Strangely Good and Wonderfully Familiar

We had extra fresh cranberries in our freezer, which I had no idea what to do with. I bought cranberries to make potpourri for Christmas, but otherwise I had no idea.

So, I stumbled across this pin from Recipe by Photo and thought the idea was interesting.  So, I borrowed the Boozy Cranberry Recipe and then made two different hoagie recipes - one strangely good and one wonderfully familiar.  We wrapped each one in aluminum foil and heated them for 15 minutes at 450 degrees.

Overall,  my sandwich was good, but very sweet.  And hubby loved his.  So, we'll get it 3.5 out of 5 stars.

Strangely Good Cranberry Brie Hoagie

First you have to make the boozy cranberry sauce.

Boozy Cranberry Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 12-Ounce Bag Fresh Organic Cranberries
• ½ Cup Sugar
• 2 Large Oranges
• 1 Shot Triple Sec

Directions

1. Half the oranges. 
2. In a large mixing bowl add the sugar and juice the orange halves.  
3. Add the Triple Sec and whisk together the juice and sugar mixture so that the sugar is mostly dissolved.
4. Add in the fresh cranberries. Mix the cranberries so they are lightly coated.
5. Place the cranberries in a baking dish or on a shallow cookie sheet.
6. Bake the cranberries at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes. When they have wilted, broken open, take them out. 

Sandwich

Ingredients

• Boozy Cranberries
• Brie
• Whole Wheat Hoagie

Directions

1. Layer the cranberries and brie on the whole wheat hoagie.
2. Wrap in aluminum foil.
3. Bake in oven at 375 degrees for about 15 minutes.   

Wonderfully Familiar Sandwich

Ingredients

Deli Ham
Sliced American Cheese
Hoagie

Directions

1. Layer the cranberries and brie on the whole wheat hoagie.
2. Wrap in aluminum foil.
3. Bake in oven at 375 degrees for about 15 minutes.