Thanksgiving Dinner Menu- Cranberry Sauce

Thanksgiving dinner is not a Thanksgiving dinner without the cranberry sauce.  It is the perfect accoutrement to the turkey, mash potatoes, and stuffing.  With the perfect cranberry sauce can even stand alone and be absolutely delicious.  Here are some cranberry sauce recipes to try out with your Thanksgiving dinner menu.  These are some of the Cranberry Sauce recipes from Bon Appétit magazine I am dying to try out.

Cranberry Sauce Tip: Cranberry sauces (and in fact all relishes) taste immeasurably better with just a pinch of salt added. Even though seldom included in recipes for cranberry sauce, a little salt very subtly brightens and lifts the flavor.

Chipotle Cranberry Sauce--if you like a little kick, this has the perfect smokey and savory qualities--thanks to chilies and garlic, and you don't need to add any liquid.

Cranberry Sauce with Red Wine, Pomegranate Molasses, and Mediterranean Herbs--sweetly fresh, this cranberry sauce lends itself to be the perfect compliment to mashed potatoes.

Cranberry and Tart-Cherry Compote--this is the Mercedes of cranberry sauces, and it is easy to make too!

Cranberry Sauce with Port and Cinnamon--a not-too-sweet grown up taste; the perfect segway to that delicious apple pie!

Cranberry, Pear and Ginger Chutney--this is Thanksgiving in a bowl.

Happy Holidays!