Thanksgiving 2020 & Easy Cranberry Sauce

Thanksgiving was a lot different this year but it was still one of my favorite holidays.

Last year we had 33 people and this year we only had 5 but it felt like I made just as many things- just in smaller amounts.

I started a few days  early by cutting up the bread and covering it so it could get stale for the stuffing.

Two days before,   I shopped for flowers and produce. I was trying to coordinate the flowers with this old family china that I never get to use. 

I also broke out this old recipe from a Hallmark brochure. It is the easiest cranberry sauce ever.

 I adjusted mine a little bit this year, using an 8 oz bag of fresh cranberries instead of a 12 oz bag and cutting the sugar down.  I used 1/2 cup of pure cane sugar. 

I think it's such a smart idea to toast the walnuts on top of the baking cranberry/sugar mixture in the last 15-20 minutes of baking (see recipe notes).

I used about 8 ounces of orange marmalade and the juice of 1/2 lemon. I also added a dash of vanilla extract.  After it was all mixed up, I put it in a serving dish and wrapped it up tightly then refrigerated it  until Thanksgiving.

I made a double batch of this I Can't Believe It's Vegan Gravy.  It's always a winner!

This Best Vegan  Broccoli Salad Ever is a favorite and I can make it a day ahead which is a bonus!

I also prepped this Vegan Salted Caramel Apple Crumb Tart.

Here was our little table for Thanksgiving.   We did a test run to see how it would all look the night before.

On the day of we made everything else. Of course Mr. Click made  the mashed potatoes.

City Girl made the dinner rolls (her version came out way better than ours did, look how fluffy!).

We broke open the Trader Joe's Cranberry Secco. 

I wasn't going to do any appetizers but I made a tiny charcuterie.

Some delicious veggies roasting in the oven (also made by City Girl).

The stuffed Gardein roast was so good (and easy--just bake and eat!).

Here's my vegan version of Pioneer Woman's Stuffing/Dressing.

 A little bit of the buffet(my mother in law brought the turkey).

My plate(s) of goodness.

It was all so yummy! After dinner I popped the tart in the oven and made the salted caramel sauce for the top.

We served it with ice cream.   How was your Thanksgiving?

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