Spinach Posey & Cranberry Orange Relish

INGREDIENTS: Spinach Posey
4 10 oz boxes frozen chopped spinach, cooked according to package instructions
2 8 oz blocks cream cheese, softened
12 tbsp. butter, divided
2 cups breadcrumbs, plain or Italian
1 tsp. kosher salt
¼ tsp. black pepper
2½ tsp. ground sage, divided

STEPS:
Cook spinach according to package instructions and drain well. It is important to take your time and squeeze all of the water out of the spinach.

In the same pot you cooked the spinach, melt the cream cheese and 6 tbsp. butter over medium heat. Add ½ tsp. ground sage, salt, and pepper. Add the drained spinach and mix well until combined. It will take a few minutes to get the cream cheese fully incorporated.

Pour spinach mixture into a baking dish that has been sprayed with non stick cooking spray.

Melt the remaining 6 tbsp. of butter in a saucepan or in a microwavable bowl. Add the bread crumbs and remaining 2 tsp. ground sage. Mix with a spoon until it becomes the consistency of wet sand. Distribute the topping evenly over the spinach.

Bake in a 350 degree oven for 45 minutes until fully heated through and lightly brown on top.

Servings: 8 to 10
Preparation time: 25 minutes
Cooking time: 45 minutes

INGREDIENTS: Cranberry Orange Relish
1 12 oz bag fresh cranberries
zest and juice of 1 orange
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup brown sugar
1/8 cup water
1/8 tsp. red pepper flakes
1/8 tsp. cinnamon
1/8 tsp. nutmeg
1/8 tsp. kosher salt

STEPS:
Combine all ingredients in a saucepan over medium high heat. Simmer for 15-20 minutes until cranberries burst and the sauce thickens. Cool and serve at room temperature with your holiday meal. This is also great served over cream cheese or goat cheese with crackers for a holiday hors d'oeuvres!

Servings: 8 to 10 
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time:  20 minutes

Autry Greer & Sons
2850 West Main Street
Prichard, AL 36612
www.greers.com for locations and hours

ABOUT THE BUSINESS:
Greer's has been in business for 95 years and currently has 29 locations across Alabama, Mississippi and Florida.  We are your local grocery store.  We offer top quality Black Angus beef, all natural pork and chicken.  We have a butcher in every store where meat is cut and ground fresh 7 days a week.  We offer a pick 5 program that is a great value to our customers, as well as an extensive dollar aisle, and two great private label brands- Best Choice and Always Save.  We offer competitive pricing and outstanding customer service.  At Greer's you are treated like family, we guarantee it!

ABOUT THE GUEST:
Lucy Greer is part of the 5th generation at Greer's.  She supervises all 13 delis as well as heads our catering branch, Greer's Catering as our corporate chef.  She attended Auburn University where she received her business degree.  She then attended culinary school at Culinard in Birmingham, AL.

OTHER INFORMATION:
Customers can go to www.greers.com and enter their email address at the bottom of the page to receive our weekly ad electronically every Wednesday.

Also, go to the Catering tab to see all of Lucy's recipes plus videos of her cooking.  Greer's Catering is a branch of our business that we are very excited about!  We customize events for clients ranging from delivered boxed lunches, company picnics, seated dinner parties, cocktail parties, birthdays, large outdoor events, and weddings of all sizes.  Allow me to help make your event the best it can be!

Please call Lucy at 251-380-7781 or email her at catering@greers.com .