Fresh Cranberry Orange Scones

I have a few westerns that I'll watch, but on the whole, this is not my favorite film genre. I will watch "The Cowboys" even with commercials. I simply adore Roscoe Lee Browne as the cook! If you've ever seen this movie you know the premise, John Wayne, a rancher down on his luck for hands, hires all the local school boys and takes them on a drive. Roscoe Lee Browne is the cook and the "cowboys" are fascinated by his appearance, his voice, his stories, but mainly his cooking. One night the boys steal a bottle from the chuck wagon and proceed to get silly on it. They start talking about Jebediah Nightlinger, the cook. "That son of a b!*ch cooks better than my mother!", one of the saucy twirps utters. I love that line and have made it my own, because I cook better than my mother. Don't gasp at the truth, just embrace it. Most of us do cook better than our mothers. My mom did excel at holidays just in mere spectacle of presentation, but the woman completely cooked her turkeys to death. Thank God for her gravy because without it we would choke on holiday bird. The table settings were great, so if presentation is everything, my mom was the belle of the ball.

How does Tupperware work into it and where's the new recipe?

I made THE BEST scones ever this morning. Fresh Cranberry Orange Scones. After I glazed them we stood in the kitchen, speechlessly rolling our eyes and chomping away on their fresh-baked goodness.

I used the Saucy Silicone Spatula, my Thatsa Bowl (great high sides and wonderfully deep -- which you'll need because I tripled the recipe!!), and always my Modular Mates. Modular Mates keep my pantry organized and my staples fresh and ready to use when the Julia Child muse strikes.

FRESH CRANBERRY ORANGE SCONES

3 cups AP flour

3 teaspoons baking powder

3/4 tsp salt

3 tablespoons sugar

3/4 cup butter, chilled, cut into small pieces

3/4 cup fresh cranberries, coarsley chopped

1 cup plus four tablespoons fresh squeezed orange juice

3 teaspoons orange zest

4 tablespoons powdered sugar

Combine dry ingredients in Thatsa Bowl. With your fingers, combine the butter into the dry ingredients until you have a coarse mixture. You want some butter pieces in the dough, it will make all the difference in scone texture. Add the orange juices, cranberries and zest and combine till moist, being careful not to over mix.

Pre-heat your oven to 400 degrees. Drop scones on cookie sheet. This should make 12 good sized scones. Use parchment if you have it. If you have good cookie sheets this shouldn't be an issue. Bake for 16-18 minutes. Makes 12.

While the scones bake, use the remaining orange juice and equal part powdered sugar to make a glaze. Cook in saucepan (Why, yes, I did use my Tupperware Chef Series saucepan to cook my glaze!) till bubbly, then set aside. Place baked scones on cookie cooling rack over another baking sheet and immediately coat with glaze.

Invite family into kitchen while scones are still warm to burn incense at your feet.

I'll bet Jebediah wishes he had some Thatsa Bowls!!