Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Cranberry Sauce with Orange


Cranberry Relish


This recipe is my interpretation of Quick and Easy Cranberry Sauce over at About.com: Southern Cooking which is my go to place for down home recipes.

INGREDIENTS

2 packages of fresh cranberries, (12 ounces each)
2 tsp freshly grated orange rind
2 oranges
1 1/3 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup brown sugar, packed
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground ginger

PREPARATION
  • Rinse cranberries and pick over for leaves and stems. Set aside.
    • Grate orange rind before cutting and juicing oranges. Add enough water to juice to make 2 cups total.
    • Place orange juice/water mixture in large dutch oven. Add sugars and bring to boil so that sugars are dissolved.
    • Add cranberries, orange rind, cinnamon and ginger.  
    • Let mixture return to boil. Lower heat to simmer and cook, covered, for 12 minutes until berries have popped.
    • Cool and then place in dish and refrigerate overnight.

    Tuesday, November 23, 2010

    Thanksgiving 2010


    Well I've been tagged once again with making Thanksgiving Dinner this year.  It started out as a small intimate meal for give but since my sister-in-law broke her foot last week, I'll be cooking here in Chicago and transporting the meal up to Des Plaines to be reheated and served for eight.

    Here's a preview of what I'll be serving:
    I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving!

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