Some time ago I winnowed out the hundreds of scribbled down or clipped out recipes I had stashed here and there in my kitchen and cookbooks. I found places to file them, sorted some to sell on Etsy, and ended up with a large envelope of them that I didn't quite know what to do with. I couldn't seem to make up my mind whether to keep them or throw them away. That's the envelope, above.
While planning for Christmas in July on my Christmas blog, I decided to pull out a recipe from this envelope, planning that I would pick the first one I came to that sounded the least bit Christmasy! Living dangerously. And I did end up with one that sounded really good: Cranberry Cream Pie.
I decided then and there that I'd be doing the same thing during December Daily, on both blogs. So recently I plucked another recipe from the envelope, and out came Festive Appetizer Spread. This looks so good!
Essentially, this is a homemade whole cranberry sauce made with fresh cranberries, apricot preserves, and almonds.After cooling, the sauce is then spooned atop a block of cream cheese and served with crackers.
The sauce is so versatile because it may also be served as an accompaniment to pork or poultry. One could get a lot of mileage out of this recipe over the holiday season, using it as part of a festive appetizer buffet or as an accompaniment to a pork roast, chicken, or turkey.
I'm definitely going to be trying this recipe. How about you?
Sounds very interesting. I'm not a huge apricot fan, but mixed with cranberries it could be a winner for dinner (or a party!). Sounds good! I wish I'd seen this before yesterday when we had our ladies' Christmas luncheon. I could've taken that! But I may have another occasion to use it this month. Thank you, and Merry Christmas!
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