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I'll eat YOUR share then!

You got it girl.....

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Haven't we all done that at least once?

My cranberry dish for Thanksgiving:
1 Pkg cranberries, rinsed
1 handful toasted walnuts
1/4 cp (or more) sugar
1 can mandarin oranges

Put cranberries, sugar and walnuts in food processor and pulse til chopped (fine, but not mooshed).
Drain the mandarin oranges, then cut or tear them to about 1/2 size.
Add to the cranberry mixture and stir.
Taste and add more sugar if too tart.
I use Splenda in this and can barely tell the difference between it and sugar.
This needs to sit for a while for the flavors to blend.
If you like to be fancy, serve on romaine or other decorative lettuce leaf.

Cookie, that is amazing!!! You know what, I might just make this instead of opening that can.....

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My sister did it one year, she's only about a mile form the Wegman's on Amherst St. in Black Rock, she just got home Thanksgiving morning & this was pre-arranged, it was pretty good i must say....not the same, but then I never do the cooking OR clean up anyways, it sure saved them lots of money, I thought the turkey was FAR better then the one year my sis-in-law brought a turkey fryer, it was bad, best turkey ever was when friends living in Cleveland, picked out an Amish raised turkey & it was alive that morning, & on the plates that evening, melted in your mouth....

Thanks for sharing dgrzeb. I bet it was good being that fresh, gobble gobble!!!

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Haven't we all done that at least once?

My cranberry dish for Thanksgiving:
1 Pkg cranberries, rinsed
1 handful toasted walnuts
1/4 cp (or more) sugar
1 can mandarin oranges

Put cranberries, sugar and walnuts in food processor and pulse til chopped (fine, but not mooshed).
Drain the mandarin oranges, then cut or tear them to about 1/2 size.
Add to the cranberry mixture and stir.
Taste and add more sugar if too tart.
I use Splenda in this and can barely tell the difference between it and sugar.
This needs to sit for a while for the flavors to blend.
If you like to be fancy, serve on romaine or other decorative lettuce leaf.

You know, my daughter is going to love this one...Do you top it with anything?

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You know, my daughter is going to love this one...Do you top it with anything?

Sometimes I use whipped cream.
Orange zest is quite nice also.
I think once my dad made candied citrus rinds and he used that as a garnish.

That's something I haven't had in years!! Candied citrus peel. How Holiday-ish is that?!?

Also, speaking of whipped cream, do any of you like using liquores or anything other than vanilla when whipping cream?

Some things I've tried:
Fangelico
Amaretto
Godiva Liquore
Grand Marnier
Lemon or orange zest
and for prime rib, horseradish whipped cream sauce MMMM

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Sometimes I use whipped cream.
Orange zest is quite nice also.
I think once my dad made candied citrus rinds and he used that as a garnish.

That's something I haven't had in years!! Candied citrus peel. How Holiday-ish is that?!?

Also, speaking of whipped cream, do any of you like using liquores or anything other than vanilla when whipping cream?

Some things I've tried:
Fangelico
Amaretto
Godiva Liquore
Grand Marnier
Lemon or orange zest
and for prime rib, horseradish whipped cream sauce MMMM

I was thinking about the citrus peels. Hmm that sounds great. Well with the whipped cream you can add to your list the almond extract. Or to get more crazy, cream cheese and confectionary sugar if you were to dress a cake or something like that.

Now the horseradish whipped cream sauce sounds decadent. Girl you have great ideas.

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Sometimes I use whipped cream.
and for prime rib, horseradish whipped cream sauce MMMM

Cookie, tell me more about the horseradish whipped cream sauce. I am trying to get my head around it but I just can't fathom it. When I think whipped cream I think sweet and on the top of a hot fudge sundae, lol.

For us, prime rib is Christmas dinner and I think your idea would be a nice change-up

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I was introduced to it at Lawry's in Beverly Hills. It appears to be a European thing, as we have German friends that always serve it with beef.

http://www.lawrysonline.com/theprime...as_recipes.asp

If I can find fresh horseradish root, I use that. I love horseradish in whatever form it comes, but fresh opposed to jarred is like night and day to me!

And gee, thanks for putting thoughts of ice cream and whipped cream in my head. LOL

[Bud B Boomer]

And gee, thanks for putting thoughts of ice cream and whipped cream in my head. LOL

I know....meet you at Dairy Queen!

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Do you guys soak your lentils & how long?

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Homemade applesauce:

I know there are many generic recipes on this one. I was searching one with oatmeal. Not the cookies.

What I want to do is make homemade applesauce but put the oatmeal baked ontop.

Do I need to add something to the oatmeal or just sprinkle it on, like a crumbly type of format.....anyone have a neat quick and easy recipe on that????