"May your stuffing be tasty, may your turkey plum,
May your potatoes and gravy Have nary a lump.
May your yams be delicious and your pies take the prize,
And may your Thanksgiving dinner stay off your thighs!"
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All too often we load our Thanksgiving plates with the stuffing, bread, turkey and green beans. With all these fantastic choices, why waste stomach space with the cranberry sauce? I don't know about you, but I don't even like that jellied-fruit!! For some reason Thanksgiving just isn't complete without Cranberries on the table...
Without fail, my family puts the Cranberry Sauce on the table every year and every year it is taken off afterwards, remaining untouched. Last Thanksgiving I decided to tackle to cranberry dilemma to offer something that people will actually decide to eat and it was a definite keeper!
So why eat cranberries?
1. Cranberries are known for the best natural remedy for urinary tract infections
2. Helps improve the functioning of the circulatory system
3. Asthma relief
4. Research has shown that cranberries actually reduce the oxidation of bad cholesterol
5. Tannins in cranberries are good for the heart's functioning
6. Helps prevent the formation of ulcers
I know, you are cranberry-convinced now right? Well maybe not, but what if there was a better option than some sort of jelly version of the berry?
This Cranberry-Apple Chutney is going to be a tradition in the Nalley household, goodbye canned Cranberries!
-2/3 cup vinegar
-1/2 cup sugar
-1 1/2 cup peeled/diced apples
-1/3 cup diced onion
-1/4 teaspoon each-cinnamon, ginger, allspice
-Dash ground cloves
-1 6 oz pkg Dried cranberries
Combine sugar and vinegar in medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Add apple and onion and return to boil. Add all remaining ingredients.
Reduce heat to low. Cook for 25 minutes or until apples are tender, stirring occasionally. Serve warm or at room temperature
Have a happy and blessed Thanksgiving :)
Megan
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