DAY Recipe

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 [...]

A crunchy and colorful salad with a lively dressing. Pomegranate juice and pomegranate seeds can be substituted for the cranberry juice concentrate and cranberries.

Makes 4 Servings.

INGREDIENTS
2tablespoons olive oil (preferably extra-virgin)
2tablespoons frozen cranberry juice concentrate, thawed
1tablespoon white wine vinegar3heads belgian [...]

Peter Reinhart, a baking instructor at the California Culinary Academy, says, “Ever since I was a kid, the cranberry relish has been just about my favorite part of the holiday dinner. I love how its juices run in every direction to blend with everything on the plate. Of course, it has to be good cranberry [...]

Michael McLaughlin, cookbook author, says “When I was much younger, the requisite Thanksgiving cranberry sauce always came out of a can and lay quivering on the plate, just waiting to be sliced and served. As I got older, I came to prefer the whole-berry-style sauce to the smooth. Then, once I began making my own [...]