We just got back from spending a few days in San Diego. We went down there for a family reunion and had a great time with family members who drove in from various parts of Southern California and flew in from Washington, Oregon and Texas. We enjoyed lots of food, drink, and visiting. And, the weather was wonderful!
On Saturday night, I made a pitcher of Sangria. I've tried a few different recipes in the past and they've all been good. This time, I decided to wing it and it turned out to be the best one so far! It went quickly and I went back to our RV and whipped up another batch. I'll definitely make this one again and again! Here's what I did...
Into a large glass pitcher, I added...
1/2 bag of frozen organic raspberries from Trader Joe's
1/2 bag of frozen organic strawberries from Trader Joe's
1 bottle of Merlot (I used 2 buck chuck from Trader Joe's)
1/2 cup of brandy (also from Trader Joe's...Raynal VSOP Rare Old French Brandy...It's really good!)
1 thinly sliced lime
Half of a lemon, thinly sliced and seeds removed
Half of a juice orange, thinly sliced
1 single serving bottle of Raspberry Juice Squeezer for some fizz
Gently stir and enjoy! It can be served right away but the longer it sits the better it tastes!
Sangria is so much fun to make because there are so many possibilities and it's so delicious to sip on hot summer days. I saw a recipe last week that included a Serrano chili. Hmmmm? That sounds interesting! I might give that a try.
4 comments:
This sounds awesome! Hey you had a hit with the espresso martini, I will follow you anywhere.
I use cherry-flavored rum in my sangria. Come to think of it, I'venever had a bad glass of sangria, no matter WHAT goes into it.
This sounds very yummy, and since I'm going to TJ's on Friday I might just have to pick up the ingredients....
Sangria----
makes my clothes fall off!!!!
Sigh-- I love it!!
Vicki
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