Parsnip and Cranberries

[ndrosen]

On Tuesday, I made a dish of parsnip and carrots simmered in spiced water/cider mixture, and it was good. I made felafel from a package that evening, as the rest of the main course of dinner.

I also bought cranberries at the supermarket last weekend, and made cranberry relish, some of which I ate with split pea curry Wednesday and Thursday. At some point, I plan to get more cranberries and make a cranberry-orange relish.

Comments

[cynthia_says_hello]

Do you just boil cranberries with water and sugar? (Or just sugar?) and add orange flavorings? A few years ago I made cranberry relish and I think it was just cranberries and sugar (with or without water).

[ndrosen]

I boil cranberries with sugar and water, and typically include some spices, like cinnamon and cloves. For cranberry-orange relish, I purée an orange with water in the blender, including the orange rind, and then add that to the bubbling cranberry mixture. After a bit more boiling, I let the relish cool.

[cynthia_says_hello]

Thank you ☺️ Interesting that the rind is included as well with the 🍊 orange. I bet the end result is very tasty. ☺️

I just bought some cloves not too long ago. I have a spice grinder somewhere, and my hope is that I open it and use it to grind a chai spice mix for beverages. Which is primarily why I bought the cloves (I think) (a lot of these spices are so healing) ☺️