Thanksgiving, shall we? Cranberries, making ahead.

I've certainly never tried to document the Thanksgiving recipes. They are varied and wild. But, as they say in places where things get done, "Why not?"

We're two days ahead and I've already made the glaced cranberries. They are delicious, not so saucy and pretty to boot. Simple. I forgot to mention simple. They are quite easy to make. Here's the recipe.

Glaced Cranberries

Ingredients
12 oz bag organic cranberries
1 cup sugar

Directions
Set the oven to 300 degrees.
Wash cranberries in a bowl of water or colander. Pick out damaged berries. Rinse in the same casserole dish you'll bake in. Drain but don't worry about draining well.
Add the sugar and gently stir in, covering all berries.
Place in the over for 1 hour.
Don't open the oven. Don't stir.
Remove and let cool.
Refrigerate.

You'll see some sugar on the top and you can mix it into the berries carefully. It's not that they're so delicate, but in this cooking style, they have cranberry flavor and maintain their berry shape rather than settling into sauce.

They're particularly lovely on that turkey sandwich you'll be eating Friday.

Chicken Broth Success

Don't freeze your broth in Mason Jars. They break. I know. I tried.

I am so happy with the success of the Chef John's Roasted Chicken Broth. Easy. Though, with my three days on the task you might not know it. But, believe me, that's just life with a high school schedule.

It is so very delicious. Rich, full of body and ready for carrots and onions, celery and the chicken breast remaining. Here's his recipe. We're having soup for lunch and saving the rest for later (in the freezer, of course).

When you make it (and you should), just give yourself the space on a Saturday. The flavor is much different than a standard homemade stock, which I love, but the richness and depth of flavor makes it just perfect as a simple soup base. And, it's not labor intensive, it just needs the stretch of 3 hours to cook.

I'm planning to add red pepper, tomato and sausage soup to one of these, too.

Beautiful. Just beautiful.

Chicken Broth

I just love what Chef John from Food Wishes did with Chicken Broth. And, with our impending cold snap in mind, its time to make some broth. (The 5 Day Forecast has us between 57 & 67 degrees.)

So I'm off to the market to buy a 3 1/2 pound chicken while you watch this.

There's a secret ingredient in his video, so I'm trying it now!

Enjoy.