cranberries anyone

So cranberries.. you either love them or you hate them right?
 Well...I have some quick left over cranberry sauce ideas for you... and a gift your son or daughter can help make for thanksgiving... or for their teacher... I also have some fun cranberry snacks....

I love dried cranberries or craisins  and cracker jacks.. YUM

 If you are a cheese lover....Mix dried cranberries into softened goat cheese and spread onto toasted baguette slices... that 's what I call a wine and cheese snack, or Unwrap a brie wheel and top with cranberry jam. Wrap with foil and bake 15 minutes at 350 serve with crackers.

This image is from my friend Ella's edges blog.. she inspired me to think about cranberries...

My son helped me make this for his teachers.. Crispix cereal, craisins, pecans, butter, worcestershire sauce and brown sugar....  Goes in the oven for 20 minutes on 350~When it cooled I put it into mason jars...( those beads.. are a pin we also made for his teachers for her jacket... suppose to look like Native American Indian corn)

I cleaned up the glue.. added a rhinestone.. and the tag... and they were ready....

My son stamped the white tissue paper.. with leaves...
I love cranberry desserts.. but money is tight.. so I am going to try these snacks and desserts
Cranberry muffins made or purchased broken into chuckns and then layered in a bowl or tall glass with whip cream and cranberry jam...

Pistachio ice cream in glasses and top with cranberry ginger ale. Don't like pistachio than just heat 1 can of cranberry sauce in a saucepan and spoon over vanilla ice cream.


My all time favorite is to take leftover cranberry sauce. can kind is fine.. and mix it with whipped cream and serve it over brownies.....

Do you like cocktails?
How about a Cape Codder Mix 1 cup of vodka, 3 cups of cranberry juice and 2 limes in a pitcher serve with ice.

For your man... Cranberry Shandies Pour equal parts cranberry juice and beer into an ice filled pitcher.

I love Cosmos! shake 2 ounces of vodka and 1 ounce of cranberry juice, lime juice and orange liqueur with and ice and strain.

Mulled cranberry juice... put in a crock pot with cinnamon sticks... cloves, 2 sliced oranges....



I saw another blogger make candy corn.. vodka... I thought soaking fresh cranberries in a large jar of vodka.. and letting it sit for 2 weeks.... would be fun.. cranberry vodka.. or strain it and put the cranberries.. in nice looking jars... as gifts....

Spread a layer of cranberry sauce in your plain Greek yogurt.

So anyway~  you like it have some cranberries this holiday....