Christmas Dinner

My family came to visit this year since we had the little one since I was unable to travel for the second year in a row. And it was such a relief to have them here. So as a special treat for Christmas I made some of our favorites: mac and cheese, sweet potatoes, greens, and veggie meatballs. Here are the recipes, not use to putting it in measurable format, so bare with me.

Meatballs:

1 small can of vege burger (you can also use 1.5 packages of griller crumbles)

1/2 cup of breadcrumbs
1/2 cup of cheese (optional)
1 Egg
1/2 chopped onion/green pepper (saute)
Seasoned to taste - sage, black pepper, salt, onion powder, garlic (fresh or powder)
1 cup of bbq sauce (I use sweet baby Ray's)
1/2 to 3/4 orange marmalade

Roll and place in casserole

Top Glaze:

Bake at 375 degrees for about 40 to 50 mins

If it's still a little wet, balls won't stay together...just add some more breadcrumbs

Mac and Cheese:

1/2 box Elbow Macaroni noodles

4 eggs

1 cup milk

1 tablespoon seasoned salt

4 cups cheese

Boil macaroni noodles. Layer macaroni and cheese. Mix eggs, milk and seasoned salt. Bake at 425 degrees for 45 mins

Greens:

2 bunches greens

1 onion

1 sweet red pepper

2 cloves of garlic

2 tablespoons of oil

2 packet of goya (no msg)

Clean greens and then boil. After 30 mins add pepper, onions, and garlic. Season and cook another 20 mins.

Sweet potatoes:

Bake at 450 degrees for 1 hour. Usually for 3 or 4 medium/large sweet potatoes...I use half stick of butter, 1/2 cup of brown sugar, maybe 1/4 white sugar maybe less, dash of cinnamon and nutmeg (place in oven and check occasionally). If they are not sweet enough use more brown sugar it's not as sweet as white sugar.