DAY Recipe

Move over, cranberry sauce! This sorbet is an alternate way of bringing that tangy flavor to the table.Active time: 5 min Start to finish: 35 min.

Makes about 3 cups.

INGREDIENTS
1/4 vanilla bean

1 (12-oz) can frozen cranberry juiceconcentrate

3/4 [...]

Active time: 5 min Start to finish: 20 min.

Makes about 2 1/2 cups.

INGREDIENTS
1 cup water

1 cup sugar

12-oz bag fresh or frozen cranberries (3 cups)

1/2 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest
DIRECTIONS
Bring water and sugar to a boil, [...]

Use firm, dense apples such as Granny Smith, Fuji, or Pippin, which will hold their shape when cooked. Fresh ginger gives this sauce its gentle bite—don’t substitute the ground kind.Active time: 30 min Start to finish: 2 1/2 hr.

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Makes 8 servings.

INGREDIENTS
1cup (packed) golden brownsugar
2large eggs
1teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4cup whipping cream
3tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
3/4teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4teaspoon salt
1 1/2cups coarsely chopped walnuts
1 1/2cups dried apricots
(about 8 ounces), cut into1/2-inch pieces
1cup dried cranberries1flaky pie crustadditional dried apricots, dried cranberries and walnuts [...]

Baked yams and steamed spinach make colorful accompaniments. Ice cream alongside hot apple turnovers tops off the meal.

Makes 2 servings; can be doubled.

INGREDIENTS
3/4cup cranberries
3kumquats, quartered, seeded
3tablespoons sugar
4teaspoons prepared white horseradish
4teaspoons minced fresh mint112-ounce log pork sausage
DIRECTIONS
Combine cranberries, kumquats, sugar [...]