“New year, new me.” That’s the motto for most on January 1.
Many start new diets or even try healthier cooking. Gym memberships are broken in. Parents commit to cooking dinner at home rather than eating out as a way to save money and break bad habits.
About three or four weeks into the new year, however, those resolutions often are broken. Let’s face it; we all want to be a person we are not, but it’s not easy.
People start going out for dinner. And those gym memberships get tossed aside.
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Growing up, I always ate some type of dish that my mother would whip up using whatever we had leftover in our pantry. It was always something to look forward to at dinner time, particularly the excitement of not knowing what was for dinner every night. Admittedly, there were some nights that weren't the best, dinner-wise. Other nights, I couldn't get enough of whatever she made.
Dinner isn't about whether or not the food is good enough. It’s about the people you get to share the time with, telling funny stories and sharing the highlights from your day.
The nice thing about dinner is coming together.
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Even though you may have had enough of the family time during the holidays, it’s still important to share a meal together as a family. It's even better if it's a little healthier than what you shared at the holiday table.
For this recipe, I am sharing a leaner spin on traditional comfort food (in the spirit of the new year) and am also nodding to the holidays that have just passed by topping it with a cranberry sage sauce.
Michelle Tubertini is a student in Rowan College at Burlington County’s Culinary Arts program on the Mount Holly Campus. rcbc.edu/culinary
Meatballs
1 pound ground turkey
1 cup bread crumbs
4 Tablespoon cranberry sauce (from an 8 oz. can)
2 stems of sage leaves, chopped
1 sage leaf, chopped (set aside)
1 Tablespoon butter (set aside)
Sauce
Remainder of 8 oz.can of cranberry sauce
½ cup water
5 stems of sage leaves, chopped
2 dashes of cinnamon
1 Tablespoon butter
Cauliflower mash
2 heads of cauliflower
½ cup milk
1Tablespoon butter
Directions
Place a pot of water on the stove. Cut the cauliflower heads into pieces.
Add to water and boil until the pieces are soft to the touch.
In a medium-sized bowl, add the ground turkey, cranberry sauce, bread crumbs and sage.
Mix together to form about 10 to 12 small meatballs. Set into a pan and brown and cook. Be careful not to burn them; set the heat to medium.
Add the rest of the cranberry sauce to a half cup of water.
Whisk on a low heat adding the butter. Add 5 sage leaves to the sauce and two dashes of cinnamon.
If the sauce is a little watery, mix 1 teaspoon of corn starch with 2 teaspoons of water.
Once the meatballs are almost done, add the 1 sage leaf and 1 Tablespoon of butter to the pan to coat the meatballs.
When the cauliflower is soft to the touch, drain the water from the pot and mash along with the butter and milk.
Serve meatballs with the cauliflower mash, and the cranberry sauce on the side.
— Michelle Tubertini
2019-12-31 10:00:00Z
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