Notes from the BBQ
Posted by The Husband @ 1:25 PM
Whoa. That month flew by...apologies for the lack of updates. Life gets to be, well, life.
This past weekend we hosted an open house/BBQ for friends and acquaintances. Kathryn and her sister made copious amounts of great food (more on that to come), and I helped by grilling a couple things out back.
One item seemed to be a hit, and I wanted to pass it on here: sangria. It's incredibly easy to make, and is a perfect companion to Summery foods.
Here's the recipe as I used it:
- 1/2 Cup Orange juice
- 1/4 Cup Rose's Lime Juice*
- 1/4 Cup Sugar*
- 750ml of dry red wine -- We used a zinfandel
- Cinnamon, cloves
- Sliced/Chopped fruit
*Yes, this is cheating a bit. We were a bit short on fresh limes. Rose's is sweetened, which adds a lot more sugar to the recipe than you'll find other places. I ended up cutting down on the regular sugar to compensate. We also added a bit more wine than just the one 750ml bottle to reduce the orange flavor.
Mix the OJ, the Rose's and the wine together with the sugar, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Sprinkle the cinnamon and throw in the cloves. Cut up some oranges, limes, grapes, apples, or whatever suits your mood and toss it in. Let the whole mixture chill for several hours.
Serve cold, over ice. Make sure to get a generous portion of the saturated fruit into the mix. Makes you feel healthy while downing the vino...
