderloin, trimmed, apple cider, bay leaves, fat-free chicken broth

maple syrup, apple cider, raspberry preserves, crushed red pepper flakes, salt & freshly ground black pepper, racks pork baby back ribs

whole turkey, salt, fresh ground pepper, garlic cloves, peeled and halved, onion, peeled and cut into wedges, baking apple, cored and cut into wedges, butter, melted, baking apples, cored and cut into eights or 8 small and cut into eighths, lemon juice, apple cider, cinnamon sticks, broken into pieces, butter, brown sugar, dried thyme, crushed, all-purpose flour, chicken broth

ground nutmeg, ground allspice, coarse salt, pepper, pork tenderloin , cut crosswise into three pieces (1 lb each), butter, softened, divided, apple cider, rum (or 1 tsp extract), light brown sugar