"I am the best cranberry sauce-maker helper EVER!"

**blacklabparent** · 10-11-2009, 09:04 AM

Says my Anna this morning, stirring away, judiciously adding orange zest to the bubbling berries. =)

**AZLAB** · 10-11-2009, 09:49 AM

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. I love the memories of cooking Thanksgiving dinner with my mom, gram and SIL's growing up.

Do you cook yours in orange juice? I love fresh cranberries cooked in orange juice with a little sugar if I am making plain cranberry sauce.

I made mine yesterday to serve today I took fresh cranberries, pears and apple chunks cooked in apple cider with pecans and a little cinnamon and nutmeg added.

Also if you have never tried this it is the best cranberry bread it looks complicatedH but it is not.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/e...ipe/index.html

**blacklabparent** · 10-11-2009, 11:01 AM

I do! I use fresh squeezed oranges & a little zest as well. Thanks for the link, that looks wonderful! It doesn't sound complicated at all. I will try this with my leftover berries that I had frozen.

**BoatDog** · 10-11-2009, 11:01 AM

pictures of your beauties are needed!!!

**Paddysmom** · 10-11-2009, 11:06 AM

That's so sweet! A picture of the preparations would be nice.

**blacklabparent** · 10-11-2009, 11:06 AM

I will post some TG pics =)

**Paddysmom** · 10-11-2009, 11:12 AM

Goodie! I'll look forward to them.

**Samson** · 10-11-2009, 11:50 AM

I hate people that can cook !

I just had to look up a recipe for chicken stock as I just made a coq au vin with the legs and wings and have frozen the breasts !

I could do with a little helper too.........even a big helper !

Doesn't it make a nice change to have real cooking smells wafting through the house !

**blacklabparent** · 10-11-2009, 11:58 AM

Always save your chicken carcasses, Col. Freeze them until you have enough to make a stock. There is absolutely nothing like homemade stock to make a soup with, or to add to a recipe. =)

You need to come here & cook with us.