Seemingly like everyone else in the US at this time of year, I find myself with random bags of cranberries that I don’t know what to do with, post-Thanksgiving. They’re something I usually only buy to make the obligatory cranberry sauce for that holiday meal, but since I didn’t grow up in the land of […]
Cranberry Sauce with Blood Orange, Balsamic & Rosemary
How do you like your cranberry sauce? I’m hoping the answer is rich and thick, luscious but not smooth, tart and mildly sweetened, with a hint of citrus and a lightly herbal finish. ‘Cause that’s what I made. In actual fact, this cranberry sauce was a complete accident of a recipe. I wanted to photograph […]
Apple & Cranberry Paleo Oatmeal
Before anybody goes ahead and freaks out at me using the word “oatmeal”: DON’T PANIC! Fear not, I haven’t started posting recipes with grains in ’em. I’m just too lazy to come up with a “no-oats-meal”, “n’oatmeal” or “faux-tmeal” type name. This recipe looks like oatmeal, tastes like oatmeal and can be gussied up a million […]
Paleo White Chocolate Mousse with Lemon Zest & Cranberry-Apple Compote
This Paleo White Chocolate Mousse actually started off life as a panna cotta recipe. I don’t know if it happens a lot to other people, but I have a pretty consistent habit of changing my mind or experimenting mid way through a recipe. I’d had my heart set on making a lovely grass fed gelatin […]
Arugula, Apple & Bacon Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette
I’m actually one of those annoying people who brings a salad to Thanksgiving. Or Christmas. Or really anywhere that there is any semblance of a festive, collective gathering. Not just any salad, at least: this Arugula, Apple & Bacon Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette is hugely popular for a reason! Yes, I am that person. I […]
Cranshine: Homemade Cranberry Vodka
With the holidays coming up, I thought it was about time I shared my homemade “Cranshine” with you. It’s a very simple Cranberry Vodka that I make for special people at Christmas time. The color is super festive AND cranberries are such a seasonal thing that it always makes people smile. It tastes pretty darn […]