Tart, Orangey & Great

For Thanksgiving, I was asked to bring some food. I love helping in any way I can to make the host/hostess' job lighter. I jumped at the idea of being able to make homemade cranberry sauce. I love the tartness and the redness of the berries; looks so very appetizing to that tongue-tingling turkey with stuffing. MMM...

Homemade Cranberry Sauce

adapted from: http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/cranberry-sauce-10000000524252/index.html

1 (12 oz) bag fresh cranberries (I had about 15 oz frozen); so I added about 5 more oz of dried cranberries

3/4 cup water

2 cinnamon sticks

1 cup orange marmalade

3 T white sugar

Place cranberries, water, cinnamon sticks and marmalade. Bring to a boil. Turn heat to low. Cover and simmer and 5 - 7 minutes until cranberries pop...stir often.  Add sugar if needed.