Happy 4 days until Thanksgiving. It’s Sunday. Today: Shake and store a vinaigrette; cook your cranberry sauce; infuse a cardamom simple syrup. Hint: you’ll use the simple syrup for whipped cream later on with an amazing pie we’re going to make in a few days. Cranberry Sauce for Thanksgiving Make Ginger Pear Cranberry Sauce. You’ll love how the ginger compliments the Fall pear and cranberries. It’s a hit! Recipe here: https://blog.redstickspice.com/recipe/ginger-pear-cranberry-sauce/ Please note: there will not be can ridges on this sauce. We know that’s a disappointment to some of y’all. We are confident this fresh sauce will make up for it. Vinaigrette for Thanksgiving Include this wonderful Pomegranate Salad with Carrots and Blue Cheese in your Thanksgiving menu. Make the salad ON Thanksgiving; make the dressing today. This is a shake-n-store vinaigrette: pour all the ingredients in a jar; shake with vigor; pop in the fridge; DONE. Vinaigrette recipe here with the salad: https://blog.redstickspice.com/recipe/pomegranate-salad-with-carrots-blue-cheese/ More from Red Stick Spice Company Make a Cardamom Infused Simple Syrup—great for cocktails, but you’ll also use it to sweeten a whipped cream later this week. Try it! It uses whole cardamom pods—a little different than what you might be used to. Recipe here: https://blog.redstickspice.com/recipe/cardamom-simple-syrup/ Cardamom is featured on this recent episode of Smidgen—listen here: 5 Spices to Add to Your Spice Rack. How do I get the Red Stick Spice Company newsletter with recipes and cooking ideas? Sign up for our newsletter here. Follow Red Stick Spice Co socials, includingFacebook, Instagram, or Twitter. We are thankful for you, the listeners of Smidgen. Hear all Smidgen episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Pandora, or your browser, or your favorite podcast app.  Smidgen is the award-winning podcast of Red Stick Spice Co.