Mother's Cranberry Bread

This recipe has been in Mother's recipe box for as long as I can remember.  Mother bakes this bread every Thanksgiving holiday.  It's the best cranberry bread, ever.  Not being home for Thanksgiving so much anymore, I bake it myself, only I add mini dark chocolate chips to the recipe.

Mother's Cranberry Bread
Bake at 350 for 50 minutes
Makes 1 loaf.

2 cups sifted flour

1/2 cup orange juice
3/4 cup sugar

3 T. melted butter
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder

2 T. hot water
1/2 tsp. baking soda

1 1/2 cups fresh cranberries halved
1/2 tsp. salt
1 egg

3/4 cup chopped walnuts
2 T grated orange rind

*optional - 3/4 cup mini dark chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

1. Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, soda and salt into a large bowl.
2. Beat egg lightly in a small bowl; stir in orange rind
and juice, butter and hot water. add to dry ingredients; mix thoroughly.
Fold in cranberries,nuts, and chips. Turn batter into a well-greased 9x5x3-inch pan.
3. Bake 50 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes, remove from pan; cool on wire rack.

Happy Baking!

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Lethal Holiday Cocktail

In honor of my temporary holiday header, I would like share an awesome holiday cocktail.   I named it Lethal because they taste so good you don't notice how much you've drank.

Lethal Holiday Cocktail

Ingredients:

·         1/2 Oz. Cointreau

·         1 Oz.  Vodka

·         5 Oz. Cranberry Juice 

·         Squeeze Lime Juice Fresh

Mixing instructions: Place all ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled glass. Option: To garnish, float a frozen cranberry in glass.

To the holidays!


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Posting

You know, of course that I haven't posted since before Christmas, and yet my stats show that I had:

Pageviews last month

6,745

That amazes me! 

I really haven't done much crafting, that's why I haven't posted.  I moved back to NC in Jan to work out my 10 year relationship , and just got back to NC again, after a 2 month trip to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, where my boyfriend is taking part in building a golf course. (Cabo is Awesome).

I'll get back to it, then start posting, again.  Meanwhile.....

Happy Crafting Friends

Merry Christmas Everyone!

I haven't craft much these past few weeks, except that I'm making my Hanging Towels as gifts for my family.  I've also been stripping and sanding an old antique dresser my Mother bought for me. Simply gorgeous.  I will share it with you all when it's finished.

 Happy Holidays!