Yum! Green Beans in Sesame Dressing (Ingen no goma-ae)

My fave! My mom used to make this for us growing up, we grew a lot of green beans in our veggie garden. (I used konbu dashi packets, so my version is veggie.)

From Bento.com:
Green Beans in Sesame Dressing (Ingen no goma-ae)

JoAnne's scones

K's mom used to serve these with traditional new year's meal. We tried them, maybe recipe (from memory) needs a bit of adjusting, or we mixed them a little too much, they were close to what he remembered but not spot-on.. we'll try these again.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• /4 c butter at room temperature
• 1 c buttermilk
• 1 tsp milk to brush on top

Directions

Mix dry ingredients. Cut in butter, add 1 c buttermilk. Knead it ten times on board, flour slightly if sticky. put in pan ( we used 9" circular cake pan) and brush top with milk. Cut into eighths.
400º 15-20 minutes
makes 8 pieces

cranberry sauce, yummm!

putting my notes here because I had trouble finding them from last year... *Whole Cranberry Sauce with Orange

In a sauce pan, combined 6 cups of fresh cranberries with 2 cup fresh squeezed orange juice, 2 1/2 cup sugar, about 2 tbsp fresh grated ginger, and the zest from 2 oranges.

Bring to a boil while you stir. Adjust flame and continue stirring until berries "pop" and "sauce" thickens (back of the spoon is clear when you swipe your finger across). Made the day before and chilled

*CANDIED YAMS

2 40 oz (2#, 8 oz) cans yams

butter

1 cup orange juice

1/4 cup brown sugar

Drained yams, discarded liquid. Arranged in baking dish. Pour orange juice over yams. Sprinkle liberally with brown sugar. Dot with butter pats. Sprinkle with marshmallows, if desired (I am not a fan of marshmallows in my yams, but some folks like 'em). Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees or in any oven temperature (i.e., right along with the turkey) until marshmallows melt and liquid is bubbly.

Cooked night before and reheated!

http://www.culinarycafe.com/Vegetarian/Vegetarian_Dressing.html Vegetarian Dressing Serves: 6 Ingredients: * 1 loaf day-old bread, torn into small pieces * 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup * 1 (10.5 ounce) can vegetable broth * 2 tablespoons water * 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning * salt to taste * ground black pepper to taste * 1/2 cup wild rice, cooked * 1/4 cup dried cranberries * 1/2 cup fresh mushrooms * 1/2 cup chopped pecans * 1/4 cup cubed apples Mix together the bread, cream of mushroom soup, vegetable broth, water, poultry seasoning, and salt and pepper to taste. Add rice, cranberrys, mushrooms, pecans, and apples as desired. It will be sticky. Shape into a loaf and wrap in (nonstick, sprayed) foil to bake. Bake for about an hour at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). You can slice it like a meatloaf and serve.