7 Spooky Days of Recipes ~ #4 Cranberry Apple Spice Boo Cups

Cranberry Apple Spice Boo Cups
4 Ounces of Cream Cheese, Softened
1 1/2 Cups Heavy Whipping Cream
1/3 Cup Wildtree Apple Cranberry Jam
3 1/2 Teaspoons Hearty Oatmeal Mix-In: Sugar & Spice
4 Apples, peeled and sliced
1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
1 Tablespoon butter, Melted

Preheat the oven to 360 degrees. In a large bowl mix, apples, brown sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoons Oatmeal Mix-In: Sugar & Spice and melted butter. Lay mixture into a greased glass casserole or pie dish. Bake for 20 minutes or until desired softness. While baking, in a large bowl whip together cream cheese, heavy whipping cream, Apple Cranberry Jam, and 1 teaspoon Oatmeal Mix-In: Sugar & Spice. Finally spoon apple mixture evenly into 6 cups. Top the apples evenly with the mousse mixture and dollop with whipped topping if desired. Serve.

*Chocolate chips make great eyes for little boos in desired!

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Another Kid Friendly Dinner Favorite

Do you ever feel like you have just won a gold medal when dinner is devoured by your child? I do! Kids are honest and do not hide their love or hate for anything. Whenever Oliver eats a meal that is accompanied by little talking, but lots of "mmm's" and requests for more, I know have a winner!

A couple night's ago was one of those nights. It was one of my typical meals...no recipe to follow...no measurements to adhere to...just a little experimenting. This can sometimes be disastrous but it happened to work out this time! It reminded me of Kalua pork from Hawaii.

I put a pork butt in the slow cooker, with some chopped onions and sliced carrots. I mixed together some of Wildtree's Apple Cranberry Jam (one of my favorites!), a little CA Garlic Pepper, a couple dashes of  Teriyaki Sauce (or GF Tamari), and a little brown sugar. Mixed it all up with a little homemade stock and poured it over the pork. Cooked it low and slow until it was tender and served it with brown rice and sauteed zucchini. It was absolutely delicious!!! There wasn't much leftover but what was made a great lunch the next day!

To order any of the Wildtree products to make this meal (Apple Cranberry, CA Garlic Pepper, or Teriyaki Sauce) please go to www.jenwarr.mywildtree.com.

Retro Recipe...Chicken a la King

Chicken á la King served over Onion Chive Mashed Potatoes with Steamed Broccoli and Apple Cranberry Jelly.

There are certain recipes that take me back to my childhood...meatloaf and baked potatoes, veal cutlets, baked chicken wings and roast beef with Yorkshire pudding to name a few. And one recipe that will forever remind me of cozy winter nights growing up on Cape Cod is Chicken a la King. I never thought I could enjoy it in my new allergy filled world...until I stumbled upon a recipe from the blog Cognizable. I am always up for trying a recipe that is gluten free, dairy free and egg free! I made some slight adjustments to the original recipe and it was delicious! I honestly believe that has to do with the chicken stock I used, but more about that later. Oliver gave the dinner a thumbs up which is always gratifying as a Mum!

Chicken á la King
(Gluten Free Dairy Free )

Serves 4

Ingredients
4 TBSP dairy free margarine (I used Earth Balance Organic brand)

4 TBSP finely ground brown rice flour
4 cups warmed chicken broth (I used homemade)

1 cup of cooked chicken, chopped

sea salt (or Herbamare) and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Directions
Warm chicken broth in a small sauce pan until slightly steaming, but not boiling.

In a large, heavy bottomed pot, melt the dairy free margarine over medium high heat. Slowly add rice flour one tablespoon at a time, whisking constantly and quickly to make a thick, dough-like mixture called a roux.

Slowly pour in chicken broth, continuing to stir constantly and quickly, to incorporate the broth with the roux into a thick, gravy-like mixture. It is important to work fast during this process so that the ingredients blend smoothly. If the base has too much broth, shake in a bit more rice flour one tablespoon at a time, stirring constantly.

Reduce temperature to medium heat and continue to stir to avoid scorching. Add cooked chicken, salt and pepper until well combined and warmed throughout. Serve over mashed potatoes seasoned with Wildtree's Onion & Chive Blend, steamed broccoli and Wildtree's Apple Cranberry Jelly

Cook's Notes:

** You can add 1 1/2 cups of sauteed, chopped shiitake mushrooms and 1-2 TBSP of sherry in the final step for added flavor.

** You can also serve Chicken a la King over toasted English muffins with a sprinkle of freshly topped rosemary.

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Simple Dinner ~ Apple Cranberry Chicken

This is a great weeknight dinner! It's simple, delicious, quick and healthful!

Apple Cranberry Chicken
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/3 cup Wildtree's Apple Cranberry Jelly
1/4 cup Wildtree's Absolutely Onion Blend
½ cup broth

Pour all ingredients into a baking dish and bake at 350 until chicken is done (about 30 minutes). Serve with creamy mashed potatoes and roasted green beans.