By Debbie Gregory.

This is one of the easiest recipes that you can make and I love easy.  During the holiday season, we have a ton of additional responsibilities especially veteran and military small business owners. It is important to make sure you don’t overdo and stress out instead of enjoying these special days with your family and friends.

This recipe only  takes 15 minutes of preparation and 30 minutes to cook and you have a delicious and healthy side dish for you holiday feasts  This makes 10 to 12 servings.   Please rate it too and send us your opinion and favorite recipes to info@vamboa.org

Ingredients:

• 3 pounds Brussels sprouts
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1 cup sugar (if you avoid sugar, there are low calorie substitutes to use)
• 3/4 cup balsamic vinegar 1 cup dried cranberries

Directions:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Trim/clean the Brussels sprouts, then cut them in half. Arrange on 2 baking sheets and toss with the olive oil. Roast until brown, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Combine the balsamic vinegar and sugar in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium-low and reduce until very thick.
• Drizzle the balsamic reduction over the roasted sprouts, then sprinkle on the dried cranberries.

This is so yummy but only if you enjoy eating brussels sprouts….

By Debbie Gregory.

VAMBOA, the Veterans and Military Business Owners Association and our staff want to take this opportunity to wish everyone a happy and healthy holiday filled with joy.

We have the highest regard for those who serve, past and present.  The men and women who have worn our nation’s uniform and their loved ones have made many sacrifices so that the rest of us can live well and prosper.   They have written a blank check up to and including their lives for our country and are courageous patriots.

Those who have served are uniquely suited to be entrepreneurs.   Veteran and Military Business Owners have a keen understanding of how to execute a plan to achieve their goals.   Veteran and Military Business Owners have the know- how to build and manage teams.     They are disciplined and understand that success might come after numerous challenges and even a few failures.

We salute you and the families that support you.   We hope that all of you will take time out during the holidays with all the extra demands upon you to experience the joy of these special days with your friends and family.

VAMBOA wishes everyone the best of the holidays in December including Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Winter Solstice, Las Posadas, Diwali and Chinese New Year.   Each one has special joys including meanings, traditions and foods to experience.  Our holiday wish for you is to please give yourself some much-deserved time to take it all in and enjoy the moments with those people who mean the most to you.

Many holidays are commercialized and often we are focused on gifts and all that we must do instead of people.   Let’s think of the true meaning and magic of these special times.    The time and experiences with those people who mean the most to each of us are the real gifts and are irreplaceable.

We all can be kind and perform random acts of kindness.  The holidays and the beginning of a new year are a wonderful time for kind acts and continuing them into 2020.    There is much more that unites us as Americans than divides us.

Joy to America and to the World!

Sincerely,

Debbie Gregory

CEO, VAMBOA