Best Cranberries Ever!

These are the most wonderful, delicate, beautiful, jewel-like cranberries ever! Enjoy...

Julie's Brandied Cranberries
(from Sunset Magazine "Your Favorite Recipes" Nov. 2008, Julie Wente of Wente Vineyards, Livermore, California)

1 bag (12 oz.) fresh or thawed frozen cranberries
1 and 1/2 cups sugar (I will use less next time - maybe 1 and 1/3 cup)
1/3 to 1/2 cup brandy (Christian Brothers or something inexpensive)
2 Tbsp finely grated orange zest

Mix above ingredients in baking dish (be sure to discard any soft cranberries). Bake uncovered at 325 F until most of the liquid has evaporated (1+ hour) - stir occasionally.

Make ahead and refrigerate for up to 1 week.

Brandied Cranberry Image (c) 2008 Jeffery Faris - Brandied Cranberries on Mikasa Confluence

The National AIDS Memorial Grove, San Francisco, CA

Tom and I visited the National AIDS Memorial Grove in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA this weekend while my aunt and sister were visiting. These are some photos that I took and compiled using iMovie on the Apple iMac. [Best viewed on YouTube in High Quality - allow 30+ seconds for the entire video to load and then view for best audio and visual quality.]

~ Jeffery

Big Ben, London, England

My favorite memory of my first visit to London, England.

Big Ben, London, England

(c) 1997 Jeffery A. Faris

Montserrat Barcelona, Spain

Montserrat - Benedictine retreat near Barcelona, Spain

(c) 2007 Jeffery A. Faris