Allegedly, all you have to do is?pay for a few months upfront to lock
in the new rate. The caller asks for
your Spectrum details to verify your
account, and they take your payment
information to process the fee.
Unfortunately, there is no such 50% off
promotion.Nov
22, 2023
Married couple adopts stray cat
who crashed their wedding ceremony: 'Meant to be'
Cara told Fox News Digital
that Daisy was 'demanding to be heard' at the wedding
?By Andrea Vacchiano
A newlywed shared video of her wedding being "crashed"
by a chatty stray cat who interrupted the ceremony. She
later adopted the feline, now named Daisy.
A stray kitten was adopted by an adoring couple after
she interrupted their wedding last year.
Cat owner Cara racked up over 3 million likes after
posting video of her meow-filled wedding ceremony on
TikTok. The wedding was held at Curry Estate in Hopewell
Junction, New York in September 2023.
Video shows the groom reading his vows to the bride when
audience members suddenly hear a cat – now named Daisy –
loudly meowing.
Cara told Fox News Digital that she originally didn't
hear the chatty cat.
Cara and
Matt adopted a stray cat, who they named
Daisy, after the animal "crashed" their
wedding.?
"We were so focused on the moment and what
each other was saying," she explained. "We did notice,
however, the crowd and bridal party starting to
laugh!"
Cara's sister, who served as the maid of
honor, then called the couple's attention to the
matter.
"[She] kindly let us know that there was a
cat right there meowing," the wife explained. "She was
so perfectly perched on a tree stump behind us
demanding to be heard."
According to Cara, she and her husband were
already "huge cat people" before the ceremony – and
the feline's unexpected appearance was a highlight.
"We have a cat that we adopted together,
Gatsby, [and] our friends have celebrity nicknamed us
Catt (Cara + Matt), and we even had cat cake toppers,"
she explained.?
Cara and
Matt were both "huge cat people" before Daisy
interrupted their wedding, Cara told Fox News
Digital.
"It felt like this was all meant to be when
she showed up."
After the bride and groom fell in love with
the kitten, the couple's families and friends worked
hard to look for her – but had no luck.
"All anyone could talk about was the cat.
It was the highlight of the night… I knew we had to
have her."
Matt was
reading his vows to Cara when Daisy loudly
interrupted their ceremony with her meows.
Ginny Butterfield
Cranberry Twp, Pa
Happy St Patrick's Day - Irish Blessings, Irish Apple Cake Recipe, Irish Music and More
The verse
below is from author Lorna Faith.??? So touching I just have
to share.?? If this is not for you please just delete.? But I
hope this brings some inspiration? .
Have a Blessed and Happy St
Patrick's Day!?? --- Ginny and Al
?
I hope these scriptures from
Proverbs 16 bring the wisdom and hope you need.
"We can make our own plans,
????but the Lord gives the right
answer.
People may be pure in their own
eyes,
????but the Lord examines their
motives.
Commit your actions to the Lord,
????and your plans will succeed."
Proverbs 16:1-3(NLT)
I pray that as you commit your actions to
the Lord, that your plans will succeed.
Have a blessed and beautiful Sunday
Irish Apple Cake
Serves:?6
A cross
between a coffee cake and an apple crisp, Irish apple cake
is a crumb cake with three distinct layers that bake up
together. The bottom layer is a lightly spiced cinnamon
cake. It is stacked with thinly sliced apples. (No need to
add sugar or spice to these naturally sweet-tart apples;
their clean fruity flavor is perfect on its own!) The
topping is a buttery oat crumble that gets nice and
toasty. Finally, in lieu of whipped cream or frosting,
this cake is drizzled with decadent vanilla custard sauce
known as crème anglaise.
Author: Leah Perez
Total Time: 1 hr 45 min
Prep Time: 15 min
Ingredients:
FOR THE STREUSEL
TOPPING:
3/4?cup
all-purpose?flour
1/2?cup
granulated sugar
1/4?cup
old-fashioned?oats
1?pinch
of kosher?salt
1/2?cup
unsalted?butter, cubed
FOR THE CAKE:
Baking spray with?flour
1 1/4?cups
. all-purpose?flour
1?teaspoon
baking powder
1?teaspoon
ground cinnamon?
1/4?teaspoon
kosher?salt
1/2?cup
unsalted?butter, melted
2/3?cup
granulated sugar
2?teaspoons
vanilla extract
FOR THE VANILLA
CUSTARD SAUCE:
2
large?eggs, room temperature
3
tbsp.?milk
3
small Granny Smith?apples, peeled, cored, and
thinly sliced
5
large?eggs?yolks
1/2?cup
granulated?sugar, divided
1 3/4?cups
.?half and half
1/4?teaspoon
kosher?salt
2?teaspoons
vanilla beans?paste
Directions:
1
For the streusel topping: In a medium bowl, whisk together
the flour, sugar, oats, and salt. Using your fingers, rub
the cold butter into the ingredients until the mixture is
well combined and easy to pinch together. If the dough
appears sandy, continue working the butter in until you
can form it into a dough ball. Cover and refrigerate the
streusel for at least 15 minutes before using, or up to 1
day.
2 For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 9-inch
round baking pan with baking spray with flour and line the
bottom of the pan with parchment paper.
3 In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking
powder, cinnamon, and salt.
4 In a large bowl, whisk together the melted butter,
sugar, and vanilla. Add the eggs, one at a time, whisking
well after each addition.
5 Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture in 2 parts,
alternating with the milk, folding until just combined
after each addition.
6 Spoon the batter into the prepared baking pan. Top with
the sliced apples, arranging them so they lie in an even
layer. Remove the cold streusel from the refrigerator and
break it into dime-sized pieces. Cover the apples with the
cold crumbled streusel.
7 Bake until golden brown, 1 hour to 1 hour and 10
minutes.
8 Allow the cake to cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
Turn the cake out onto a plate, remove the parchment
paper, and turn it over again onto a wire rack, allowing
it to cool completely, streusel-side up.
9 For the vanilla custard sauce: In a medium bowl, whisk
together the egg yolks and ? cup of sugar until the sugar
is dissolved and the mixture is lightened in color, about
1 minute. Place a fine-mesh sieve over another empty
medium bowl.
10 In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, heat the
half-and-half, salt, and remaining ? cup of sugar. Heat,
stirring frequently, until steaming (do not boil).
11 Whisking constantly, slowly pour about 1 cup of the
warm half-and-half mixture into the egg mixture. Add the
warm egg mixture back to the remaining half-and-half
mixture, whisking to combine. Cook until the mixture
starts to thicken, coat the back of a spoon, and an
instant read thermometer registers 175°F to 180°F, 2 to 3
minutes.
12 Immediately pour the mixture through the prepared
fine-mesh sieve. Stir in the vanilla bean paste. Set the
bowl over a bowl of ice water and stir to cool the mixture
to room temperature.
13 Place a piece of plastic wrap directly over the vanilla
custard sauce and refrigerate until fully chilled, at
least 1 hour.
14 Serve the cake in slices, drizzled with vanilla custard
sauce, if you like.
Tip: If you’re short on time, make a shortcut vanilla
custard sauce by melting some high-quality vanilla ice
cream.
Source:?
MORE
IRISH ST PATS RECIPES FROM PIONEER WOMAN HERE:
Sharing this memory and recipe from AUTHOR Delta James's
Newsletter:
?One of Goody’s favorite recipes is at the
bottom of the newsletter.
For those
of you who don’t know, Goody was one of our beloved basset
hounds. She came to me at eight years of age and lived to be a
month shy of her sixteenth birthday. Letting her go was so hard.
That’s not true. The decision to let her go was easy. She was
failing and her quality of life was compromised. I’ve always
said I’d rather let them go a month too early than even a second
too late. Helping her to leave in peace and without pain was
easy, living without her… not so much. She was a grand old girl
and no one who ever met her didn’t love her. She was Chris’s sous
chef and would eat anything you’d give her. A particular
favorite was red peppers (without the seeds).? --Delta James
?Goody’s Goodies: Best Meatloaf Ever
Preheat Oven: 350 degrees Fahrenheit
Ingredients:
1.5 pounds ground beef
1 package Stove Top Stuffing (6 oz box—any flavor)
? cup of water
2 eggs
1/3 cup BBQ sauce or ketchup
Directions:
??? Mix first four ingredients together in a large bowl
??? Pat into an 8” x 8” square pan
??? Spread BBQ sauce or ketchup over the top
??? Bake at 350 F for an 50 to 60 minutes
A lot of times we make a double batch so we can have meatloaf
sandwiches.
Be sure to check out the dishwasher photo below!!!? --Ginny
Kevin Costner celebrated a quiet
Valentine's Day at home with a picture shared on Instagram
of the newest love in his life, his yellow Labrador puppy
Bobby.
Kevin
Costner shares photo of his new 'love' on Valentine's Day
'Yellowstone' star Kevin Costner welcomed new
addition to his family earlier this month
By??
Published?
Actor Kevin Costner performed at the
Million Dollar Cowboy Bar in Wyoming.
Love is in the air for Kevin Costner.
The??swooned over his new Labrador
puppy on Valentine's Day with an adorable photo shared on
Instagram stories.
Costner showed off his pet pooch taking a quick
nap on top of the open dishwasher door just weeks after
welcoming the yellow lab into his family.
Kevin Costner showed
off his Valentine Wednesday.?(Richard Bord)
"Bobby being a big help with the dishes,"
Costner wrote.
He introduced the new member of his inner
circle to??earlier this month with a series
of photos posted on Instagram.
Kevin Costner joked
that Bobby was being a "big help with the dishes."?(Kevin
Costner/Instagram)
"Newest addition to the family," he captioned a
carousel of snaps shared online. "I’m already in love with
this special guy."
Costner, a longtime animal advocate, worked
with The Orange Dog to rescue four-legged friends from
overcrowded shelters in 2010.
The??brought
his beloved pal Daisy along for the journey, when dogs
were transferred from California to Edmonton, Canada via
private plane.
"When this plane is operating at its best, it’s
not just taking people around the world, it’s hauling
animals," Costner told "Access Hollywood" at the time.?
"[It’s] essentially an exchange of animals that
were going to be euthanized. Instead of having that
happen, they are now making their way to Canada, having a
second chance at life. [The charity] spoke to my heart.
The last dog that we saved … in two hours was going to be
euthanized, and believe it or not, before we made it to
Canada, the pilot adopted the dog.?
Costner is a long-time
animal advocate.?(Paul Harris)
"I think the first trip took 50-plus dogs. The
second trip I think took 115 dogs all on this plane. So,
you can imagine this luxury, five-star piece of
transportation just filled with animals that are going to
get a second chance at life."
Costner's getting another chance at life and
love following a??with
ex-wife Christine Baumgartner.
In September, Costner and Baumgartner agreed to
terms of a divorce settlement shortly before they were due
back in court to establish who would be responsible for
paying her almost?
Christine Baumgartner
filed for divorce May 1 and cited April 11 as
their date of separation.?(Lester Cohen)
?
Despite those challenges in 2023, Costner
remained focused on his prized "Horizon: An American Saga"
Western film series and received a tentative two-part
release date in 2024. The newly single actor also appeared
to catch the eye of Grammy award-winning singer Jewel.
Tracy Wright is
an entertainment reporter for Fox News Digital. Send
story tips to Tracy.Wright@....
Here's
Cinnamon climbing inside my
husband's sweatshirt while
he's wearing it! You can see
her snout poking out the neck
hole. She was very excited and
wanted to try it again later.
Ginny Butterfield
Cranberry Twp, Pa
Free Youtube stories - Pet Rescue - from author Gayle Irwin
?These free youtube stories (excerpts) ? and
author is all about dog and pet rescue!
Worth checking out for book lovers and pet lovers alike!
Sit Back,
Relax, and Enjoy
A Free YouTube
Book Reading!
?
Over the years, I've written six
sweet,
contemporary,
later-in-life
romance books in
which I weave pet
rescue and
adoption.?
?
Today, Wednesday, January 24, is , and in honor of that, my husband
and I
created a video of
me reading
excerpts from two
of my books: the first novel of the Yellowstone
Country series,
and , Book #6 in the series and a
holiday romance.
I'm sharing the
video with you on
this special day
as a THANK
YOU for
being one of my
supporters and
newsletter
subscribers.
?
The video is found on YouTube. Sit
back with a
favorite beverage
and watch and
listen.?
?
Use this link to
access the video
-- I hope you
enjoy the readings
and little bit of
education about
helping animals in
need:?
?
?
?
How might
you change a
pet's life this
week?
?
?
Gayle M.
Irwin - Sweet
Romance Author
Sweet
Tales With
Tales
Sweet,
contemporary
romance books
that weave pet rescue & adoption into the
love story
Little Girl Mails A
Letter To God After Her Dog Passes Away, Ends Up
Getting A ‘Response’
From the moment Meredith was
born, she had a best friend in Abbey, the dog. But
as she grew, Abbey became so much more than just a
pet – she was Meredith’s protector, playmate, and
best friend. And sadly, as the years wore on,
Abbey got a little older until she recently passed
away – with Meredith by her side.
For Meredith, the loss of Abbey
was devastating, even though she knew she was
going to a better place. So that is when the young
girl decided that she was going to write a letter
to the only person she knew loved Abbey as much as
she did: God.
Meredith?:
Dear God,
Will you please take care of my
dog? She died yesterday and is with you in
Heaven. I miss her very much. I am happy that
you let me have her as my dog even though she
got sick. I hope you will play with her. She
likes to swim and play with balls. I am sending
a picture of her so when you see her you will
know that she is my dog. I really miss her.
Love, Meredith
In her letter, Meredith
included a photo of Abbey. She sealed the envelope
and put extra postage – a gesture to make sure it
got all the way to Heaven, as she informed her
mom. The weeks passed and Meredith was still sad
over the loss of her beloved Abbey. She asked her
mom if she thought God had received the letter she
sent. Her mother said she was sure he did.
Then, one day while checking
the mail, her mom discovered a packaged in gold
paper addressed to Meredith. The mystery package
had no return address. While a little concerned,
she still let Meredith open it.
As the little girl opened it
and began reading, her mother watched intently to
see who’d sent it. From within the box, Meredith
pulled out the book, Mr. Rogers’ “.”
Meredith opened the book, reading the inside
cover. Her mom watched as her daughter smiled like
she hadn’t smiled in weeks.
“What is it?” her mom asked.
As Meredith handed her mom the
book, she started to cry, saying, “Abbey’s okay,
mom. She’s with God.”
Her mom read the
writing:
Dear Meredith,
Abbey arrived safely in heaven.
Having the picture was a big help and I
recognized her right away. Abbey isn’t sick
anymore. Her spirit is here with me just like it
stays in your heart. Abbey loved being your dog.
Since we don’t need our bodies in heaven, I
don’t have any pockets to keep your picture in
so I am sending it back to you in this little
book for you to keep and have something to
remember Abbey by. Thank you for the beautiful
letter and thank your mother for helping you
write it and sending it to me. What a wonderful
mother you have. I picked her especially for
you. I send my blessings every day and remember
that I love you very much. By the way, I’m easy
to find. I am wherever there is love.
Love, God
It was just what the young girl
needed to hear, and for the next few hours,
Meredith and her mother laughed and cried together
as they remembered their fondest memories of
Abbey. She was a wonderful part of the family.
And I’m sure there are plenty
of us pet owners out there who can sympathize with
this story, pets are such important members of our
families. You can watch the tearjerking video
below:
Letter from God about
Abbey
Message from Your Pet
in Heaven (Letter from Rainbow Bridge)
Wishing you a Happy, Healthy, and Safe New Year!
?Hope the new year brings good fortune, family and friends
Ginny and AL
?? ?
New Year's Pretzel Recipe
(Pittsburgh Tradition)
Recipe: Chris Fennimore’s New Year’s Pretzel Bread
There is something
magical about the chemical reaction of gluten and sugar and
yeast that turns inert ingredients into a living, growing and
delectable treat.
?
People
often ask me about kitchen tools and utensils, and they always
want to know what my favorite food is to cook. That answer is
easy: Bread. There is something magical about the chemical
reaction of gluten and sugar and yeast that turns inert
ingredients into a living, growing and delectable treat. Besides
the mystery of transforming a few cups of flour into an
expanding mass of dough, baking bread has all the satisfactory
components that bring cooks to the kitchen.
Bread doughs are easy
and very forgiving. The smell of baking bread permeates the
house with an aroma of comfort. The final product is beautiful
to behold and delicious to eat.
Keep a supply of bread
flour (the higher gluten content makes for chewier, more
flavorful loaves), some yeast (buy it economically by the pound)
and some powdered milk (for those days when you are snowed in),
and you can be baking golden loaves and rolls all winter long.
Because it has such a
history as a staple of life, bread has inspired endless
traditions in many cultures that tie it to holidays and seasons.
For the new year, it is a European tradition to make large,
soft, pretzel-shaped breads that are often garnished with
candied fruit and nuts. The pretzel is the universal sign of the
baker, and it is also supposed to bring luck for the whole year.
Not as sweet as cake and not as plain as bread, this colorful
pretzel makes a beautiful centerpiece for any New Year’s table,
and everyone who eats it will feel lucky. Now, where did I put
that electric bread slicer? Ingredients
1 1/2 cups milk, scalded and skimmed
1/2 cup sugar
4 ounces (1 stick) butter
1/2 cup warm water
1 tablespoon yeast
6 to 7 cups bread flour
1 tablespoon salt
2 eggs
1 pound confectioner’s sugar
Almond extract
Water
Toasted, sliced almonds
Candied cherries
Directions
Put the
scalded milk, sugar and butter into the bowl of a stand mixer
and let stir until the butter and sugar are dissolved.
In
another small bowl, dissolve the yeast in the warm water with
a few grains of sugar. It should begin to foam in about 5
minutes.
Add 5
cups of flour, 1 tablespoon of salt, the yeast mixture and the
2 eggs to the milk mixture.
Use a
dough hook to mix until it is a soft, even batter. Add more
flour 1/2 cup at a time until a soft dough forms. Continue to
knead until the dough cleans the sides of the bowl. Take the
dough out on a lightly floured board and give it a few turns
to form a smooth ball. Put it into a greased bowl and cover.
Let rise for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
Turn
the dough out onto the board and divide in half. Roll each
half into a long rope and shape into a pretzel. Lay the
pretzel onto a parchment-paper-lined baking sheet and allow to
rise for another hour.
Bake at
375 degrees for 20 minutes until dark golden-brown.
(Thermometer will read 190 to 200 degrees.) Allow to cool
completely on a wire rack.
Make a
frosting by mixing the confectioner’s sugar with a teaspoon of
almond extract (or vanilla if you prefer) and enough water to
make a spreadable icing. Pour the icing over the bread and
decorate with the toasted almond slices and candied cherries.
So, a surfer walking the beach in California finds an old Arabian
looking bottle.? He thinks to himself "Could it be," and he starts
to rub it.?
Poof - out comes a genie and he says to the young man "Don't
believe the rumors, you are entitled to only one wish.? So what
will it be?"?
The young man thinks for a moment and then says "You know, I love
to surf Hawaii, but plane fare is so expensive.? I wish you could
make a bridge to Hawaii."
The genie looks at him and says "Really??? Do you know how much
trouble it would be to build a bridge to Hawaii?? We would need
hundreds of work crews, millions, perhaps billions of tons of
concrete that extended down miles in some places, boat passage
sections every few miles, and just innumerable logistics and
materials.?? No, that would be too hard - why don't you pick
another wish?"
The young man was unhappy at the response, but thought for a
minute and then said "Okay, I get that.? So how about as an
alternate wish, you explain to me how a woman thinks."
The genie kind of winced and then responded "So how many lanes did
you want on that bridge?"
A Kentucky family? was surprised
when they learned that a baby owl had been nesting
undetected in their Christmas tree for four days until they
discovered it.
Yuletide owl found roosting in
Kentucky family's Christmas tree for days before being found
The bird's home was disturbed when the family went on
their yearly hunt for the perfect tree
?By??
Published?
An owl was
seen visiting a watering hole in Cave Creek,
Arizona, to cool down. It was 105 degrees just
before 8:00 p.m. when the bird came for a visit.
?decorated Christmas tree was
inside their home for four days before it was discovered to
be home to an owl.
Michele
White told??that
the young owl managed to be undetected in the family's
living room Christmas tree for four days by blending in with
the tree's branches.
"I
have three dogs," White?. "We use this room nonstop: watch TV; the
kitchen's right here; no indication."
White
said that the Yuletide owl's home was disturbed when her
family went for their yearly hunt for the perfect Christmas
tree.
A Lexington, Kentucky, family recently
found an unwanted yuletide guest nestled in its
Christmas tree.?(Michele White)
The baby bird blended in with the
branches, going undetected for four days.?(Michele White)
"Every
year. Love it," White said. "We pick it out?."
The
first person to spot the feathered friend was Bobby Hayes.
Hayes,
the owner of Magic Carpet Cleaning, was servicing the home
while the family was away when he noticed the branches
moving.?
Michael Hayes was the first person to
spot the tiny bird, nestled in the tree's branches.?(Michele White)
A
closer examination revealed that??was rustling through the tree.
"It
crawled up into the tree further," Hayes said. "It took me
several minutes to even find it."
Hayes
managed to grab the owl and sent a picture to White.
"I
was shocked. I was so stunned," White said.
Four days before the owl was discovered,
the White family went to cut down their family's
Christmas tree.?(Michele White)
?She
said she initially thought Hayes was??with a stuffed animal.
"I
thought he’d put a stuffed animal or an ornament in it, so I
called him immediately, like, ‘You’re kidding me, right?'"
White said.
Hayes
told the local news station that he gently removed the owl
from its cozy home and found a wooded place to release the
baby bird.
"Everybody’s
going to be able to have a merry Christmas now," Hayes said.
?
Sarah
Rumpf-Whitten is a breaking news writer for Fox News
Digital and Fox Business.?
She is a native of
Massachusetts and is based in Orlando, Florida.
Story tips and
ideas can be sent to sarah.rumpf@... and on X:?.
Isn't This Just Like a Hound????? South Carolina dog rescued from tight spot — a dryer vent
Spike the dog got himself into a
predicament by getting stuck in a dryer vent at a South
Carolina home, where police and firefighter personnel were
called to rescue him.
South
Carolina dog rescued from tight spot — a dryer vent
The pup's head was
sticking out from the side of his owner's home
?By??
A 12-year-old Sheltie dog named Roxie was
seen sledding in her backyard in Waukesha,
Wisconsin. See the dog glide down the hill — and
watch as another dog winds up zooming past her!
Spike, an otherwise
happy hound?, found himself in a tight spot
after the dog became stuck in his owner's dryer vent.
The Sumter Police
Department said that Spike was "sniffing out mischief"
on Nov. 30, when he got stuck in the dryer vent.
In a Facebook post, the Police Department
said that officers first received reports of a stuck pup
at 2 p.m. from a woman who was babysitting Spike.
She said that the nosy hound belonged?.
Spike, a dog in South
Carolina, is in a predicament after he gets
stuck in a dryer vent.?(Sumter Police
Department)
Sumter firefighters
work to rescue Spike from a dryer vent on Nov.
30 in South Carolina.?(Sumter Police
Department)
When police and??arrived at the peculiar
scene, they found Spike's bashful face sticking out of
the home.
Officers said Spike had somehow managed to
poke through a dryer vent and ended up with his head
outside the house, while the rest of his?.
Firefighters work to
remove Spike from the dryer vent.?(Sumter Police
Department)
Authorities managed to widen the dryer vent
opening so that the pooch could be pulled back inside.
The dog owner's grandmother thanked the
rescuers for a "job well done" and said that the entire
ordeal took a little over an hour?.
"I am thankful for the time and the care from
both police and fire department for rescuing Spike, it
took a little over an hour. I'm glad I was home while
Kam was at school," Drusilla Harvin, the owner's
grandmother, said on Facebook.?
"Job well done."
The adventurous hound
after he was successfully removed from the dryer
vent.?(Sumter Police
Department)
Police said that the "happy hound was freed
from his unfortunate circumstance" and is doing fine
despite?.
Authorities said that he is "probably looking
to see what else he can get into for the day."
Sarah
Rumpf-Whitten is a breaking news writer for Fox News
Digital and Fox Business.?
She is a
native of Massachusetts and is based in Orlando,
Florida.
Story tips and
ideas can be sent to sarah.rumpf@... and on X:?.
A group of 40 year old girlfriends discussed where they should meet for dinner. Finally , it was agreed that they should meet at the ocean view restaurant because the waiters there had tight pants and nice buns.
10 years later, at 50 years of age, the group once again discussed where they should meet for dinner. Finally it was agreed that they should meet at the ocean view restaurant because the food there was very good and the wine selection was good also.
10 years later at 60 years of age, the group once again discussed where they should meet for dinner. Finally it was agreed that they should meet at the ocean view restaurant because they could eat there in peace and quiet and the restaurant had a beautiful view of the ocean.
10 years later, at 70 years of age ,the group once again discussed where they should meet for dinner. Finally it was agreed that they should meet at the ocean view restaurant because the restaurant was wheelchair accessible and they even had an elevator.
10 years later, at 80 years of age, the group once again discussed where they should meet for dinner. Finally it was agreed that they should meet at the ocean view restaurant because they had never been there before.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO
EVERYONE!????? HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A SAFE AND WONDERFUL DAY
GIVING THANKS WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS!? --Ginny
Serves:?2
Flavored
with fresh orange juice, brown sugar, and a dash of vanilla,
this 5 ingredient cranberry sauce is a cut above the rest!?? This is our favorite recipe for the Thanksgiving
staple: cranberry sauce. Made from 5 ingredients, this
easy sauce is ready after 15 minutes on the stove.
Flavored with fresh orange juice, brown sugar, and a dash
of vanilla—my secret—it’s a cut above the rest.
Author:
Sally
Total Time:
20 minutes
Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes
Why This is My Best
Cranberry Sauce
Quick—only
15 minutes on the stove
Easy—no
boiling the water and sugar together first
Convenient—just
5 simple ingredients, including water
Flavorful—made
with fresh orange juice & zest
Texture—moderately
thick with whole cranberries swirled in
Make-ahead—make
it a few days in advance so it’s ready!
Unlike the
rest—I use brown sugar & vanilla
Ingredients:
12?ounces
bag?cranberries, rinsed*
3/4?cup
(150g)?water
1/4?cup
(60ml)
fresh?orange juice?(about 1/2 large orange)
3/4?cup
(150g)
packed light or dark brown sugar*
1?teaspoon
orange
zest
1/2?teaspoon
pure?vanilla extract
Directions:
Read
before you begin: You need fresh orange juice and orange zest.
I recommend zesting the orange first, setting the zest aside,
then cutting the orange for the juice. (Harder to zest a cut
orange!) You need about half of a large orange for 1/4 cup
juice. Juice the other half of the orange if you need more to
yield 1/4 cup.
After rinsing the cranberries, set 1/2 cup cranberries aside.
You will stir these in at the end for extra texture.
Combine the remaining cranberries, water, orange juice, and
brown sugar together in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
Stir occasionally as the mixture comes to a simmer. Once
simmering, reduce heat to low-medium. While stirring
occasionally, continue to cook until liquid has reduced and
cranberries have burst and thickened, about 10 more minutes.
Remove from heat and stir in 1/2 cup reserved cranberries,
orange zest, and vanilla extract. Sauce will continue to
thicken as it cools.
Sauce is excellent served warm or at room temperature. Cover
and store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
Notes
Make
Ahead?&?Freezing
Instructions:?You can prepare the
sauce 3 days ahead of time. Cool completely, cover
tightly, then refrigerate until ready to use. Bring to
room temperature or warm on the stove/in the microwave, if
desired, before serving. To freeze, cool sauce completely.
Freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator, then
bring to room temperature or warm on the stove/in the
microwave before serving.
Cranberries:?One
12 ounce bag is usually between 3 and 4 cups. You can use
fresh or frozen cranberries. No need to fully thaw. Rinse
the cranberries with water in a colander before using. No
need to pat dry—some water droplets are fine.
Brown
Sugar:?I usually use 3/4 cup brown
sugar, which makes a moderately sweet cranberry sauce. You
can increase to 1 cup (200g) if you prefer your cranberry
sauce extra sweet.
Source:?
Youtube
link:??
If you need to bring a dish to
Thanksgiving, bring this cranberry sauce (and bring??for brunch or
dessert!).?? It’s low maintenance and you can make it ahead of
time. You can also freeze the cranberry sauce for up to 3
months. Easy!
Orange and cranberry are a natural
pairing. Have you tried??yet?
More Thanksgiving Side Dishes
?(from scratch!)
?(with
crunchy pecan topping)
Uses for Cranberry Sauce
With a
traditional Thanksgiving meal
On?,
pancakes, or?
Swirl 3/4
cup into??batter
before baking
Serve with?
On?
Swirl 1/2
cup into??batter (you can skip the
whole cranberries in that recipe)
Swap BBQ
sauce for cranberry sauce on??(it really is good)
Swirl into
yogurt or cottage cheese
Swap the
fresh fruit for a spoonful of cranberry sauce on my?
Virginia Butterfield
