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Spring Karen’s Kick-Ass Cranberry Sauce Recipe

Posted on 24. Nov, 2008 by Karen.

  My sister, Meno Mom and I were just planning our family Thanksgiving.  Usually turkey day would be hustle and bustle as my sister creates a masterpiece holiday dinner with turkey, cornbread dressing (yes, like Grandma used to make), greens, macaroni and cheese and the best sweet potato pie I’ve ever had.  The rest of us provide the sides and big appetites because Meno Mom has become the star cook in our family.  And we have become the sous chefs to her genius because we know a good thing when we see it. 

This year though Meno Mom will have a more relaxing Thanksgiving. We’re having a pot-luck dinner with friends.  Meno Mom will still make her sweet potato pies and I will be mixing up my signature “kick-ass” cranberry sauce — the best around!  Ask my family — they clamor for the yummy sweet-tart stuff I make from scratch. 

It’s a far cry from the jellied cranberry sauce my mom used to pop out of a can for Thanksgiving dinners past.  I still remember that round tube of cranberry sauce that sat in a dish on our holiday table still showing the imprint from the ridges inside the can.  Of course that didn’t really make a difference to us.  We’ve always been a family who loved turkey and dressing with our cranberry sauce.

As I get ready to pull out the big pot and ingredients, I wanted to share my recipe with you.  So unless you’re wedded to sauce in the can (which some people are), this recipe is a pretty easy way to bring some big smiles your way on Thanksgiving.  And since this is a virtual pot-luck, I’m going to use a new technology to share my recipe with you.  It’s called Springpad.

Springpad is a great new and free online site that helps you simplify your life even during the holidays.  I asked Katin Miller from Springpad the best way to share my cranberry sauce recipe and she said ”Just spring it!“  Click on the link below, sign up and grab my recipe:

SpringIt! 

If you like to share a recipe back to keep the virtual pot-luck going or if you’re just intrigued by this new way of sharing recipes or any info for that matter, watch the video Katin created below:

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