Yes, I know. It's a little early, it's as bad as talking about Christmas at a Hallowe'en party. But hey, I'm not as bad as two of my friends (who will go unnamed, but they know who they are) who are currently in Italy on vacation. Their holiday plans were neatly arranged in two formats; one spreadsheet, one multiple-page pdf. I mean, I'm organized, but they take the biscuit.
OK, I made cranberry sauce today. What's wrong with that? It keeps for ages and I wanted a turkey and cranberry sauce sandwich for lunch tomorrow. And...I'm organized.
This baked cranberry sauce is easier to do than opening a jar. Take 1 pound cranberries, 1 cup of sugar and the zest and juice of one orange. Pour them all into a roasting pan, mix around a bit and then roast at 350°F for about 45 minutes. You'll end up with a shiny, beautiful scarlet sauce that will stay good at least until Christmas.
Ah, you...and your friends...are incredibly organised. Tell me, your house is secretly messy most of the time...it'll make me feel better.
Posted by: tommy | October 09, 2007 at 04:20 PM
im sorry to burst your bubble tommy, but their house is like their blog.....clean, minimal, fresh and a place you can go for absolute goodness!
Posted by: J.T. (formally J.W.) | October 09, 2007 at 09:55 PM
So kind J.T.! I have to say that living in a building where people drop in all the time (and constantly), I keep a neater house than I perhaps would do otherwise. That and we have three banks of old lockers that we just throw stuff into...I'll post those for you soon!
Posted by: natasha | October 09, 2007 at 10:35 PM
I love to make my own cranberry sauce, it's so much better than the canned variety, which, though it has it's uses, is not cranberry sauce...it's Jell-O. I've tried taking my homemade sauce to Thanksgiving dinner a couple of times, but no one ever touches it. They all go for the red cylindrical slices instead. That's how "traditional" they all are, and by traditional I mean they're afraid of changing anything about our standard Thanksgiving dinner. It's a little depressing, really. -_-;
Posted by: Tom | October 10, 2007 at 10:40 AM
Oh dear. That sometimes happens to me when I make homemade mayonnaise. People are scared of raw egg yolks. What about all that stuff that you can't pronounce? Now that's worth being scared of.
Posted by: natasha | October 10, 2007 at 10:44 AM
OH my goodness!! That sounds so so sooo good. I love homemade cranberry sauce, but roasted with orange zest, well you have just put all other cranberry sauces to shame. It's never too early to think about Thanksgiving - it's my favorite holiday!
Posted by: Hillary | October 10, 2007 at 01:57 PM
It's NOT too early to think about Thanksgiving. It's too late! You've missed it! Never mind, sounds very good.
Posted by: Ferdzy | October 10, 2007 at 02:29 PM
It's NOT too early to think about Thanksgiving. It's too late! You've missed it! Never mind, sounds very good.
Posted by: Ferdzy | October 10, 2007 at 02:29 PM
It's NOT too early to think about Thanksgiving. It's too late! You've missed it! Never mind, sounds very good.
Posted by: Ferdzy | October 10, 2007 at 02:29 PM
Right, it is too late for Canadian Thanksgiving. But I'm English so I don't know what I'm doing celebrating any kind of Thanksgiving! Except that I like any excuse for tables full of food.
Posted by: natasha | October 10, 2007 at 02:36 PM