and we have learned that chutney is not just something that is sold in a jar.  We discover recipes that use warm Indian spices and try them for our holiday food, or reach for holiday recipes with fiery hot chiles to put zing into the relish that goes on a Thanksgiving turkey.  We mix sweet with tart to give depth and richness to a Christmas roast beef.

Holiday meals are traditional meals and we want to continue our traditions, but do it with new flavors and new recipes. If you are shy, try a holiday recipe ahead of time.  If you are known to experiment, stack up all the new holiday recipes you can find and try some recipes on Thanksgiving, the remaining holiday recipes on Christmas.   Holidays are for pleasure.

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Relishes, Salsas, Chutneys - the Great Cranberry with a Few Surprising Friends

• Apple-Cranberry Relish
• blueberry relish
• blueberry chutney
• cranberry chutney from Bev Alfeld's "Pickles to Relish"
• cranberry & ginger chutney
• cranberry & blueberry chutney
• cranberry-chile salsa
• cranberry & grape relish
• cranberry and jalapeno chutney
• cranberry & pineapple relish
• cranberry & strawberry relish
• zesty cranberry sauce
• cranberry sauce with dried apricots and ginger
• tex-mex cranberry sauce
• spicy cranberry relish
• cherry relish
• cherry salsa 1
• cherry salsa - 2
• cherry chutney
• cherry and apple chutney - spicy
• christmas relish
• cranberry salad - congealed, with poppy seed dressing
• cranberry marshmallow relish
• harvest fruit relish
• hot (jalapeno) cranberry relish
• cranberry conserves - must be made ahead
• cranberry-chestnut relish
• cranberry compote
• fig chutney
• microwave cranberry relish
• molded mandarin cranberry relish
• olive - orange relish
• onion-date relish
• pineapple, corn and green chile relish
• pineapple chutney
• shitake relish
• strawberry relish
• sweet potato and corn salsa
• zucchini relish

Lots of good articles to inspire or guide:

back to main holiday guide - more recipes    
thawing and cooking chart     how to really cook a turkey    an ozarks thanksgiving      
main Christmas menu page     German Christmas     southern Christmas     swedish christmas

We wish you all a happy holiday season.  Thanksgiving is a classic American holiday, and Christmas a Christian one.  But the season is the season and rings with good thoughts and well wishes for everyone.  We wish you peace, love and joy in this holiday season. And may those thoughts travel with you into the New Year.