Blood Orange Sangria
Today’s recipe comes from my lifelong friend Elizabeth. Eliz is living the adventurous life in Colorado- more details to come soon on an edition of Sangria is Better w/ Friends.
She shared her recipe with me that she made for her ‘book club’ , they do activities — like vodka infusing and bucket-list writing — instead of feeling guilty if they didn’t finish a book.
I am happy to report that a previous post I had done about blood orange San Pellegrino inspired her. Here is her recipe: I mixed Pinot Grigio + San Pellegrino blood orange (per your post!) + frozen fruit (mix w/ pina, mango, strawberries) + big ass mint leaves from the garden.
Thanks Eliz & salud!
Refreshing Faux Sangria
This is actually not a sangria it has all the fixings of one minus the wine. After a week of sangria & mai tais in Hawaii I owed my body a rest from the hard stuff. We were with our friends in their beautiful SF house enjoying a dinner party pre night time flight home, most were enjoying tequila and wine. I held myself back and worked up a refreshing mocktail that even a few of the other guests requested.
I mixed together pellegrino, limeade, mint leaves, raspberries & strawberries.
Try for yourself!
Rhubarb & Prosecco Sangria
Today’s post comes via Katie at the Kitchen Door. She calls this drink a spritzer but it has all the goings on of a delicious sangria. Rhubarb is in season now so go scoop some up out of your garden or from your local market and try this one out.
Katie asked that you visit her blog for the recipe. Salud!
More from Maui! As I noted last week- we went to Hawaii and enjoyed sangria on the beach. Other food and drink favorites include: passion fruit margaritas, espresso along with gruyere & spinach crepes at Cafe Des Amis in our favorite little town Paia, pina coladas and mai tais too!
I also did some shopping and dreamed of buying the beaded vest above but if was about $700 out of price range. I did scoop up some fun bracelets and a tie dye dress that I love.
It was an incredible vacation- so nice to unplug from work. Thanks for the good times Maui & the familes of Empire Green!
Last week we were in Maui with Mike’s & the guys he works with plus their wives & kids. Each day had its fair share of fun & of course a few batches of sangria along the way. Amanda and I were the sangria (and stripe) lovers in the house and our best recipe had to be the one we made our second to last day beach side. See the recipe below:
MAUI BEACH SANGRIA
INGREDIENTS
PREPARATION
Mix juice, wine and tonic water. Add in slices of lime & pineapple for extra fruit flavor.
Last week’s great weather allowed for outdoor dining & delicious iced drinks. We went to Produce Row for dinner and drinks with Kendra & Mitch.
I ordered the delicious Currant Affair. A mix of gin, black currant purée, orange juice & plum bitters.
Currently on Maui- mixing up some POG sangria and drinking lychee margaritas. Details to come.
Not quite sure what is going on here. But I think I like it!
Sunday offered some dress shopping with my little sister followed by a great family filled afternoon at the farm, sangria sipping, a jamaica jarrito and tons of sunshine!
My aunt Trish made the sangria with some delicious white wine, pineapple, lime and mangos.
I would love to see your #sangriadiaries snaps!!!
The SUN is out!
Make yourself a promise- you will enjoy the sunshine this weekend, chop some fruit, get a bottle of wine and add your sweetener of choice.
If you by chance are making some sangria this weekend- DO tag it with #sangriadiaries so I can see all your handy work.
salud!
These are so pretty!
Popsicles for grown-ups! White Sangria popsicles - the perfect frosty beverage for the summer.
Full recipe via JasonandShawnda blog
Introducing another recipe from Drizzle & Dip- turning out to be a great resource for very pretty cocktails. This one is a strawberry & coconut water cocktail. Sounds so fresh right?
Sam notes that : ‘you can make this a ‘virgin’ (no alcohol), or add a splash of white rum to make it more exciting.’
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup (250ml) of fresh coconut water
- 1 cup (250 ml) strawberries hulled and sliced
- 3 T of sugar syrup or agave nectar
- 1 shot (as much as you like) of white rum *optional
PREPARATION
To make the sugar syrup you need to boil sugar and water together in a ratio of 1:3 sugar to water, and boil in until it thickens to a runny syrup consistency. Store in a jar for all future cocktail making. It pretty much lasts forever.
Cut open the coconut, or if you are lucky enough to live in a country that sells fresh coconut water in a bottle, measure one cup. Add the strawberries, sugar syrup and rum and blend with a blender.
Serve with loads of ice.
Salud!
Today’s recipe comes from Refinery29. And is one of my favorite types of recipes: taking something good… and making it better. The feature on their site is all about ‘boozing up’ your favorite pressed juices.
The above example uses Pressed Juicery Detox 2: pineapple, green apple & mint. Sounds so good!
INGREDIENTS
1 bottle Detox 2
1 750ml bottle white wine
1 lemon, finely sliced
1 handful mint, leaves plucked
PREPARATION
Combine all of the ingredients in a pitcher with ice. Pour and serve!
Salud!
- Page 1 of 17
- Next »
