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Homemade cranberry sauce-not just for holidays anymore

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Ok, so I used to hate eating cranberry sauce at Thanksgiving. My family always used the canned stuff and can I say gross?  So for all of you who feel the same you have got to try homemade cranberry sauce.  You will be singing its praises and gobble it up.  Also it is not just for thanksgiving anymore, use it thru out the year and this make ahead recipe allows you to keep a jar on hand for whenever you want that tangy sweet taste.

Ingredients
  • 1 bag fresh cranberries
  • ½ cup orange juice
  • ½ cup honey
  • 1 tbsp. freshly grated orange zest
Instructions
  1. Combine ingredients in a medium pot over medium-high heat.
  2. when the cranberries cook they will start to pop. continue to cook, stirring occasionally, for about 15-20 minutes when you no longer hear the cranberries popping and the sauce is thickening.
  3. cool, then refrigerate, if desired to store or serve warm right away. As it cools, it will thicken more.
  4. If you prefer sweeter sauce, add more honey to taste.

quick Thanksgiving dessert-mmmm scrumptious

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Ok, so sometimes the quickest is the best.  I mean really! Slaving enough over cooking Thanksgiving dinner, lets make dessert simple, quick and easy, but still create that being home, warm, oooie-gooie goodness that brings all kinds of smiles to our faces and a nice sigh as those good feeling endorphin’s kick in. Comfort food right? Well this month I am going to bring you all kinds of different ideas to do just that, so keep checking back for mouthwatering ideas and I will apologize now if your pants are getting a little too tight by months end.  This recipe is warm, sweet, cold and easy, so enjoy.

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Ingredients:

2 pints vanilla ice cream

1/3 cup rum or you can substitute 1/2 cup maple syrup but why would you?

3/4 cup sugar

4 tablespoons butter, melted use the real stuff here for full flavor

1/3cup fresh lemon juice, this is too easy use real lemons lol

6 sweet apples, such as Rome, Gala, Empires, peeled, cored, and cut into 8 to 10 wedges

Turn on broiler. Toss the apples with the lemon juice and butter and sugar, save 2 tablespoons of the sugar.  Arrange on a baking sheet in a single layer.

Broil apples for 8 to 10 minutes or until tender. Sprinkle with the remaining 2 tablespoons of sugar and broil until melted.

  • while broiling heat rum or maple syrup in a small saucepan over low heat.
  • Serve the apples warm with vanilla ice cream. Drizzle with the warm rum or syrup.

Told you this was good. Enjoy and come back soon!