Happy New Year! Here are a few recipes for your celebrations this evening and of course any other time you feel the fancy to bring a little "cranberry" cheer into your families and friends lives! Here's to 2013 and cheers to everyone!
3 oz. cranberry juice 3 oz. apple juice
1 oz. honey Maraschino cherry for garnish
Fill a highball glass with ice cubes. Add the juices and honey to a mixing glass. Stir the ingredients with a spoon. Pour the contents of the mixing glass into the highball glass. Garnish with a maraschino cherry. Mocktails with cranberry juice are a good choice to offer guests at a party. The cranberry adds a great snap to the drink.
Mistletoe Martini - courtesy of about.com
2 oz. vodka 2 oz. orange juice
3 oz. cranberry tea, chilled 3/4 oz. lemon juice
3 tsp. sugar
Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well. Strain into two chilled cocktail glasses. If you're planning on making quite a few of these, consider steeping a large pot of tea so that it's ready for future drinks.
Woo Woo - courtesy of about.com
2 oz. vodka 1 Tbsp. peach schnapps
1/2 cup. cranberry juice Lime wedge
Place the lime wedge into a cocktail shaker with ice cubes. Add the other ingredients. Shake well. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lime wedge. The cocktail can be transformed into a party punch by combining the ingredients in a quantity to fill a punch bowl and mixing it well before serving.
Zippy Cranberry Appetizer - courtesy of Taste of Home
1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup water 1 package (12 oz.) fresh/frozen cranberries
1-3 tablespoons prepared horseradish 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 package (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
Assorted crackers
In a large saucepan, bring sugars and water to a boil over medium heat. Stir in cranberries; return to a boil. Cook for 10 minutes or until thickened, stirring occasionally. Cool.
Stir in horseradish and mustard. Transfer to a large bowl; refrigerate until chilled. Just before serving, spread cream cheese over crackers; top with cranberry mixture.
Yield: 2-1/2 cups; 10 servings
Cranberry, Crab Meat & Cream Cheese Appetizer - courtesy of Ocean Spray
1/2 cup whole berry cranberry sauce
1/3 cup cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup minced crab meat
2 tablespoons green onion, white & green parts, sliced
15 individual mini-phyllo shells, thawed
Preheat oven to 375 degrees-F. Place cranberry sauce in a small mixing bowl; beat with a fork or wire whisk until smooth. Combine cream cheese, crab meat and green onion in a small mixing bowl. Fill each shell with about 1 teaspoon of the cream cheese mixture. Top with 1/2 teaspoon cranberry sauce. Bake for 10 minutes or until heated through.
Yield: 15 individual servings
