This week we are revisiting Holiday Foods. Some of them are classics, like homemade noodles. But some need a little update. You know, a fresh makeover. Let’s start with cranberries.
Cranberries. I love them. They are yummy and healthy and pretty. Here are a few of my favorite Cranberry recipes. Click the photos for the recipe.
Welcome your guests with this cranberry ginger concoction on Thanksgiving day and they will be asking you about Christmas plans. This drink is not too sweet, with just a bit of spice and the frozen cranberries keep the drink chilled in the most festive way.
Yummy!Fresh cranberries, ginger and orange zest? It already sounds heavenly. Now envision the smell wafting through your kitchen as you cook it. That’s the stuff of which Bath and Body Works dreams. Click the photo for the recipe.
Lean, green and clean? Try this salad. And it may save you enough calories that you don’t feel bad about that second piece of pie!
Whatever you do, don’t do this:
If you grew up in the 50's and 60's, the cranberry sauce out of the can is well known to you. The ridges that most moms used as a cutting guide were fascinating. How did they get it in the can and have the ridges hold even after you dumped it out onto the plate? This dilemma puzzled young and old alike and sparked lively kitchen conversations across the country.Those of us who were blessed with moms and grandmas that took the holiday meals seriously were torn between the gelled towers and the cooked gelatinous mass of ruby goodness known as fresh cranberry sauce. "Let me know when the cranberries pop – that means it's done" were words heard in every kitchen the days prior to Thanksgiving. As a fan of anything cranberry, I loved them both. The jello mold cranberry salad left a lot to be desired though. It rated right up there with the lime jello mold that had vinegar and cabbage in it. Even though that was never a hit- we missed it when Aunt Jane didn't come through for us. Fast forward to the 1970's return to real food and you'll be introduced to the real, honest to goodness fresh cranberry sauce. Chopped cranberries, chopped fresh orange (rind and all) and some sugar. Heaven in a bowl. Whichever recipe you choose, remember you are making memories that will be pondered and treasured for a lifetime. Happy Thanksgiving.