Come Thanksgiving time I have one major weakness: canned cranberry sauce... I basically live for it! While that crimson jellied goodness has been a staple at holiday tables past passed, I've always been envious of homemakers who serve a more rustic dish of cranberry sauce. Although I've been intimidated by the homemade version before, fear not, this sauce is easy peasy!

Ingredients:

12oz fresh cranberries, rinsed 1 cup granulated sugar 1 sprig fresh rosemary (just eye-ball it here, the more the rose-mar-ier) 1/2 cup fresh orange juice

Directions:

In a large saucepan, bring the cranberries, sugar, rosemary and orange juice to a boil (stirring occasionally) on medium high-heat. Reduce the heat and simmer for one minute. Remove from burner, cover and let stand for 10 minutes. Remove rosemary and discard, transfer sauce to a heat-safe container and chill before serving.

This sauce can be made a week ahead and refrigerated in a covered container.

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As I'm sure you've noticed by now, we're in full-on holiday planning mode at camp Chelsea & The City! To be quite honest I'm already sort of over Thanksgiving and have moved on to Christmas. The first of the online gift orders are starting to roll in (hello overflowing entryway closet, please don't explode), I'll be trying out turkey day recipes this weekend and I'm not sleeping due to the snow flurry of ideas/inspiration going on in my head at all hours of the night. I just can't help it, this truly is the most wonderful time of the year! Do you have any holiday plans up your sleeve?

Here's what I've been loving this week:

revisiting the Style Me Pretty Thanksgiving guide from last year
a darling look into the lives of Lizzie Renkert & her daughter Luella on The Grace Tales
Lauren Conrad's stunning office makeover
tips from the Glitter Guide on readying your guest room for the holidays
& Stephanie Sterjovski's adorable tartan pants

Thanksgiving is right around the corner! While you're either going to be spending a whole lot of time trussing the turkey or sipping cocktails and circling the appetizer spread, what's a holiday without a little background music? I've got you covered from kitchen to table. I took a cue from a few of my favorites (this one and this one are fab) and complied the perfect list of tunes for your holiday.

Listen to the playlist here.

image via MJP