Thanksgiving Favorites

It's hard to believe that Thanksgiving is next week!  Thanksgiving is hands down my favorite holiday.  I love the feeling of waking up to an entire day of chopping, prepping, roasting and baking ahead of me.  Combine that with good company, good food + wine, and it is easy to see why this day reigns supreme in my universe.

I don't have any new recipes to share with you all, but in case you're looking for a little last minute inspiration, I thought I'd showcase some of my previous Thanksgiving related recipes that I've featured on Typical Domestic Babe in the years past.

Get the recipe {here}

I have made this cheesecake every Thanksgiving for well over a decade.  Instead of traditional pumpkin pie, I serve up this rich, decadent triple layer pumpkin cheesecake.  It blows traditional pumpkin pie out of the water and all of your guests will be coming back for a second serving as well as asking for the recipe!  

Get the recipe {here}

Turkey + cranberry sauce just completely compliment one another, and making your own cranberry sauce from scratch is so, so easy.  Once your try my tangy, sweet cranberry sauce with just a hint of citrus, you'll never touch it's canned counterpart again. 

Get the recipe {here}

And in case you're wondering what to do with all of those left over mashed potatoes you'll inevitably end up with, you can always whip up a batch of my cheddar cheese + chive potato latkes for breakfast the following morning.  You'll be thanking me later ;)

If you would like to peruse any of my other previous recipes, you can find them all linked here.  Past years Thanksgiving tablescapes can be found here and here.....2014's table setting was my absolute favorite!

As always, thank you so much for reading.  Happy Thanksgiving! xx

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The Most Delicious Homemade Cranberry Sauce Recipe

There are just some flavors that completely enhance one another, and cranberry + turkey is one of them.  If you've never made homemade cranberry sauce before because you thought it was too difficult, I'm here to tell you to put that can down!  Making cranberry sauce at home is a breeze and no one will know that you didn't slave over a stove for hours making it!  Be fully prepared to wow your guests :)

I like to add a bit of orange flavor to my cranberries - it just gives it a nice little tang that is absolutely delicious.  And trust me when I say that this tastes SOOOOOOO much better than it's canned counterpart.  

Hope you enjoy!

Ingredients

1  12oz bag of cranberries, washed & patted dry
1  cup sugar or sugar substitutue {I used Z Sweet}
1  cup orange juice
2  cinnamon sticks
1  tsp grated orange zest


Directions

In a medium sized saucepan, combine orange juice & sugar.  Bring to a boil, and add in cranberries & cinnamon sticks.  Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 15 minutes stirring occasionally.  

Once sauce has boiled down, remove from heat and discard cinnamon sticks.  Stir in orange zest and allow to cool to room temperature before serving.

Don't forget to use your leftover Thanksgiving mashed potatoes the next morning and make my Cheddar Cheese & Chive Potato Latke recipe - SO scrump!  xx