Happy Friday y'all!! I hope you have some quality kitchen time scheduled for this weekend, I think I'm going to take a break from packing and do some creating myself. I woke up today so unbelievably stiff this morning thanks to my tumble down the stairs yesterday, which has made doing anything difficult. However, nothing was going to keep me from giving y'all something juicy to read ;) And no I'm not taking about the latest gossip, but I am talking about berries.
Keeping with my Thanksgiving throw back, I have the final recipe that I used back in November! This particular Thanksgiving accompaniment is something I'm not a huge fan of, but that being said the homemade version I whipped up tasted pretty good on it's own lol. I have to try everything I make in order to adequately write a good post, well that and I ask the person I make it for. Today's post contains cranberries, so you can only guess what I used them for. If you guessed cranberry jelly then you'd be correct! Nathans dad loves it with his turkey, so I asked him if I could make it for him. He agreed on the condition that I didn't vary too far from the flavor his lovely canned stuff tasted like >_< Of course I took that as I could make it flavorful but don't add too much extra spice to it, lets be honest most pre packaged stuff doesn't have much flavor period. Since I haven't eaten too much cranberry jelly in my life (okay, any lol), I had to do some research to see what types of spices others had used. Thankfully I had a general understanding on how to make the jelly itself from when I made my pie fillings, it's a little different but not overly.
Cranberry Jelly
Ingredients
2 1/4C cranberries
1 1/2C sugar
2/3C apple cider
1/2 lemon, juice only
dash of cinnamon
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| cinnamon was a last minute addition |
Directions:
1) Place everything, except cinnamon, in a medium sauce pan.
2) Over medium-high heat, cook until cranberries burst.
3) Stir regularly, adding a splash of water if the mixture becomes too thick.
4) Once finished, place in a sieve and push with a rubber spatula. Continuing until only seeds and skins are left. Add the cinnamon, stirring to incorporate fully. Chill at least 12 hours to set.
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| completely solidified, even has markings from the Ziploc container |
Nathans dad really liked it, he said it tasted better than the canned stuff. He even like the subtle cinnamon flavor I added, and now I hope he'll let me do it every year :) This, just like the pumpkin pie, was something I had never tried before. I don't think it's beginners luck, but I do think because I am becoming more confident in my kitchen skills it is transferring over to my creations. Not much makes me smile more than being able to make something for those I care most about :)
Since this is a shorter post I wanted to share some updated photos of my new place, now that everything is installed.
I am so excited, it's so close that I can barely contain my excitement!!! I know it's been official for a while, but now that everything is installed and working it actually feels real :D I get my key on Tuesday and then I start the move, so if you don't hear from me daily y'all will know why. I am going to do my best to post, but if I haven't done any baking or cooking you may just get a quick little blurb :) Until next time...
Jennifer xoxoxo
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