Cranberry Sauce

Good Tuesday morning!

The Gallery pics are of fresh Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins made first thing this morning. I'm trying to practice what I preach, so I'm delivering these bags to a few friends today. If you don't like pumpkin (and I just cannot begin to fathom that), I would suggest you try these anyway. They are moist and not too strong in the "pumpkin" department! I've posted the recipe before, but if you don't have it in your collection and you're interested, let me know via the Comment Section, e-mail or Facebook, and I'll send you another copy. Delicious!

RANDOMNESS - I opened my mailbox last week and found the November Martha Stewart Living edition. Beautiful! If you are a "pie" person, you will need to buy this magazine immediately.

However, pies aside, I immediately turned to Martha's Calendar... my favorite page in the entire magazine. I love to compare our lives using our two calendars!

November 1 - Martha's Calendar

Work out
Martha Stewart Holiday: Cookies special issues goes on sale
Take down Halloween decorations

November 1 - The Enchanting Belinda's Calendar

Walk 2 miles
BUY Martha Stewart Holiday: Cookies
Add 22 pumpkins to stacked pumpkin displays already arranged throughout house

November 2 - Martha's Calendar

Vote
Schedule winter maintenance for cars
Finish planting tulip bulbs

November 2 - The Enchanting Belinda's Calendar

Vote (WE ARE KINDRED SPIRITS, I TELL YOU!)
Pray over cars... especially the Big Gold Van
Drive around town to see if anyone is planting tulip bulbs... borrow one or two when they go inside for a lunch break

November 3 - Martha's Calendar

Jar and label honey for holiday gifts
Schedule tub grinder for compost yard

November 3 - The Enchanting Belinda's Calendar

Buy honey; pour into cute jars; attach new labels for holiday gifts
Google tub grinder... and be thankful I don't own a compost yard

November 5 - Martha's Calendar

Arrive in Churchill, Manitoba to witness annual polar bear migration
Tour Arctic tundra

November 5 - The Enchanting Belinda's Calendar

Rent Happy Feet and March of the Penguins
Turn air conditioning on and make sure the house is a brisk 55 degrees before everyone comes home

November 6 - Martha's Calendar

Helicopter flight along Hudson Bay Coast and Cape Churchill
Nighttime viewing of the northern lights

November 6 - The Enchanting Belinda's Calendar

Attend Zumba class
Experience my own version of "northern lights" which usually happens when I finish a Zumba class (night or day)

I'm telling you... Martha and I could totally hang out together. Totally!

Cranberry Sauce

I have actually had homemade cranberry sauce and it is WONDERFUL! It was served as a side dish beside the turkey, AND the person who made the sauce actually spread it lightly on her slice of pound cake, too. Delicious and tangy and so pretty!

You will need the following:

2 (12 ounce) packages fresh cranberries
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 cup fresh orange juice
2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger
1 cup sweetened dried cranberries
1 tablespoon orange zest

1. Stir together first 5 ingredients and 1/2 cup water in a lightly greased 4-quart slow cooker.

2. Cover and cook on high 3 to 3 1/2 hours or until cranberries begin to pop. (FUN!)

3. Uncover and cook 30 minutes. Stir in dried cranberries and orange zest.

4. Cool completely, stirring often (about 1 hour; mixture will thicken as it cools).

5. Cover and chill 8 hours. Store in refrigerator up to 2 weeks.

I copied this particular recipe from the new Southern Living magazine. However, it is similar to my friend's recipe. She didn't add dried cranberries or ginger in her recipe.

I also like "make-ahead" recipes. This dish can be made a day or two before Thanksgiving and forgotten about until the guests start arriving!

Have a glorious Tuesday. Wednesday I'll be sharing Wisdom and one of the following: Party, Event, Devotion OR Tradition. You'll have to visit again to see which one I choose!

Take care, and I'll talk to you tomorrow.

Sincerely,

The Enchanting Belinda