Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day 2009

A great day for cooking and feasting. It is still one of my favorite dinners to make, despite all of it's cliche's.

One of my favorite sides is my cranberry chutney. It's a wonderful change from the traditional cranberry sauce (although I make both). Along with being a great accompaniment to turkey, it's also  fantastic wIth cream cheese or brie.

Cranberry Chutney

2/3 cup water

2/3 cup sugar

1 1/3 cup fresh cranberries

4 tsp. vinegar

2 tsp. brown sugar

1/3 cup raisins

1/4 cup chopped walnuts

1/4 tsp. powdered ginger

1/2 tsp. chopped garlic

In saucepan, combine water and sugar. Stir over medium heat to dissolve sugar. Bring to boil without stirring and add the remaining ingredients.  Boil slowly, stirring occasionally until fairly thick (7-10 minutes). Allow to cool and then cover and refrigerate. Can also be frozen. Delicious on cream cheese or heated over Brie.