I guess I have been taking a little bit of a break from my blog, I feel sometimes lost for words, but I have enjoyed reading a bunch of new blogs that I have found. I always feel inspired to make something I have never tried, and then I seem to fall back into the same old meals.....
We had thanksgiving a couple of weeks ago and I made this quick cranberry jam, its not super sweet and has a nice tartness to it. It would be nice with some roasted garlic on toast.YUM! The first batch of cranberries I picked up at the farmers market. Those were gone fast! On my way home several times I noticed that the elderly couple had there stand out at the end of there driveway selling cranberries so I stopped. $5.00 for a huge bag!!
quick cranberry jam
cranberry & orange muffins
There is so many things to do with cranberries, I think I am going to go the savory route next. I found some good ideas on the Martha Stewart site (I love her), this is where I got the idea to make a cranberry upside down cake, not to mention I had just read a post on Opera singer in the kitchen's blog, her gingerbread caramel pear upside down cake looks delicious! I had to adapt the Martha recipe to make it vegan. I used coconut oil instead of butter and added water, I also changed the baking powder to baking soda. I served it with coconut ice cream.
cranberry upside down cake
I love cranberries — probably because I'm so attracted to sour tastes. The sight of your cranberry upside down cake made me decide it's time to get some cranberries into the freezer!
ReplyDeleteI love cranberry/orange muffins, got some crans in the fridge, now to cooking
ReplyDeleteYUM Kirsten! Such great looking cranberry recipes. Are you posting any of them? You should! I would totally go with your coconut oil substitutions. I would LOVE to make that upside down cranberry cake. :)
ReplyDeleteooooh...that look so good :)
ReplyDeleteFun, I love fall and all it's goodies, including cranberries! And actually, I'm trying a cranberry banana bread today. Are you going to post your muffin recipe? How did they turn out?
ReplyDeleteI adore cranberries! I also get a few bags and stash them in the freezer to enjoy for the rest of the year!
ReplyDeleteOooooo, I love it! love it to bits! Great idea, thanks for sharing, we looooove cranberries!
ReplyDeleteI buy two HUGE bags of cranberries at Costco each fall. They last beautifully in the freezer and I use them for sauces, cakes, and crisps, all winter long.
ReplyDeleteDon't you just love cranberries! They have come such a long way since the days when they looked like the can they came in! Congratulations on making the top 9!
ReplyDeleteI love cranberry upside down cake! The last time I made it, I couldn't find fresh cranberries (that was for Thanksgiving too! Go figure!), so I subbed dried cranberries and cranberry jelly (I wasn't vegan at the time), and it worked out surprisingly well. I bet I could do the same with something similar as I still haven't seen fresh cranberries put out yet at my local store and now have a definite craving!
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone for your awesome comments!
ReplyDeletewhat an amazing blog you have! love all your food pictures..very inspirational!
ReplyDelete3 Researches SHOW How Coconut Oil Kills Fat.
ReplyDeleteThis means that you actually burn fat by consuming Coconut Fat (in addition to coconut milk, coconut cream and coconut oil).
These 3 researches from big medicinal journals are sure to turn the traditional nutrition world upside down!