cranberries & closing....

My favorite part of thanksgiving is cranberry sauce.... I always make extra so I can eat it by the bowl full before I ever think about roasting a turkey. I like to add fresh ginger, orange zest, & cinnamon sticks for some extra zip.

We decided to close down the trailer after the cold snap last week. Daisy (the little trailer we love) just gets to cold & needs to go into hibernation. So we will keep you all posted.....

It will be sad to see the lights dim...... she is so beautiful & full of love. Hope everyone had a peaceful holiday...

Winter Squash & Cookies

These are my new favorite. Little Dumpling Squash has been making it to are table almost every night of the week. They are tender, sweet & extra good with butter (of course). I think I will stuff some this week with sausage, bread & cheese. We will also have Black Bean Chili with Grilled Pork, Roast Chicken & Root Vegetable Soup, & Tuscan White Bean Soup. We will also have a Strata with Smoked Salmon & Thyme......and later in the week I want to make some Mac & Cheese with buttery bread crumbs. I have been going a little cookie crazy.... so we will have Molasses Ginger Cookies, Oatmeal with Fig & Walnut & Dark Chocolate Sable.