Cranberry Pear Chutney, Recipe Cranberry Pear Chutney

Posted the 21/11/2008 19:12:00 By The Open Pantry (Visit website)

Laura from Real Mom Kitchen Tagged me . . . so here goes!
It is the Seven Random Things Tag! So here are the rules:

Link the person that tagged you and post the rules on your blog. Share 7 random or weird things about yourself. Tag 7 people at the end of your post and include links. Let each person know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

1- I hate to touch flour! I just can't stand the texture! It honestly has never stopped me from baking or cooking anything but it makes me very queasy!
2- Ich spreche Deutsch! (I speak German!) I was an exchange student to Austria in High School and later served a LDS mission in Berlin Germany! Loved it! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE German and Austrian food and have some incredible German cookbooks that I love to use! (I need to use them more often!)
3- I am a college student (still!) I graduate in May with a Social Science Composite and will finish my Secondary teaching licensure by the following May! (Changing majors and a killer case of Mono put a little hitch in my giddy up . . . but I am still on track and almost done!)
4- I have 4 sisters and 4 sister in laws who are awesome! I love hanging out with "the girls" every chance that I can and love shopping with them the day after Thanksgiving, having girls nights, scrapbooking, crafts and cooking!
5- I am 5 ft 2 inches tall and am the shortest of all my sisters!
6- I LOVE old movies and am a major fan of Doris Day, John Wayne, Carey Grant, and Maureen O'Hara. Some of my favorite oldies are The Quiet Man, Father Goose, McClintock, Life with Father, The Glass Bottom Boat, Pillow Talk, etc. . . .
7- I have broken my little toe on each foot by stubbing them on my parents couch and have the most sensitive (and now paranoid) feet in history!!!

I am Tagging:
Lisa at Jersey Girl Cooks,
Michelle at Chocolate and Marmalade Tea,
Deb at Living and Loving in Texas,
and Pam at For the Love of Cooking
I have always wanted to make homemade chutney . . . so at long last I did! (Just in time for Thanksgiving too . . . it will be wonderful on our Thanksgiving table!) Man almighty does my house smell good! With every ingredient I added a new incredible scent burst from the pot creating a spicy potpourri that I wish that I could bottle and let loose in my house everyday! Cranberries, pears, onions, fresh ginger, lime, orange, cinnamon, and allspice! Love it! Cranberries and citrus go so well together and I love the brightness that the lime and orange add! I am definitely going to make more chutney in the future! I am a little ancy today and am ready to take off when my hubby gets off of work and head south for a weekend to be with my gals! We have a group going to "Twilight" (yes, roll your eyes if you must!) tonight and are doing a girls night out! I need it! I am ready to be done with school this semester and move on! A little chill time is just what the doctor ordered!
Cranberry Pear Chutney
Recipe by: Emily
2 cups Cranberries, fresh or frozen
4 large Pears, not quite ripe, peeled, cored and chopped
1/2 cup Golden Raisins
1 large Vidalia Onion, chopped
2/3 cup Orange juice
1/2 cup pure Maple syrup
1/4 cup regular Molasses
1 1/2 Tbsp freshly grated Ginger
Finely grated zest and juice from 2 limes
2 tsp Salt
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp allspice
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp brown sugar

1. Sweat the onions for a few minutes over medium heat, add the brown sugar and continue to cook for 2 minutes. Add the pears and cranberries and cook for about 3 minutes or until cranberries start to pop and soften. Add the orange juice, lime zest and juice, molasses, syrup, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, salt and pepper and bring to a simmer over medium high heat, then lower heat to medium low and cook for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Allow to sit at room temperature for 15-20 miuntes and then refrigerate. It will thicken as it cools! Serve with turkey, pork, chicken, or on sandwiches or add to a chicken spinach salad. Serving at room temperature is best! Enjoy!