My sudden plans - last Sunday - to make a full, if decidedly unimaginative, Thanksgiving dinner technically started with a trip to the grocery store that day, I guess. But tonight the cooking officially commenced. The schedule for the rest of the dishes was prepared. Duties were assigned. The turkey was named - Theodore, this year. New Lady Gaga was downloaded. Bring it.
Next year, try the standard Joy of Cooking recipe for cranberry/orange relish that my grandmother always made. I now make it every year. It couldn't be easier, and it is delicious.
One whole orange, peel included, cut into 1/8ths.
One 12 oz bag fresh cranberries.
One cup sugar.
Put 1/2 the orange and 1/2 the cranberries in a food processor and process until finely chopped (but not pureed). Repeat with the second half. Thoroughly mix in the cup of sugar and refrigerate. that's it.
The key is to make it at least two days ahead of time, and as much as two weeks. It needs time for the flavors to meld.
I'm a single mom who discovered a love of cooking when the need to do it was thrust upon me at the age of 33. With two small children hungrily asking what's for dinner, and me suddenly being the only one in the kitchen, I had to make something work. Making something work quickly morphed into "What can I make next?", which eventually led me here (after several of my FB friends not so subtly implied they were tired of seeing my frequent food related musings and suggested that I try a blog).
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Next year, try the standard Joy of Cooking recipe for cranberry/orange relish that my grandmother always made. I now make it every year. It couldn't be easier, and it is delicious.
One whole orange, peel included, cut into 1/8ths.
One 12 oz bag fresh cranberries.
One cup sugar.
Put 1/2 the orange and 1/2 the cranberries in a food processor and process until finely chopped (but not pureed). Repeat with the second half. Thoroughly mix in the cup of sugar and refrigerate. that's it.
The key is to make it at least two days ahead of time, and as much as two weeks. It needs time for the flavors to meld.
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