Tasty Winter Recipes

I wanted to share a couple of recipes that sound amazing, especially for this time of year. You know, Autmun, Thanksgiving, Winter, Christmas, savory comfort food time. The first can be found on the Food Network website, and was made by Paula Deen. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/caramel-apple-cheesecake-recipe/index.html. A video for it follows:

I suppose you could do with or without the nuts, depending on your preference, but either way I want to eat that up!

The second recipe is from the Vegetarian Times website, (originally found in their Novemer 2005 issue), and I think it's such a fun and creative way to get your fill of vegetables. It's call a Roasted Vegetable Cornucopia with Gravy, and it can be found here: http://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipes/9698?section=, but I will also list it below:

Cornucopias

1 large egg

1 17.3-oz. pkg. prepared puff pastry (2 sheets), thawed

Roasted Vegetables

2 cups cauliflower florets

2 cups baby zucchini, or 1/2 lb. regular zucchini, halved and cut into 1 1/2-inch chunks

2 cups baby pattypan squash, or 1/2 lb. regular pattypan squash, cut into 1 1/2-inch chunks

1 cup baby carrots

12 purple pearl onions, peeled and halved

6 oz. cremini mushrooms, trimmed

1/4 cup olive oil

2 Tbs. chopped fresh sage

2 Tbs. chopped fresh marjoram

1 Tbs. chopped fresh thyme

1 tsp. salt

1/4 tsp. ground black pepper

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Coat 2 baking sheets with cooking spray.
To make Cornucopias:
2. Tear off 8 18-inch-long sheets of heavy-duty foil. Fold each sheet into quarters. Roll each quarter into cone; bend "tail" if desired.
3. Beat egg with 1 Tbs. water and pinch of salt in small bowl. Place 1 puff pastry sheet on lightly floured work surface. Refrigerate second sheet until ready to use. Gently pull ends of puff pastry to stretch it out to 10 inches wide. Cut pastry sheet into 20 1/2-inch strips. Loosely wrap 1 strip around pointed end of first foil cone, and spiral strip around cone, overlapping edges as you wrap. When strip runs out, brush end with egg wash, then press on second strip to adhere. Continue wrapping cone with 4 more pastry strips, "gluing" them with egg as you go. Repeat with remaining strips, cones and remaining pastry sheet.
4. Place cones on their sides on 1 baking sheet. Brush all over with remaining egg wash. Bake 20 to 25 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheet.
To make Roasted Vegetables:
5. Increase oven heat to 450°F. Toss together all ingredients in large bowl. Spread vegetables on second baking sheet. Roast 30 to 35 minutes, or until vegetables are browned and tender, turning every 10 minutes to make sure they cook evenly. Transfer to large bowl.
To assemble Cornucopias:
6. Gently pull foil cones away from insides of cooled Cornucopias, and discard. If desired, toss vegetables with 2/3 cup Holiday Gravy (which can also be found on their site, if desired) Spoon into Cornucopias, and serve

I hope you enjoy these suggestions. :)