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Lindsey’s Whole Roasted Garlic-Parmesan Cauliflower  

From our amazing Holiday Recipe Guide, featuring family recipes from all our Board Members!

Ingredients

  • 1 head cauliflower 
  • ⅓ cup Field Day Extra Virgin Olive Oil 
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced 
  • ¼ cup grated Parmesan, divided 
  • 1 tsp Italian seasoning blend (or mix basil, parsley & thyme)  
  • ½ tsp sea salt 
  • ¼ tsp black pepper 

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°.
  2. Trim cauliflower, keeping the head intact. In a small bowl, whisk olive oil, garlic, half the Parmesan, herbs, salt and pepper.
  3. Place cauliflower in a Dutch oven or oven-safe dish. Spoon half the mixture into the core, then brush remaining sauce over the top. Cover and roast 35–40 minutes, until tender.
  4. Uncover, sprinkle with remaining Parmesan and broil 3–5 minutes until golden brown. Serve warm as a festive centerpiece.

Jonathan’s Simple Organic Sweet Potato Casserole 

From our amazing Holiday Recipe Guide, featuring family recipes from all our Board Members!

Ingredients

  • 3 lbs organic sweet potatoes  
  • 1/4 cup + 1 Tbsp Field Day Organic Grade A Maple Syrup 
  • 3 Tbsp organic unsalted butter, melted (or organic coconut oil)  
  • 1/2 cup organic unsweetened almond, oat, or cashew milk  
  • 1 tsp organic pumpkin pie spice  
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt  
  • 1 cup organic pecans, chopped  

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°.
  2. Lightly grease a 9×9-inch baking dish with coconut oil. Peel and chop sweet potatoes into large chunks. Place in a saucepan, cover with cold water, add a pinch of sea salt, and boil until fork-tender, about 15–20 minutes. Drain well and transfer to a large bowl. Mash with ¼ cup maple syrup, melted butter (or coconut oil), milk, pumpkin pie spice and salt until smooth.
  3. Spread evenly into prepared dish. Mix chopped pecans with 1 Tbsp maple syrup; sprinkle over the top. Bake for 20–25 minutes until topping is golden and crisp. Cool for 5 minutes before serving warm.  
  4. Note: Use coconut oil and cashew milk for a vegan option. Check bulk sections for organic ingredients. 

Sam’s Great Grandmother’s Cranberry–Quince Relish  

From our amazing Holiday Recipe Guide, featuring family recipes from all our Board Members!

Makes about 4 cups.

Ingredients

  • 1 whole quince (will yield about 1 cup/8 oz prepared) 
  • 2 lbs fresh cranberries (32 oz; ~8 cups) 
  • 2 – 2 ½ cups Field Day Organic Cane Sugar (start with 2 cups, adjust to taste) 
  • 2 cups water or cider 
  • 2 strips orange zest (2–3 inches each, optional) 
  • Pinch of salt 

Directions

  1. Peel, core and dice the quince into ½-inch cubes. 
  2. In a large saucepan, combine quince, water (or cider), orange zest if using and a pinch of salt. Simmer 10–15 minutes, until quince softens. 
  3. Stir in cranberries and sugar. Cook over low-medium heat for 15–20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until most cranberries pop and the sauce thickens. 
  4. Add more sugar if you want sweeter, or a squeeze of lemon juice if you’d like more tartness. 
  5. Cool and serve. Remove orange zest before serving. Sauce will thicken as it cools. 

Rachel’s Shiitake and Green Beans 

From our amazing Holiday Recipe Guide, featuring family recipes from all our Board Members!

Ingredients

  • 1 lb green beans 
  • 8 oz fresh shiitake mushrooms 
  • 2 Tbsp Field Day Extra Virgin Olive Oil olive or Field Day Avocado Oil 
  • 2 Tbsp dried onion flakes 
  • 1-2 cloves fresh garlic, minced    
  • Salt and pepper to taste 

Directions

  1. Trim green beans and blanch in hot water for 5 minutes. Rinse with cold water and set aside. 
  2. Heat oil and garlic on low until it starts to brown and add mushrooms. Sauté mushrooms for about 2-3 minutes, add green beans and sauté together for a few minutes, until green beans are al dente. 
  3. Salt & pepper to taste, sprinkle dried onion flakes on top before serving. 

Mark’s Goat Cheese Appetizer

For a no-stress starter that still feels special, pair tangy goat cheese with figs or dates and a whisper of red pepper flakes. It’s the kind of appetizer that disappears fast and earns you compliments just as quickly.

From our amazing Holiday Recipe Guide, featuring family recipes from all our Board Members!

Ingredients

  • Baguette or Field Day Golden Round Crackers
  • 1 goat cheese log (or 8 oz feta)
  • 5-6 Tbsp Field Day Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 5 sprigs thyme
  • Crushed red pepper flakes
  • Dealer’s choice: handful of Field Day Pitted Olives, dried figs or dates, pitted and chopped

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375°. 
  2. Slice baguette and broil lightly. Skip step if using crackers.
  3. Freeze goat cheese for about 20 minutes and slice into ½” rounds. Lightly oil a baking dish with 1-2 Tbsp olive oil and lay goat cheese rounds overlapping in a lightly oiled baking dish. If using feta, create a nice round pile. Lay thyme on top. 
  4. Drizzle remaining olive oil over cheese. Sprinkle with red pepper flakes according to taste. Sprinkle olives, dried figs or dates spread around the cheese in the dish. Bake about 20 minutes until hot and very soft, almost runny. Serve on toasted baguettes or with crackers. 

Sweet Potato, Carrot & Apple Tsimmes

This traditional Ashkenazi stew is sometimes made with meat, but this one is all vegetarian. Sweet and comforting, it is a favorite dish served at Jewish holidays, and might become your favorite too. Feel free to sub out your favorite yam or Japanese sweet potato for the tried-and-trues.  

Ingredients

  • 5 carrots, peeled and sliced into ½” rounds  
  • 1 large sweet potato, peeled and cut into 1” pieces  
  • 2 cups veggie broth 
  • 2 Granny Smith apples  
  • ¼ cup dried currants  
  • ¼ cup raisins  
  • ¼ cup dried apricots, chopped roughly  
  • ¼ cup mild flavored honey 
  • ½ tsp each salt and pepper  
  • 2 oranges, zested and juiced  
  • 2 Tbsp potato starch  
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil  

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

In a saucepan over medium heat, cook carrots and sweet potatoes in the broth for about 10 minutes, until slightly tender. Remove from heat, drain.  

While the root veggies are cooking, peel and core the apples, cutting into ½” wedges. In a small bowl, mix the dried fruit, honey, juice and zest, salt and pepper and potato starch. Pour root veggies and apples into a casserole dish and pour juice/fruit mixture over. Drizzle olive oil over. Bake for 30 minutes or until crispy and golden.