DAY Recipe

Michael McLaughlin, cookbook author, says, “Sweet potatoes are so versatile that it’s a crime to fix them just one way every Thanksgiving. A long time ago, I decided to be flexible and creative with the sweet potatoes, and it has been a delicious ongoing investigation. This year, now that dried cranberries are a supermarket staple, [...]

Mary Risley, the director of Tante Marie’s Cooking School, says, “I come from a family of Connecticut Yankees, and when I was growing up, I spent every Thanksgiving at my grandparents’ eighteenth-century home, which was right across from a turkey farm. I’m not quite sure how, but something in that experience inspired this recipe. (Maybe [...]

INGREDIENTS

1 cup unsalted butter
1/2 cup dutch-process unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tablespoon instant coffee
3/4 cup water
1 cup sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 large eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk or sour cream or plain yogurt
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1 cup dried cranberries
GLAZE
1/2 cup whipping cream
3 ounces bittersweet chocolate , finely chopped

DIRECTIONS

Position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350°F (175°C).
Butter and flour a 12-cup (1.5-L) Bundt pan or 9-inch (22.5-cm) angel food cake pan. Melt the butter over moderately low heat, then whisk in cocoa.
Add [...]

INGREDIENTS

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons unsalted butter , room temperature
3/4 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon whole anise seed
1 cup dried sweetened cranberries
3/4 cup natural unsalted shelled pistachios
6 ounces imported white chocolate , chopped

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 325°F Line 3 large baking sheets with parchment paper. Sift first 3 ingredients into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter and sugar in large bowl to blend well. Beat in eggs 1 at [...]

INGREDIENTS

2 1/2 cups cranberries
1/2 cup Splenda brown sugar blend
2 tablespoons butter

DIRECTIONS

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

Spread cranberries in a 9 inch square baking dish, sprinkle with sugar and dot with butter that has been sliced and I call it chipped.
Cover and bake, stirring occasionally, for about 30 minutes or until tender.