Orange Carrots

I cannot remember where we found this recipe but we made it for a "little Christmas Eve" dinner and they were yummy... and we only had one serving of left overs!


INGREDIENTS
3 tsp of Orange rind
1.5 cups of slivered almonds
4 TSBP Butter
5 T Brown Sugar
6 tsp Cornstarch
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 t. cinnamon
1/2 t. nutmeg
3 cups Orange Juice
3 lbs of carrots, baby or stripped (we used stripped, which was a lot of work)

Directions:
1) Saute almonds in butter for 5 minutes, remove from pan
2) Combine Brown Sugar, Cornstarch, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg in large frying pan, add juice and rind and cook stirring constantly until slightly thicker and clear. Add Almonds
3 ) Serve over hot cooked carrots.

I cannot remember how many servings it made because we tripled it for our crowd. It is tasty and easy to reheat.

Cheesy Baked Cauliflower

This recipe is from allrecipes.com. It's a great and tasty side dish.

1 large head cauliflower, cut into florets
salt and pepper to taste
2 medium tomatoes, sliced
olive oil
about 5 oz. of Swiss cheese, shredded

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place cauliflower in a microwave-safe baking dish with just enough water to cover bottom of dish. Cook in the microwave on high for 5 minutes, or until slightly tender. Drain, and season with salt and pepper. Arrange tomato slices around the cauliflower. Drizzle with olive oil and top with cheese. Bake for 40 minutes until cheese is bubbly.