"cranberry recipe" news and stories

Straight from the bogs of New England, the magical, medicinal powers of the cranberry are getting a new boost from science. NPR reports that food chemists are finding compounds within the little red berries that were unknown even 20 years ago. Jim Harnly, research leader of the USDA's Food Composition and Methods Development Lab, told NPR that the lab is using new high-tech methods to decipher the exact composition of cranberries, which are loaded with polyphenols, and known to have an antioxidant, or "anti-aging" effect. In Allison Aubrey's latest entry in her NPR video series, Tiny Desk Kitchen, she explores it all in "Are Berries All That Or Just Hype?".

After getting inspired by the video, you may be inspired to cook up some special cranberry sauces (or a Cranberry-Pecan or Gingered Cranberry-Raspberry relish) in this gallery of Kitchen daily recipes. Or get right to dessert with a Cranberry Cheesecake.

Who here eats cranberries or drinks cranberry juice on a regular basis? It's really popular here in New England and one of the basic fruits/juices. Beyond cranberry sauce at holidays dinners I mean. According to Wikipedia, cranberries are a major crop in Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Washington, Oregon, New Jersey, Wisconsin, and parts of Canada.

Our friend Jade over at Cooking For 2 has a great recipe for Cranberry Cake. Like all of the recipes at her blog, it's very easy to follow. Full recipe after the jump (but visit her site too for a lot of great things to make).