As the editor of 3 Menus of the Master coffee table cookbooks, I love getting recipes and would one day like a career that keeps me longer in the kitchen. This Ramadan, check out some awesome recipes from Ocean Spray – delectable!

Cranberry muffin

Ingredients

• 2 Cups Flour
• 1/2 Cup Sugar
• 1 tbs Baking Powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 Cup Milk
• 1 Egg (large)
• 4 tbs Butter
• 1 Cup Cranberries

Method

• Keep the butter at room temperature to soften
• Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F)
• Mix butter and sugar
• Slowly add eggs until all items are properly bonded
• Add all dry ingredients
• Add cranberries
• In muffin tray decide mixture into 1/4 cup batches
• Bake for 15 minutes

Cranberry and Oatmeal Cookie

Ingredient

• 1 cup Sugar
• 1 cup Flour
• 1 cup Butter
• 2 cups Instant Oats
• 1 tsp Baking Soda

Method

• Keep the butter out at room temperature to soften it.
• Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F)
• Sift the flour and baking soda.
• Combine all ingredients together in large bowl and mix with hands.
• Roll small balls with dough and place on baking tray with baking paper.
• Press down the balls and bake for 10-15 minutes.

Goat Cheese and Cranberry Chutney

Ingredient

• 4 Apples
• 5 Cups Cranberries
• 1 Red Onion
• 1/2 Cup Dates
• 1 Cup Orange Juice
• 1/4 Cup Sugar
• 1/2 tsp Cayenne pepper
• 1/2 tsp Ground Ginger
• 1/3 Cup White Vinegar
• Baguette Bread
• Goat Cheese

Method

• Chop onion, apples and dates.
• Sauté onion, apples, dates and cranberries with butter in a deep pot.
• Add sugar, spices, vinegar and orange juice to pot.
• Bring to boil then reduce flame and let simmer until chutney consistency
• Cut baguette bread into thin slices and sprinkle with olive oil.
• Bake in the oven until dry.
• Cut goat cheese into rounds.
• Put goat cheese on cracker and broil in oven.
• Garnish with chutney.

Cranberry and Eggs “En Cocotte”

Ingredient

• 2 Eggs
• 2 tbs Cream
• 2 Slices of Beef Bacon
• 1 tbs of Cranberries
• Salt and pepper to taste

Method

• Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F)
• Chop the bacon and cranberries.
• In a pan cook bacon and cranberries together.
• Strain bacon and cranberries and let it cool.
• Whisk eggs, cream and seasoning.
• Mix all ingredients together and put in an individual oven pan.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes.

Roasted Salmon with Cranberry Salsa

Ingredient

• 1 Cup Cranberries
• 1 tbs lime juice
• 1/4 bunch of coriander
• 1/2 red onion
• 3 tbs olive oil
• 1 Salmon filet

Method

• Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F)
• Chop onion, cranberries and coriander.
• Mix with olive oil and lemon juice.
• Season salmon and seal on the pan.
• Finish cooking salmon in the oven.
• Garnish salmon with cranberry salsa.

Cranberry and Almond Rice Pilaf

Ingredients

• 1 tbs Olive Oil
• 3/4 Onion
• 1/2 Cup Cranberries
• 1 1/2 Cups Basmati Rice
• 3 Cups Chicken Broth
• 1/4 Cup Slivered Almonds
• Salt and Pepper to taste

Method

• In large pot sauté onions with olive oil until they become translucent.
• Add cranberries and rice and stir until rice is covered in oil.
• Add chicken broth and seasoning.
• Bring to boil and cover.
• Reduce heat to simmer and keep until rice is cooked (about 22 minutes).
• Stir in almonds.
• Garnish with cranberries.