This no-knead cranberry walnut bread recipe is loaded with dried cranberries and crunchy walnuts. Perfect for Thanksgiving, this loaf requires amost no hands-on time. It is perfect for beginners and honestly if you love bread, you will love this recipe! With Denver dropping into the freezing digits over the weekend and delivering a foot of …
Salsa macha is a Mexican condiment. Though it is a salsa, this chili oil is intended for drizzling-not dipping with tortilla chips. I must say I think this was the best recipe to come out of our Thanksgiving this year! Similar, but with different flavors this could be compared to a chili crunch or an …
I’ve been making this frozen cranberry salad for over 40 years. I just can’t escape this sweet, creamy frozen concoction that’s filled with nuts and pineapple! A long time ago when food processors became a staple in one’s kitchen, I found the recipe for this frozen cranberry salad recipe in a food processor …
This easy scones recipe is made with cranberries or cherries, chocolate and whipped cream. Kind of like a sundae in a scone form! Who doesn’t love an easy scones recipe laden with dried cranberries or cherries and lots of chocolate? The best part is that making these scones doesn’t even require a mixer. One key …
Cranberry Crostata is a rustic pie with a chewy cranberry and nut filling. No one has ever turned a slice down! Cranberry crostata is one of my favorite company desserts. This simple confection, and yes it is a chewy confection with a flaky crust makes my guests swoon. Though we aren’t having many …
Chopped kale salad with apples, pecans and maple vinaigrette is a great alternative to coleslaw. Manservant didn’t believe me until he tried this! A chopped kale salad may not seem like something to get excited about, but when I made this for friends and family, everyone loved it. Zoe decided that after Thanksgiving, we needed …
Cranberry Shortbread Cookies with pistachios are an easy cookie to make and can be personalized with your own variations. I love this sandy, buttery cookie! Last week Manservant found a recipe in the Wall Street Journal entitled, “This Holiday Season’s Smartest Cookie“. These cranberry pistachio shortbread cookies and their endless variations sounded fabulous and wanting …
This year my Thanksgiving table is looking empty. Really empty. Alex , we all know, is in China, probably eating roast duck or chicken and Zoe will be in New York, I presume eating turkey. She is coming to visit in December but couldn’t make it for turkey day. And Manservant? Well, Manservant I think …