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I love a fragrant home!  Especially during this time of the year, the warm scents of fall and winter in the home make the atmosphere a little more cozy.  There are products all around to help enhance the scent of the home - I've tried most of them!!  But this article shared some simple ingredients to simmer on the stove to fill the home with fabulous scents! Fragrant Home: 15 Simmering Pot Recipes Directions: Fill a saucepan with water and bring to a boil. Add the ingredients from your favorite recipe, boil for a few minutes, then turn the heat down to simmer all day. Top up water as needed. Caution : Set your timer for 30 minutes so you remember to top up with water. You don’t want the pot burning dry. Do not leave the house with this left heating on the stove. Recipe #1 Cinnamon sticks Apple peels Orange rinds Whole cloves #2 Apple juice Cinnamon sticks Whole cloves #3 Vanilla (a few drops) Orange peels #4 – Christmas Potpourri Simmering Pot 3 sprig

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Cranberry sauce is a staple at Thanksgiving!  Seems like it has been around forever. I can remember as a child the unappealing round, can lined, red  blob on a plate next to the turkey. Although I never touched it back then, the older I get, the more it has grown on me.  Now, turkey doesn't taste the same without it.    Being older and wiser, I've learned that unappealing look of canned cranberry sauce can be replaced with a rich, beautiful, homemade sauce and it can be easily prepared!  Here are three different cranberry sauce recipes to practice on before Thanksgiving! Easy:  Cranberry Celebration Salad 1 can jellied cranberry sauce 1 can whole cranberries 1 small can crushed pineapple 1/4 c chopped walnuts Mix together, chill, and serve! Found at Raising Arrows Medium: Pioneer Woman's Homemade Cranberry Sauce If you have ever tried a Pioneer Woman recipe, you know it will be good! Ingredients 1 bag (12 Oz. Bag) Cranberries 1 cup Cranberry