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Not Your Momma’s Cranberry Sauce

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Momma loves the cranberry sauce that slithers out of the can with a vile sucking sound. The can leaves imprinted rings around the jelly providing an easy slicing guide. Momma has learned to show up for Thanksgiving with her own sad can, in case we accidentally forget.
If you prefer a quick, more flavorful cranberry sauce, this is an easy recipe you can whip up in the time it takes to slide that jellied concoction on to a dish…
Easy Cranberry Sauce
One bag fresh cranberries (12 oz)
3/4 cup orange juice
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup granulated sugar
2 oz rum
Simple Cranberry Sauce - 5 ingredients
Dump all the ingredients in a saucepan, stir on medium-high until most of the liquid cooks off – about 20 minutes. The cranberries will split and pop open. Can be prepared in advanced and stored in the fridge for 2-3 days.
Simple Cranberry Sauce
Serve this yummy cranberry sauce at room temperature—along side the canned stuff (if you must)…
Simple Cranberry Sauce
Happy Thanksgiving!
Grace Grits and Gardening
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Cat’s in the Cradle

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2:00 p.m.
Last Wednesday
November 14, 2012
Fayetteville, Ar

I just had my first semi-Cat’s in the Cradle moment—phone conversation with my son, Tate, a college student…

Tate: Mom, did you call me? (he sounded rushed)
Me: Yes, have you decided about Thanksgiving? Are you going back to Dallas or staying in Fayetteville?
Tate:  Honestly I haven’t even thought about it. I’m so busy it hasn’t crossed my mind.
Me:   Well, you know if you stay in Fayetteville, you can eat dinner with us. We are going to Paula’s house. (my sister-in-law)
Tate:  When is it?
Me: Next week.
Tate: What day?
Me:  Tate, Thanksgiving is always on Thursday.
Tate: Yeah, yeah, I know. (I hear talking/laughing in the background…) Okay so I think I will stay in Fayetteville for Thanksgiving and go to Dallas for the weekend. I just haven’t had time to think about it.
Me: I’ll let you know what time we are eating when I find out.
Tate: Ok I’ll be there. But, I gotta run to another meeting now.
Me: Ok.
Tate: Bye mom.

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P.S. The next day he asked me to go to lunch:)

Turkey Leftovers? Not for long!

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turkey pot pie

If you have turkey leftovers, this turkey pot pie recipe is the dish you’ve been looking for. In my opinion, turkey pot pie is better than the original Thanksgiving turkey. But we aren’t supposed to say that, right?

I’ve never been a huge fan of Thanksgiving turkey. It’s the leftovers that are my favorite.Continue Reading

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