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Sober Sangria
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Hot summer days call for cold drinks on the deck. Sangria is a refreshing and delicious way to cool off! Don’t want the alcohol? Then you’ve come to the right place!
What is sangria?
Sangria comes from Spain and Portugal and dates all the way back to the middle ages, when wine was safer to drink than water! Fruit and sweetener was added, and sometimes alcohol.
It was introduced in the U.S. during the 1964 World’s Fair in New York.
Since then it’s evolved into a variety of different wine punches – but it always has fruit and sparkling water or wine.
And now, with more and more people drinking less alcohol, there is a trend to the sober cocktails[1]. And this one hits the spot!
Making Sober Sangria
This drink is so simple to make!!
Mix all the fruit juices in a pitcher and stir. Refrigerate to chill.
Slice up the fruit for garnish and store in a covered container in the refrigerator.
Serve by filling a glass half way with the juices and the other half with the sparkling water.
Garnish with frozen cranberries and sliced fruit. Add ice (I like the giant cubes – they chill the drink with less dilution).
Mix all the fruit juices in a pitcher and stir. Refrigerate to chill.
Slice up the fruit for garnish and store in a covered container in the refrigerator.
Serve by filling a glass half way with the juices and the other half with the sparkling water.
Garnish with frozen cranberries and sliced fruit. Add ice (I like the giant cubes -they chill the drink with less dilution).
Now go sit on the deck and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
I like to use Trader Joe's cranberry juice. It's less expensive and we drink it straight in wine glasses. It's very dry like a red wine - delicious! (No, this isn't a paid advertisement, just my own opinion).
International Harry Potter Day – Raise a Toast with Butterbeer!
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I love Harry Potter. I’ve read all the books and seen all the movies. The creativity of the stories and the characters are wonderful! There is so much in these magical stories, but what did they eat at Hogwarts?
Some of mentions are shepherd’s pie[6], Molly’s meat pies, pumpkin juice, Harry’s favorite – treacle tarts, and, of course, butterbeer!
I wasn’t entirely sure how this would be, but it’s basically a butterscotch soda – and it’s delicious!! Harry can come to my house any time!
Making Harry Potter Butterbeer:
Start by making the butterscotch base. Add the brown sugar and water to a pan, and gently simmer until the sugar has completely dissolved.
Stir in the butter, syrup, and salt and mix well. Set aside and allow to cool.
You can refrigerate it for a couple days, but bring to room temperature before using. It will be very thick!
Next, prepare whipped cream. Add all the ingredients into a bowl,
and whip with either a mixer or immersion blender.
Whip until the cream is thick with stiff peaks.
And now you’re ready to make the butterbeer –
(Check out this fun mug!)
In a 16 oz mug, mix 1/4 of the brown sugar butterscotch
with cold cream soda.
Stir until it’s well blended.
Top with whipped cream and enjoy! But I bet you won’t drink just one glass!
Start by making the butterscotch base. Add the brown sugar and water to a pan, and gently simmer until the sugar has completely dissolved. Stir in the butter, syrup, and salt and mix well. Set aside and allow to cool. You can refrigerate it for a couple days, but bring to room temperature before using. It will be very thick!
Next, prepare whipped cream. Add all the ingredients into a bowl, and whip with either a mixer or immersion blender. Whip until the cream is thick with stiff peaks.
And now you're ready to make the butterbeer!
In a 16 oz mug, mix 1/4 of the brown sugar butterscotch with cold cream soda. Stir until it's well blended. Top with whipped cream and enjoy! But I bet you won't drink just one glass!
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Ever heard of a Michelada? My husband used to make them and we called them Beery-Marys. Similar to a bloody Mary[11], this tomato based cocktail usually calls for a Mexican lager, but my husband no longer drinks, so we experimented.
We chose not to use alcohol-free beer because it actually has a small amount of alcohol that develops during the process. But some breweries are starting to make “hop tea”. It is an alcohol free beverage made with carbonated water and flavored with hops. It’s not fermented and doesn’t use yeast to the alcohol never develops. But it tastes a bit like an IPA. So we used that. And we call it – Success!
Here’s how to make an alcohol-free Michelada:
I like to gather up all my ingredients first.
Start with the base. You can make a pitcher of it and mix the cocktail as you go. This base will work with beer or hop tea.
Mix the vegetable juice with the lime, jalapeño brine (the liquid from a can of pickled peppers), salt, lemon pepper and 1 teaspoon tajin.
Blend it together with an immersion blender and refrigerate at least three hours.
When it’s time to enjoy the drink, rub the rim of a 16 oz. glass with a lime wedge, then coat it with tajin powder. Drop the lime into the glass.
Pour the glass half way up with the tomato base
and top it off with some hop tea. Garnish with a lime wedge and jalapeño ring.
Pour it into a couple of soda glasses and top with whipped cream and chocolate covered coffee beans. Drop that straw in and enjoy a delicious coffee milkshake!
Here are some things that are perfect to use for this recipe!
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Today is National Daiquiri Day! This drink is associated with sunshine, the beach, and everything summer has to offer. A super simple drink that is rum based with citrus (usually lime) and sugar. And who doesn’t love a refreshing strawberry daiquiri?
Here’s one that is alcohol free and adds a little lavender twist. Enjoy!
The daiquiri was created in 1898 by Jennings Cox. During the Spanish-American war, miners in Cuba would meet at the Venus bar after a long day of work. One day Mr. Cox went behind the bar and mixed up some Bacardi, lime juice and sugar. He named his concoction after the town they were in – Daiquiri.
Here’s how you do it:
If you can’t find lavender simple syrup it’s easy to make. Click HERE [21]
for the recipe. Make sure it’s totally cooled before you use it.
Add the lime, salt, simple syrup and water to a blender with 1/2 the strawberries.
Process until it’s smooth.
Add the remaining strawberries and rum extract and process again. It will be like an icee drink.
Pour into glasses and garnish with a mint sprig and lavender stem. (Use only culinary lavender. Do not use craft store flowers).
Here are some things that are perfect to use for this recipe!
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