If it's before 2pm and you're looking to slug a glass of wine before Gram gets here, it must be Thanksgiving........or Christmas.....or Easter......or a family dinner Sunday........Hmm......
But no! It's THANKSGIVING! A day where I'm the most thankful for 2 things: wine and cranberry sauce. That's all I need, baby.
I find a quick glass of wine really makes me appreciate how awesome my family is. It also makes me loose as a goose so all of that passive aggression just slides away like water off a duck's back......
"Oh....I was hoping you were bringing someone with you this year. Any new beaus to talk about?..........But you're so pretty."
Quack, quack, quack.
"So....you two have been married for like a month now........when are you guys going to have kids already!? You know......I'd like to be alive to see them."
Quack, quack, quack.
"Well maybe if ANYone called me once in a while, I'd actually know what's happening in SOMEbody's life."
Quack, quack, quack.
Oh my God. I think we were just quacking at Grandma. Let's go find the cheese and crackers to soak up this truth juice before we tell our Aunt Tilly how we really feel about her precious little screaming nightmare.
IT'S THE HOLIDAYS. WALK NO FURTHER THAN 10 FEET INTO ANY STORE FOR:
- 2 cans of cranberry sauce- Not the nasty relish with sharp shards of cranberry skin, unpleasantly choking you. I'm staunchly "Team Can". Every year. I'll bring it in my purse if I have to.
- a large bottle of cabernet- You'll only need to reduce one cup's worth for the recipe. Save the rest for after you have to explain for the 11th time that wanting to be a "photo journalist" is not the same thing as being an "anchor lady" on Channel 12.
- 1/2 cup of sugar
- pinch of salt
- I can't make this one any easier, people. It's so easy you can make it that magical night before Thanksgiving AFTER you've done the local bar crawl of nostalgia. I mean yeah I guess in this step we could be cooking down, straining, and cooling cranberries. But check this out instead:
1. Open cans.
Yeah. Thought so. - Add all ingredients into a pot and get the mixture incorporated and simmering. I like to use an immersion blender to get it very smooth. Whisking it is......an experience......an experience you do not want to undertake just after watching this season of "Walking Dead". Can I BE Carol when I grow up? Please?
- Heat until good and bubbly. That's straight up science right there.
- Allow to cool completely before covering and putting in the fridge to chill. Do you want to go to the diner? I need cheese fries and gravy.
- Pour your tarty and tangy sorbet mix into your sassy little ice cream machine because you're the bomb and any dude who doesn't recognize that....isn't even worth your time. You're so beautiful! He's the loser. HE IS.
- Turn on the machine and in less time than it takes to find your sweatpants you've got sorbet. Pop it into a freezer safe container with a piece of plastic wrap on the top.
- REMEMBER TO PUT IT IN THE FREEZER.
- REMEMBER TO PUT IT IN THE FREEZER.
- Thank Player 2 for reminding you to put it in the freezer.
This sorbet would make a lovely palette cleansing course......right after the dinner but before the pie and ice cream course.....which is then followed later by the Thanksgiving sandwich course......topped with more cranberry sauce......of course.
:) Brooke