Thanksgiving Recipes

Cranberry Sauce

This was my very first time making cranberry sauce!  In a last minute hurry on Thanksgiving I guessed on what to do and voila a basic and beautiful cranberry sauce was born.  

Ingredients: 

• 2 bags of raw cranberries
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 1/2 - 2 cups 100% organic apple juice
• 1 1/2 - 2 cups raw organic cane sugar

Place the cranberries in the water in a saucepan on stove and cook on med/high stirring frequently.  The cranberries will turn the most beautiful color and burst open.  Next the cranberries will begin to congeal into a jelly like texture...I promise just keep stirring and you'll know when it's gelled.  Add in apple juice and sugar to taste, stir.  There you have it!  The apple juice and sugar measurements are approximate due to the fact that I was making this up as I went, but just add to taste to cut the bitterness of the cranberries and enjoy!

Gluten Free Sage & Rosemary Stuffing

For gluten free stuffing you can use a good (read expensive lol) gluten free bread or make your own gluten free bread if you have a bread machine.  I'm recovering from a car accident and can't stand for very long while cooking so this year I used Whole Foods brand "stuffing cubes" which are already toasted and cubed...they worked perfectly!  This recipe is a twist on my mom's traditional stuffing.

Ingredients:

• 1 loaf gluten free bread (toasted and cut into cubes)
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1 sweet onion diced
• 1 stick of unsalted butter
• celery chopped (approximately 4-5 stalks)
• 1 teaspoon rosemary
• 2-2 1/2 tablespoons sage (to taste)
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 - 1 cup water 

Saute the celery and onion in the butter in a saucepan on medium heat.  In a large bowl combine gluten free toasted bread cubes, and the celery, onion and butter mixture, stir.  Mixture will be somewhat dry add in 1/2 cup to 1 cup water until sticky.  Add sage, rosemary, salt, pepper and mix well.  Place stuffing inside turkey and bake or in oven safe glass dish and bake for 45 min.