Cranberries

                                                                           Week 51 ( Save $51)

With Christmas just 5 days away, there is so much to do.  Don't stress over the little things, do what you can and everything always seem to come together at the end.

With that said and done, lets talk cranberries.

These cranberries were dropped off at my house and I really not sure what to do with them.  It's not a common staple fruit I deal with like apples and oranges.  What does one do with sweet tarty cranberries?  With a little help from my friend, we brain stormed to came up with these ideas:

1.  Baking: Toss cranberries into muffins, cookies,  cakes, scones and even pancakes.

2.  Mix cranberries into your favorite meats:  meatballs, meat loaves, and wings...why not?

3.  Take butter, cream cheese or camembert to another level by adding chopped cranberries.

4.  Add cranberries to your leafy salads, pasta or grain salads.

5.  Puree the cranberries and add it to your favorite oil dressing.

6.  Add cranberries to your favorite breakfast cereal , granola's or hot oatmeal.

7.  Add a spark of color into your favorite drink whether it be juices, soft drinks  or alcohol drinks.

8. Chopped cranberries to mayonaise to make that sandwich amazing.

9. Your favorite pie filling with cranberries to give it that extra zing.

10.  Mix Cranberries to jams and sauces

Cranberries seem to be a super fruit that is under rated and we only buy or use it during Thanksgiving and Christmas.  I have a different perspective and respect for these little red berries and will be buying and using them more in my everyday cooking.  Look out for future everything cranberry blogs!

The gift of love.
The gift of peace.
The gift of happiness.
May all these be yours at Christmas.