We don’t get out much. This year we managed an overnight to NYC where we were for a total of about ten hours before we had to head home. We also did take a trip to South Carolina where we actually got an entire weekend in. That is rare though as most of the year […]
Cranberry
Sour Cream Scones with Cranberries & Lavender Syrup
It is a snowy day here in Massachusetts. After rushing around all morning getting kids dressed, organized and delivered to school, we were ready to slow down for a bit with a cup of tea and some traditional scones. This recipe has been adapted from Baking at Home with The Culinary Institute of America. Ingredients: 1/2 […]
Cranberry Bread & Butter Pudding
One of my favorite dessert memories is that of a delicious bread pudding which was had after a full week of performing at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival years ago. Maybe I was just hungry from all that dancing…but I can still taste the creamy custard and recall how the dessert made me want to crawl […]
Cranberry and Chestnut Stuffing
With Thanksgiving now once again a distant memory of over indulgence, and the Christmas turkey “so last year”, we thought that we dared to once again use cranberries in a recipe. They looked so good, like little delightful ruby pearls, when we were last at the vegetable store. The cold weather has finally arrived and […]
Cranberry Orange Pomegranate Sauce for Cheesecake
When we think of winter fruits we think of cranberries and pomegranates. We like to use them in salads and sauces throughout the winter months. When we were asked to bring a dessert to Christmas dinner we knew we would be including them in our plan. We began by washing […]
Cranberry Gin Chutney
A few months back you may remember our Cranberry Gin blog. Well the gin is ready! As often as possible we try to utilize every part of the ingredients we cook with. Whilst we have created a fabulous cocktail with our gin, we decided to take the six month old gin infused cranberries and make a chutney. […]
Cranberry Gin
I found a bag of cranberries in the fridge that I had bought a while back and forgotten all about. Back in England an old friend and Fenland Butcher, Reg Yules, used to make incredible sloe gin. So I thought I’d try that recipe with cranberries. Ingredients: cranberries sugar juniper berries […]