Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving, y'all! It has been a beautiful, warm fall so far and this weekend did not disappoint.

I decided I'd only do stuff I wanted to do this weekend - no onerous tasks from my 'to do' list. However, yesterday I did a 'tidy up' as I hosted my Monday morning stitchers here this morning. Due to popular request, I made white chocolate-covered cranberries.

I first learned about this recipe at the first JingleBall two years ago. I forget which designer shared the recipe but it's very simple:

• 1/2 bag fresh cranberries - washed and dried
• 1 200g bag of white chocolate chips

Wanna use all the cranberries? Just add a second bag of the chips.

Wash cranberries and dry them. I just roll them around on paper towels.

Melt white chocolate in a double boiler. I use a metal bowl in a saucepan with some boiling water in it. Microwaving the chocolate would work too but careful not to overcook the chocolate.

Dip each cranberry in the melted chocolate and place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, foil, or plastic wrap. Refrigerate. Once the chocolate has re-hardened, the delectable items can be stored in a container ready for eating.

I don't have any big plans for the rest of the day - just noodling around the house doing little jobs, some crafting, and generally kicking back and relaxing.

I'm also taking time to be thankful for all the wonderful people and things in my life - good friends and family, creative hobbies, generally good health, absence of chronic pain, ability to sleep soundly (the last two items are apparently rare commodities among many in my demographic), a comfortable home and plenty of food to eat. Life is good.

I hope you all are having a relaxing, enjoyable weekend!