Grandma Lena's Infamous Thanksgiving Stuffing

This recipe is my Grandma's stuffing. She used to make it every Thanksgiving until it got to the point that she couldn't. One of her favorite things was cooking. I'm glad to have shared that with her and now that she is gone I am glad to have the memories and recipes in her cookbook. This stuff is a family tradition and is well worth sharing. Incredibly moist and full of flavor. Melts in your mouth!

Festive Pumpkin Pie

This is a great, flavorful and fluffy Pumpkin Pie Recipe. I've experimented a lot through the years and this seems to be the one I stick with. This pumpkin pie almost tastes like a pumpkin cheesecake because it's so moist and flavorful. 
For the crust you can view my Easy Pie Crust Tutorial which also has the directions for the decorative pie crust leaves on this pie. 

Thanksgiving Cranberry Sauce

This recipe is one of the best cranberry sauces I've ever made. The original idea came from Emeril's recipe on Food Network. Over the years I have tweaked it and changed the amounts. It's so full of flavor and smells absolutely amazing when it's cooking. 

Ingredients: 

• 1 bag of Fresh Cranberries (2 Cups)
• 1/2 Cup White Sugar
• 1 (Navel) Orange Juiced (1/2 Cup Juice) 
• Zest from Orange (2 Tablespoons) 
• 1/4 cup of red wine (any dry red, not a sweet)
• 1 Teaspoon of Cinnamon
• 1 Tablespoon Cornstarch

How it's done:

Turn your saucepan on to medium heat and add all of the ingredients except the cornstarch. Stir and bring to a boil.

Once the mixture boils, reduce to low heat and simmer until the cranberries soften and the sauce thickens. You can mash down some of the cranberries with a spoon to create a smoother sauce at this point. Or you can leave it as is. Take the cornstarch and mix it with 1 Tablespoon cold water in a separate bowl. Stir into cranberry mixture until it thickens. You can add more sugar at this point if you would like (keep in mind fresh cranberries are tart). 

Now refrigerate and enjoy.