Yep, it was a dinner disaster

Note to self: NEVER REPEAT THE CRANBERRY-GINGER PORK ROAST RECIPE! It was sooo hot, that is pepper-hot not oven-hot, that initially we could barely taste even a spoonful of the sauce without burning off a few tastebuds. I'm pretty tough and really enjoy spicy foods, but evidently the chipotle in adobo is a little more than I'm used to, and the additional shot of Daves was just too much. After it was all said and done, we'd added half & half, cream cheese, and a can of cream of mushroom soup to mellow it out, and that barely diluted the gravy enough to make it edible. After all the additions to the sauce, plus some cranberry relish and mango wasabi sauce on the side, it turned out pretty good. The family said they liked it (oh wait, they have to say that, they're family!). Actually the meat itself was tender and tasty, but I still would not repeat this weird ass recipe. Lesson learned: gotta make a test-run of all new recipes before the special occasion.