Choosing Sides - Orange Honey Glazed Carrots

The 99 Cent Chef needs more roughage in his diet and a bag of carrots is one tactic. The Chef is not a late night knosher but on occasion he pulls out a bag of carrots to feed on.

Two pound bags of carrots are inexpensive at any store and 99c only Stores carry crinkle cut, baby or whole carrots.

As for a carrot side dish try out this 99 cent recipe, Orange Honey Glazed Carrots. You can use freshly juiced oranges or pasteurized orange juice from a carton to bake with the carrots, both often stocked at 99c only Stores.

Ingredients
1 lb. of carrots, roughly cut or any type of pre-chopped carrots
1 cup of orange juice
2 tablespoons of honey
1 tbsp. cornstarch dissolved in a 1/4 cup of orange juice
Pinch of salt & pepper

Directions
Bake covered 1/2 hour at 350 degrees with orange juice. Carefully add 1 tablespoon of cornstarch/orange juice to carrots with 2 tablespoons of honey. Cover and bake another 10 minutes until sauce is thickened.

Deal of the Day - Orange Juice & Pepper Jack

I picked up a few one quart cartons of 100% pure pasteurized orange juice and a couple of 12 slice packages of Pepper Jack cheese yesterday at this 99c only Store. A pretty damn good deal. The orange juice is great in a breakfast smoothie -- just blender a banana, a cup each of orange juice, soy milk, yogurt, a few cubes of ice and a small carton of strawberries ( all the above are 99c only Store items.)
Also, the Chef has been known to knock back a tumbler of 99 cent airline bottled gin and juice (orange) during grueling midnight blog sessions.



As for the Pepper Jack, the Chef likes his quesadillas -- add two slices of pepper jack folded into a flour tortilla (a 99c only Store staple) and sautee until the cheese melts. This Pepper Jack uses jalapeno peppers and gives a hot kick; it also melts divinely. Both Deals of the Day have been available off and on, the last couple of months. Look for them at your local 99 Cent Store.