November 2021

Delightful Dishes to Dazzle Holiday Guests

Entertaining guests during the holidays isn’t just about a main course that calls all to the table. What often makes a festive gathering more fruitful is a spread of delicious appetizers, delightful drinks and divine desserts that keep loved ones coming back to the kitchen for more.

Apple Oat Crumble and Citrus Caramel Topping

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3 tablespoons sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

2 Envy Apples, diced into large cubes

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup old-fashioned oats

1/2 cup cold butter, diced small

1/2 cup caramel

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 orange, zest only

1 tablespoon orange juice vanilla ice cream

Preheat oven to 350 F.

In bowl, stir together sugar and ground cinnamon.

Pumpkin Spice Apple Cider

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1 Envy Apple, diced

1 tablespoon butter

1 teaspoon pumpkin spice

2 ounces bourbon

4 ounces pumpkin spice apple cider

demerara sugar

Envy Apple slices, for garnish

rosemary, for garnish

cinnamon stick, for garnish

In pan over medium heat, saute diced apples in butter and pumpkin spice 5-10 minutes.

In glass, combine bourbon and pumpkin spice apple cider; top with sauteed apples.

Apple Stuffing Bites with Rosemary Gravy

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1 box stovetop stuffing

2 tablespoons butter

2 cups diced Envy Apples

1/2 onion, diced small

Gravy:

3 tablespoons butter

3 tablespoons flour

2 cups beef broth

2 teaspoons kosher salt

20 turns fresh cracked pepper

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1 tablespoon finely chopped rosemary

Preheat broiler.

Cook stuffing according to package directions; set aside and allow to cool slightly.

Bell-Issimo Brie Melt

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1 round brie (6-8 ounces)

2 Envy Apples

1/4 cup walnuts

1/4 cup dried cranberries

firm crackers

Unwrap brie and place on microwave-safe dish. Cut off top of brie round and microwave 60 seconds until middle is soft.

Slice apples into thick wedges.

Top brie with half the apples, crushed walnuts and dried cranberries.

Serve with firm crackers and remaining apple wedges.

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Costume Contest Winners

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Left: Koda, dressed as Scooby Doo, took home the title of first place in the canine category of the Jennings Daily News Halloween costume contest held recently. Pictured with him are Ryleigh Leger, 14, and Macie Leger, 18, as Velma and Daphne.

Right: Madison Chapman, 10, who dressed in the theme of Dia de los Muertos, took first place in the 8-12 year old category.

STATE BRIEFS

Software development firm heading to Louisiana capital city

BATON ROUGE (AP) — A new software development center is locating in downtown Baton Rouge, creating 150 new direct jobs for Louisiana’s capital city.

The jobs with Rural Sourcing will have average salaries of $75,000 plus benefits, Gov. John Bel Edwards and company CEO Monty Hamilton announced Wednesday.

Atlanta-based Rural Sourcing provides information technology services to customers. The governor’s office said the jobs at the company’s Baton Rouge center will involve website development.

Louisiana lawmakers try to tighten Medicaid cost estimates

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers are trying a new approach to determine how much the state will spend on Medicaid services each year, as the program has ballooned to more than one-third of the state’s budget and added hundreds of thousands of people during the pandemic.

A Medicaid forecasting panel created by lawmakers last year held its first meeting Wednesday, to create a new process for estimating spending needs for a program that provides health care to 1.9 million people — about 41% of Louisiana’s population.

Rittenhouse: ‘I didn’t do anything wrong. I defended myself’

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse testified Wednesday he was under attack when he killed two men and wounded a third with his rifle during a chaotic night of protests in Kenosha, saying: “I didn’t do anything wrong. I defended myself.”

In a high-stakes gamble, the 18-year-old took the stand at his murder trial to tell his side of what happened on the streets that day in the summer of 2020, sobbing so hard at one point that the judge called a break.