Braces Friendly Recipe: Week 7

We here at Dunay Orthodontics hope that everyone had an awesome holiday! We all were very happy spending time with friends and family. 

This week's braces friendly recipe uses ingredients you probably have on hand after this week's holiday celebrations. The recipe comes from Pamela and Brenda Waterman's "The Braces Cookbook" (pg. 51).

Broccoli n' Stuffing Casserole

1 (16 oz) bag frozen chopped broccoli, thawed

2 cups dry bread stuffing (Pepperidge Farm or other non-stovetop brand)

1 Tablespoon dried onion

1 (10 3/4 oz) can condensed cream of celery soup, undiluted

1 cup (4 oz) shredded mild Cheddar cheese

(optional: 1 (4 oz) can mushroom pieces, drained)

(optional: 1 (2 oz) jar chopped pimentos, drained)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake for 30 minutes.

Grease a 3-quart casserole. In a large mixing bowl, stir together all ingredients, then spoon the mix into the casserole. Cover with a lid or foil. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Serves six to eight.

We hope everyone enjoys this week's recipe. If you have a recipe you'd like to see featured on our blog email Januari at januari@dunayortho.com. 

Braces Friendly Recipe: Week 6

Happy Tuesday everyone! The holidays are quickly approaching, and we are bringing you another cookie recipe for you to share with your families over the holiday. This recipe comes from "The Braces Cookbook" by Pamela and Brenda Waterman (pg 65).

Quick Cake-Mix Cookies

1 box cake mix (any flavor, the size that makes two 9" rounds)

3 eggs

1/2 cup water

1/2 cup vegetable oil

3/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake for 9 minutes.

In a large bowl, combine all ingredients, using an electric mixer until well blended and creamy (about 1 minute).

Drop by tablespoons onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake 9 minutes at 350 degrees. Makes about 4 dozen. Store in a covered container.

We hope everyone enjoys this recipe. If anyone has a recipe they'd like to see featured on our blog, please email Januari at januari@dunayortho.com.

Braces Friendly Recipe: Week 5

Hi everyone! We hope you are all having a great week so far. This week we are continuing our December holiday themed recipes with another one from "The Braces Cookbook" by Pamela and Brenda Waterman (pg 60).

Sensational Cinnamon Snickerdoodles

1 cup shortening

1 1/2 cups sugar

2 eggs

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons cream of tartar

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 Tablespoons sugar

2 teaspoons cinnamon

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bake for 8-10 minutes (don't over bake).

In a large bowl, use an electric mixer on low to combine the shortening, 1 1/2 cups sugar and eggs. Add flour, cream of tartar, baking soda ans salt. In a separate, small bowl, stir together 2 Tablespoons of sugar and the cinnamon, to use later.

Chill the dough in the refrigerator for about an hour. With well-floured hands, pinch bits of dough and roll them into 1-inch balls. Roll each ball in the cinnamon sugar until coated.

Bake on ungreased cookie sheets for 8 to 10 minutes at 400 degrees. Makes about five dozen. Store in a covered container.

We hope you all enjoy these cookies. If you have a recipe you'd like to see featured on our blog, please email Januari at januari@dunayortho.com.

Braces Friendly Recipe: Week 4

Happy Tuesday everyone! We hope everyone is having a great week so far. 

In the spirit of the holiday season, we decided that for the month of December we are going to post cookie and dessert recipes.

This recipe is from Pamela and Brenda Waterman's "The Braces Cookbook" (pg 75).

Soft Ginger Shapes

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup shortening

1.2 cup molasses

1/4 cup water

3/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 teaspoon ginger

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Extra flour (about 1/4 cup) for rolling and cutting

Rolling pin and cookie cutters

(optional: prepared frosting)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes.

In a large bowl, combine sugar, shortening, molasses and water, using an electric mixer and beating until creamy. Mix in salt, baking soda, ginger, nutmeg and flour; dough will be stiff. Divide the dough into two mounds, wrap each in waxed paper or sealed containers, and chill them for at least one hour.

Set up a smooth, clean surface (counter or cutting board) and dust it with flour. Put one of the chilled dough mounds in the center, and sprinkle it with more flour. Use a rolling pin to roll out the dough until it is about 1/4-inch thick, then cut out shapes with cookie cutters. Be sure to roll out and reuse the scraps until all the dough has been shaped.

Slide cookies onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 7 minutes at 375 degrees. If desired, decorate the cookies with frosting. Store in covered container. If they start to harden up, place a fresh slice of bread in the container and reseal it.

We hope everyone enjoys this week's recipe. As always, if you have a recipe that you'd like to see featured on our blog email Januari at januari@dunayortho.com. You can also email us pictures of the finished products of any of our featured recipes. 

The Holidays are Near!

Hello everyone, we hope you are all having a great week! We are getting ready for the Holidays here at the office. Our painter came in and decorated our windows today, and he did a great job!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Braces Friendly Recipe: Week 3

Hello everyone! We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving, all of us here at the office did! On November 14th we had a successful Thanksgiving Patient Craft Day. A BIG thank you to everyone that came. Here are some pictures from the craft day.

This week's braces friendly recipe comes from "The Braces Cookbook" by Pamela and Brenda Waterman. We hope everyone enjoys it.

Twisty Soft Pretzels

3/4 cup warm water

1/2 envelope yeast

1 teaspoon sugar

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 egg, beaten

Pinches of salt or cinnamon-sugar

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Bake for 12 minutes

In a small bowl, stir together warm water, yeast and sugar. In a large bowl, mix salt and flour with a large spoon. After 5 minutes, stir yeast into flour mix.

With well floured hands, shape dough into 6-inch rods, initials, animals, or traditional twisted pretzel shapes. Brush them with the beaten egg and place on a greased cookie sheet. If desired, sprinkle them with extra salt, or cinnamon-sugar. Bake at 425 degrees for 12 minutes.

If anyone has a recipe they want to see featured on our blog email it to Januari at januari@dunayortho.com. We welcome any comments or suggestions!

Braces Friendly Recipe: Week 2

Hi everyone! We are back with our second braces friendly recipe of the week. We hope you all are enjoying  our recipes, and if you have one you would like to see featured here on our blog, please email Januari at januari@dunayortho.com.

Just in time for Thanksgiving, this week's recipe comes from Pamela and Brenda Waterman's "The Braces Cookbook" (pg 31).

Apple (Not Too) Crisp

• 4 cups (about 8 large apples) peeled, coarsely sliced apples (Macintosh and    Rome apples work well; avoid Delicious apples)
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3/4 cup all purpose flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup margarine, chopped into small bits

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes.

In a 9"X13" pan, or a 2-quart casserole, spread the sliced apples. Sprinkle with the water and cinnamon.

Ina small bowl, combine flour, sugar and margarine with a pastry cutter or fork, until mixture becomes fine crumbs. Sprinkle crumb topping over apples. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes, depending on how dark you like the crumbs.

Cover with foil while warm to soften the topping. Makes 8 servings. Goes well with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.

We hope you all have a very Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Braces Friendly Recipe: Week 1

Hi Everyone! We hope everyone is having a great week so far. 

We are starting something new with our blog. Every Tuesday we will be posting a new braces friendly recipe for you to try at home. If you have a braces friendly recipe you would like to see featured on our blog, please email Januari at januari@dunayortho.com with the subject "Braces Friendly Recipe". 

This week's recipe comes from Pamela and Brenda Waterman's "The Braces Cookbook" (page 40). 

Tender Chicken Pot Pie

1 (10 3/4 oz.) can undiluted cream of celery soup

1 (10 3/4 oz.) can undiluted cream of chicken soup

3/4 cup milk

1/4 teaspoon thyme

2 cups chopped frozen broccoli (thawed)

2 cups cut-up cooked chicken

2 cups shredded frozen potatoes (thawed)

1 cup cooked carrots (fresh is best, rather than frozen)

2 (8 oz.) cans refrigerated crescent rolls (8 per can)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bake for 30 minutes total.

In a 9" X 13" pan, stir together the two cans of soup, milk, and thyme. Stir in the broccoli, chicken, potatoes and carrots.

Bake the pan uncovered at 400 degrees for 15 minutes only. Remove the pan from oven but leave the oven on. 

Unroll both cans of crescent rolls, and divide each can into four rectangular sections (don't break them into triangles.) Lay all the rectangles across the top of the chicken mixture, overlapping as necessary to fit.

Bake pan at 400 degrees for another 15 minutes, until rolls are nicely golden. Makes 10-12 servings.

We hope everyone enjoys this new feature of our blog. We welcome any comments on how we can make our blog a better experience for you!

Happy Monday!

Happy Monday everyone! We are here at our office. We are getting everything ready for our Thanksgiving Craft Day which is this Wednesday, November 14th from 6-7:30pm. Give us a call at the office at (702) 489-5237 or email us at info@dunayortho.com to RSVP. Please feel free to bring your family and friends!

We hope everyone has a fun and safe day off from school in observance of Veterans Day!

Patient Craft Day!

Our very first Patient Craft day was on October 26th, and it was a success! A great big THANK YOU to all of our patients who showed up. We had a blast hanging out with everyone!

For those of you who couldn't make it out, we are having a Thanksgiving Craft Day next week on Wednesday November 14th from 6pm to 7:30pm. We will have chicken noodle soup, hot apple cider, and of course some pie! We will be making turkeys for the kids to share with their families on Thanksgiving. 

We hope to see you there!

Patient Craft Day for Halloween!!

Good Morning Everyone!!!!

Just a reminder to everyone that in 8 more days we will be having our Halloween Craft Day for our patients and their familes.
We hope to see everyone there and make sure to bring a friend and have a blast making ahunted houses and having lunch too.
Be sure to RSVP to the office by next week.
The date is OCtober 26, 2012 at 11am-2pm.
Be sure to mark your calendars!!!
See you all there and happy hauntings!

Our New Blog

We are very excited to present to you our brand new blog. Every week we will be posting special events that are going on in our office, new braces friendly recipes, and much more!