Cranberries are uber-healthy for us. They are work as an anti-inflammatory (especially the urinary tract), they help prevent cancer, and they have the highest anti-oxidants of almost all other fruits. Reason enough to figure out how to enjoy this seasonal fruit.
I made a huge batch of cranberry tea today, and it's almost gone. Yes, it's that good (who woulda' thought?).
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| Cranberry Tea in my Grandma's Tea Cup |
After we were sick of drinking it hot, I put it in the fridge and we had great, healthy cranberry juice! Most cranberry juices you buy in the store are full of sugar. I used a combination of honey, agave nectar and steevia as the sweetening agent.
Here it is steeping.
I boiled 2 quarts of water with 1 1/2 cups of cranberries. Once it boiled I added 1/2 cup of honey, 1 Tsp of steevia, juice of one orange and one lemon, and 3 cinnamon sticks. Let steep for one hour. Delish!!
I decided to give this cranberry salad a try too, and everyone LOVED it! Here's the recipe: Creamy Cranberry Salad
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| Awesome Cranberry Salad pictured in my Grandma's Glass Bowl |
For breakfast today, I made some cranberry scones. Of course the scones were delicious. The caloric content is on the high side, but I guarantee you that they are delicious!
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| Cranberry Scone pictured in my Grandma's dishes |
I'd better go check to see how my little vampires are doing!
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| Happy Halloween from the Vampires! |
Happy Cooking!
Kristin
