We had a great Thanksgiving! It was just the 4 of us. Jamie took care of the kids all day so that I could get dinner prepped. It was really relaxing for a Thanksgiving day. I timed everything well, so it all was ready when it needed to be. And everything was delicious! I made my own cranberry sauce, and I made a great pumpkin pie using a recipe from here:
savory sweet life.
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| Turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, roasted brussel sprouts, deviled eggs, cranberry sauce, and rolls. |
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| Yummy pumpkin pie! |
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| Miles loved the pie! |
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| Homemade cranberry sauce |
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The cranberry sauce was made using what I had on hand, and it was delicious! (It made a bunch, so after having leftovers for a few days, I made muffins out of the rest - and they were
awesome. I used my
standard muffin recipe, but instead of making the fruit jam for it, I used cranberry sauce. I also added the zest from 1 orange to the dry ingredients.) Here's the recipe for the cranberry sauce - all measurements are approximations.
Cranberry Sauce
1 cup water
1 cup sugar
16 oz fresh cranberries
1/2 a large apple, peeled & diced (I used a Fuji)
1 orange - use the zest from half of it, and the juice from the whole thing
1 lemon - use the juice from half of it
a splash of brandy
1 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
2/3 tsp cinnamon
a pinch of kosher salt
-Stir the sugar and water together in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then add the cranberries. Return to a boil, and then lower to simmer.
-Add the rest of the ingredients, and simmer 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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