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Merry Christmas from Atlas Orthodontics |
The Alexandroni family wants to wish you a Merry Christmas and joyful New Year! Dr. Alex and his wife Cristina have the tradition in mid-January to collect all the Christmas cards they’ve received. Then throughout the year they choose a Christmas card at dinner and pray for that family. If you would like to share your Christmas card, please send it to the address listed below:
Atlas Orthodontics
2863 Old Fort Parkway Suite E
Murfreesboro, TN 37128
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Candied Sweet Potato Casserole |
For Thanksgiving, Cristina made this delicious Candied Sweet Potato Casserole dish. It would taste just as delicious for Christmas dinner!
The recipe is below 🙂
Ingredients:
1/2 cup coconut palm sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup coconut oil
5 pounds red-skinned sweet potatoes, peeled, cut into 1.5 inch pieces
2 tablespoons ground flax seed with 6 tablespoons water
3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon sea salt
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. Mix sugar, pecans and coconut oil in small bowl and chill in fridge. Can be made up to 2 days ahead. Keep refrigerated.
3. Cook cut sweet potatoes in a large covered dish for at least 30-40 minutes until very tender.
4. Remove sweet potatoes from over. Puree sweet potatoes in processor or with an immersion blender in a large pot.
5. Add flax seed, maple syrup, vanilla, lemon juice, spices and salt to pureed sweet potatoes. Transfer sweet potato mixture to prepared dish. Sprinkle pecan topping evenly over mixture.
6. Bake until sweet potato mixture is set and topping bubbles, about 1 hour. Let stand 15 minutes and serve.
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Atlas Team Christmas Party At the beginning of the month, the Atlas Team was able to enjoy a Christmas party at the Alexandroni household. They painted Christmas signs, competed in games, enjoyed a delicious meal, swapped Christmas gifts, and listened to the Christmas story being read by Dr. Alex. It was a fun day filled with lots of Christmas activities! |
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Congratulations to Benny We are so excited for Benny who has finished Phase I treatment with us! Benny is a sweet patient who’s smile we enjoy seeing at each appointment! Just a reminder that Dr. Alex likes to see children for a complimentary orthodontic evaluation starting at the age of 7. |
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Patient of the Month |
We are proud to announce that
Ana Barrera is our patient of the month for December!
What does it take to be an Atlas Orthodontics patient of the month?
# 1 Exemplary Oral Hygiene
# 2 Going with the flow and cooperating in all things orthodontics
#3 Making it to appointments on time, every time
Congratulations to Ana for being a great patient! We love to see your smile!