Cranberry Sauce

My friend S suggested I try making my own cranberry sauce from fresh cranberries. The packet contains simple instructions and who knew, after all these years of just getting it from a can?

1 c sugar
1 c water
3 cups of cranberries

bring the sugar and water to a boil, add the cranberries and boil until the skins split, about 5 minutes.

Do you make your own cranberry sauce?

Pumpkin Bread

I made this pumpkin bread using a recipe I found at 'My Journey to Mindfulness'. It's like a spice bun, really delicious and simple to make.

Then because I had extra cranberries, I followed the recipe on the bag and made my own cranberry sauce for the first time instead of buying it out of a can. Do you know how easy it is?

3 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
1 cup sugar
1 cup water

Rinse cranberries
In a saucepan, mix sugar and water
Boil for 5 mins
Add cranberries and boil gently until skins pop (about 5 mins)
Remove from heat. Serve warm or refrigerate. Makes about 2 1/2 cups

And I realized why I love cranberry sauce to begin with...all that sugar!

I still had some leftover cranberries so I froze them to make smoothies at some point.