Cranberry Relish

Each year when cleaning up after Thanksgiving dinner, I always seem to notice the cranberry side dish usually isn't touched much.  Does this sound familiar?  Well, Susan Crawford, one of my dearest friends, passed along a recipe that her family SWEARS by.  I haven’t posted any recipes that I haven’t tried myself, but since she is a close friend (and lover of cooking), I trust her judgment and taste buds.  Below is a fun recipe to try if you are looking for a new cranberry recipe!

Ingredients:

1 lb cranberries

2 apples, yellow golden or your favorite baking apple  (pared, cored, diced)

2 pears  (pared, cored, diced)

1/2 cup sugar

juice from 1 orange ( try for 1/2 cup)

1 T orange zest.  the peel grated

1 t cinnamon (more to taste)

2 T Cointreau or Gran Marnier

Directions:

Microwave all ingredients (except the liqueur) uncovered in a 2 quart

casserole on medium-high until mixture thickens

( 20 minutes - -maybe 30.)

Stir occasionally during cooking

Stir in liqueur

Refrigerate

Recipe Source: Susan Crawford

Picture: Betty Crocker.com

Susan and me at her 21st Birthday