Nadja Foods

A Festive Apple Cranberry Strudel

This dish is wonderfully festive and perfect for your holiday entertaining.   It also makes a nice lower fat option because we use an egg and olive oil wash to layer the phyllo instead of melted butter, typically used in phyllo recipes.  In defense of delicious butter though, I have to say I love butter, especially organic but using the egg/oil wash is a nice light alternative and you won’t be able to tell the difference!

We have been enjoying this recipe for years but now use organic apples and dried organic cranberries.  Organic fruits are filled with so much flavor it really adds to this delightful dish!

FILLING:
5  apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
1/3 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup sugar
1 Tbsp. all purpose flour
2 tsp cinnamon

PASTRY:
6 sheets phyllo pastry (thawed)
1  egg white
3 Tbsp olive oil
pinch salt
3 Tbsp bread crumbs
1 tsp sugar for topping

Set oven rack on the upper level and preheat oven to 350 F.

To prepare filling, mix apples, cranberries, sugar and spice.

Prepare pastry. In a small bowl, lightly beat egg white, oil & salt. Lay a sheet of  phyllo pastry on the work surface and, using a pastry brush, lightly coat the surface of the sheet with the oil/egg mixture.  Sprinkle evenly with ½ tsp breadcrumbs.  Repeat this step layering all the sheets of phyllo pastry on top.

Spread the apple mixture along one end of the dough. Lift edges of dough near apples and roll over to form a roll.

Place on a cookie sheet that has been coated with non-sick spray.  Brush with remaining egg/oil mixture. Sprinkle with teaspoon sugar.

Bake 25 to 30 minutes. Pastry should be golden brown. Remove from oven and cool slightly. Slice in with a bread knife.

Top with organic ice cream or organic whipped cream for a real treat!

Serves 6

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Nadja's Organic Natural Gift Treats!

In the spirit of organic holiday deliciousness, Nadja Foods will be joining the Organic Trade Association's "Organic. It's Worth it" scavenger hunt!! 

It's Easy!  All you do is sign up for their weekly newsletter by December 19th and watch for next week's newsletter scavenger hunt clue.  The clue will then have instructions to be entered to win 1 of 3 Nadja's Natural Gift Treats of 5 Organic Cookies plus other deliciously organic goodies.

Sign up here by December 19th for your chance to win plus get all the latest organic news, tips and recipes from this awesome resource of all things organic by the Organic Trade Association.

Winners will be announced next week on their website and Facebook page as well as our Nadja Foods Facebook page, so join us today!

Delivery is available in the 48 mainland States. 

Sampling Nadja's Macaroons in Search of Alec Baldwin!

In search of Alec Baldwin, I will spending my weekends at various Western New York Wegmans handing out fresh baked Nadja's Organic Macaroons! 

Ideal for all your entertaining needs this holiday season and the perfect gluten free solution that everyone will love! 

I hope to see you at Wegmans and I hope to see Alec Baldwin too!

Saturday Dec 4, 11:30am - 1:30pm:  8270 Transit Road, Williamsville NY 14221
Sunday Dec 5, 11:30am - 1:30pm:  3740 McKinley Pkwy, Buffalo NY 14219
Friday Dec 10, 11:30am - 1:30pm:  4960 Transit Road, Depew NY 14043
Saturday Dec 11, 11:30am - 1:30pm:  601 Amherst St, Buffalo NY 14207

 

Nadja's Organic Easter Special!

To celebrate this special holiday we are offering our Easter Special on two of our most popular gift selections.  Give your special bunny an organic treat that is sure to delight! 

Easter Natural Gift Occasion              Easter Reusable Tin
with 12 Cookies                                 with 18 Cookies
$27.95                                               $36.95
Easter Special $22.95                        Easter Special $31.95            
             

Add Organic Macaroons to those hidden eggs around the house!! 

And the reusable golden tin is perfect for the hunt!

Happy Easter from Nadja Foods!!

Sharing a Happy Holiday Testimonial

“Your cookies just arrived, and Chris in sales and I agree these are the best oatmeal cookies we've every had.  And I definitely will have a macaroon as they are a favorite. The packaging looks great for Christmas with the red bow and sprig of fern. Our clients will love them!!”

Nathalie Smith, Global Solutions, Inc. Norcross, GA

Thank you Nathalie for allowing us to make your corporate and personal gifting the very best it can be!

Happy Holidays from Nadja Foods!

Nadja's Mother's Day Special!

As a mother, Nadja wants to make sure this day is special for all moms by offering $5 off on two of our most popular items. 

A delicious treat just for mom or the perfect addition to mother's day brunch!

Reusable Tin                                          Eco Gift Celebration                
with 18 Cookies                                    with 12 Cookies
$36.95                                                  $33.95
Only $31.95                                          Only $28.95

                   

This Mother's Day, treat mom with the yummy goodness of Nadja's Organic Macaroons and Cookies made with the finest ingredients. 

Order now and make mom's day while being good to our planet!  All gifts are packaged and shipped in eco-friendly materials.

Happy Mother's Day!

from Nadja Foods

                    

Nadja's Organic Easter Special!

Give your special bunny an organic treat that is sure to delight this Easter! 

In honor of this special holiday Nadja Foods is offering an Easter Special on two of our most popular gift selections. 

Easter Natural Gift Occasion              Easter Reusable Tin
with 12 Cookies                                 with 18 Cookies
$27.95                                               $36.95
Easter Special $22.95                        Easter Special $31.95            
             

This year, add organic macaroons to those hidden eggs around the house!! 

And the reusable golden tin is perfect for the hunt!

Happy Easter from Nadja Foods!!

Nadja's Organic Cookies and Macaroons for Valentine's Day!

Valentine's Day is the perfect occasion to send one's love and appreciation in the most delicious of ways.  Whether roses, cinnamon hearts or chocolates wrapped in red - you can count on February 14th as being the sweetest and reddest day of the year!

This year send your loved ones a beautiful "reusable" red cookie tin loaded with 18 delicious Nadja's Organic Cookies and Macaroons expertly wrapped in our eco-friendly matching ribbons. 

The perfect combination of sweet, delicious and red for Valentine's Day.  And with the reusable tin, eco-friendly packaging and goodness of organic you will also be sending some love to our earth.  Add on the 5% profits that will go to charity because of your purchase and you have a whole lot of love going around this Valentine's Day!

Number One New Years Resolution

What's the number one New Years Resolution? Weight loss.

 

It's a never ending battle for many. I know because I used to be 35 pounds more than my present weight and started many a new years day in tears over my weight. I was one of the multitude of people who bought my fair share of diet books.

 

I knew that one of these days I would have the determination to finally get my waistline in shape. But it wasn't until I started visiting health spas and experimenting with recipes in my kitchen, that I began gathering knowledge that has changed my lifestyle and dress size.

 

I discovered how to balance the calories from the food I ate against energy expenditure. I also discovered many delicious dishes prepared by using alternatives to those ingredients that add fat to our bodies.

 

I'm happy to give away my books to share my knowledge with you in my second best selling book called Outrageously Delicious Fat-wise Cookbook. As a recipe developer for the American Heart Association I truly believe in their guidelines to eating and embrace them in my books.

 

If you or anyone you know has a weight loss resolution or just wants to be healthy and strong for 2009, I am giving away my cookbook with every order of Nadja's Organic Cookies and Macaroons.

 

Despite what many believe, good planning, not sheer will power, is the key to losing weight. When you plan your day-to-day meals to support your efforts, you will find it much easier to reach and maintain your target weight. With many delicious recipes from appetizers to desserts, my free book will help you do it. Plan on checking off next new years resolution as finally accomplished! I look forward to hearing from you and working on it together.

 

All the best in 2009!

Nadja

30 Year Old TV Dinner - A Family Holiday Classic

Every holiday season we pull out the famous family stories for our reflection and amusement.  No matter how many times we hear them, year after year, they are still just as funny and as remarkable as when we first heard them, and perhaps even more so with the passing of time.  They have become the family classics. 

One of the favorites is from my step-dad, Doug.  In about 2001, when Doug's father Clayton was still alive, he was widowed and living in the old homestead since he was still doing quite well for being in his 80's. The fridge and freezer was always stocked and Doug would go by and visit often and make sure everything was taken care of. 

One wintery evening Doug stopped by while his father was enjoying a turkey TV dinner.  Being fond of TV dinner this was a pretty typical event until Doug noticed that the dinner was in an aluminum tray.  He could not remember the last time he saw a TV dinner in aluminum.  These days they are packaged in microwavable plastic trays. 

Doug grew a little concerned and asked him where the TV dinner came from.  He replied "from the freezer" as he rolled his eyes from such a ridiculous question.  Where else would a TV dinner come from, he thought. 

It still seemed rather odd that this dinner was in aluminum so Doug went to the kitchen to check the packaging just to be sure.  On the kitchen counter, he found an old Banquet TV dinner box with a 59 cent stamp on it.        

                   

To this day, we are not exactly sure how long that TV dinner was in the freezer.  They had lived in that house with the same chest freezer since the late 1940's. By looking at the box our best guess is the late 60's or early 70's.  It had been frozen for some 30 years so we suppose it was technically fine to eat but to this day it is one of our classic holiday family stories.

We have held on to that Swanson's box and pull it out every holiday to remember Grandpa Jeep, as he was so lovingly called, and that very funny day, unbeknown to him, when he may have broken a World Record of the oldest TV dinner ever eaten. 

Happy Holidays to you and your family holiday classics. 

In loving memory of Grandpa Jeep.