Winter Veggies Under A Fluffy Cheddar Blanket Recipes

ROASTED WINTER VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Cut the carrots, parsnips, sweet potato, and butternut squash in 1 to 1 1/4-inch cubes. All the vegetables will shrink while baking, so don't cut them too small.
• Place all the cut vegetables in a single layer on 2 baking sheets. Drizzle them with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Toss well. Bake for 25 to 35 minutes, until all the vegetables are tender, turning once with a metal spatula.
• Sprinkle with parsley, season to taste, and serve hot.

ROASTED CAULIFLOWER AND CURRY SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 450 degrees.
• Coat the cauliflower florets in the oil and 1 tsp salt, then spread on a baking sheet.
• Roast cauliflower until it turns brown, about 25 minutes.
• Melt butter and add onions to medium size sauce pan. Cook onions until soft.
• Add curry powder, cauliflower, water and broth to pan.
• Cover and bring to a boil.
• Uncover, reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Remove 3 cups of cauliflower from the pot.
• Using a stick blender, CAREFULLY blend the remaining soup, adding 1 tsp salt, until smooth.
• Add the 3 cups of cauliflower back inches Top with parsley.
• Enjoy.

FLUFFY CHEDDAR BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 425 degrees.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and pepper.
• Cut in butter a piece at a time until mixture looks like large crumbs.
• Add buttermilk and cheese. Mix until combined, flouring your hands as needed, until it sticks together. If it is too sticky, add in some more flour, a little at a time.
• Do not over mix.
• Lightly flour a large work surface. Turn out the dough and flatten it to 1 in thickness.
• Cut out rounds with a floured 2 inch round cutter. Keep spacing as close together as possible. Put the rounds on a baking sheet.
• Collect any scraps, and, mixing as little as possible, flatten out to 1 in thickness again. Cut out any additional rounds you can.
• Do not over mix.
• Brush tops of biscuits with melted butter.
• Bake until they look golden brown,. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes. Rotate the sheet after about 10 minutes.

WINTER VEGGIES

Steps:

• Note: The original recipe called for 1/2 cup of butter, but I chose to reduce it as I felt it was way to much. You may choose to use the full amount though.
• In a large pot fitted with a steamer basket, bring water to a boil and add cauliflower florets, cook for 3 minutes.
• Then the broccoli for 3 minutes.
• Add the snow peas for 3 minutes.
• Then the tomatoes for 3 minutes.
• Check for doneness.
• Transfer vegetables to a large mixing bowl and season with garlic powder and salt and pepper, to taste, and toss with melted butter.
• Place in a warmed bowl and serve family style.

ROASTED WINTER VEGGIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Cut the carrots, parsnips, sweet potato, and butternut squash in 1 to 1 1/4-inch cubes. All the vegetables will shrink while baking, so don't cut them too small.
• Place all the cut vegetables in a single layer on 2 baking sheets. Drizzle them with olive oil, garlic powder salt, and pepper. Toss well. Bake for 25 to 35 minutes, until all the vegetables are tender, turning once with a metal spatula.
• Sprinkle with parsley, season to taste, and serve hot.