It's sangria time. I promised to post a recipe awhile ago and I'm finally following through on that. I generally don't follow through very well, have you noticed. Like I still need to do a post on the bathrooms as mentioned ages ago (yeah that's right you know you want it), finish up Kooch, finish up Rambling Rose, and do an update on the state of my mom's dog Mocha...

I'm giving you not one but TWO recipes for sangria.

Red Sangria

1 bottle red wine
1 1/2 cups light rum
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup orange juice

1 orange, sliced into rounds
1 lime, sliced into rounds
1 lemon, sliced into rounds

Chill for at least 2 hours.

Passionfruit Sangria
Lighter and more refreshing than a red!

1 bottle dry white wine (sauvignon blanc)
1/2 cup brandy (or light rum)
1/4 cup triple sec
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup passionfruit juice (like Goya brand, can be found in the canned beans section of most conventional supermarkets)

1 orange, sliced into rounds
1 lemon, sliced into rounds
1/2 cup blackberries

Chill for at least 2 hours.

Now go make one!

While you do that, I'll be shaking up a martini. After drinking sangrias for two weeks non-stop, I started on the dirty vodka martinis as if tomorrow would never come. It's weird because on paper this is the type of drink I can't stomach, for the same reasons I can't drink Bloody Marys - cocktails aren't supposed to be savory. But now 5 o'clock will roll around and my taste buds will start tingling from craving the savory brine of olives that will then be washed down by a wave of ice-cold vodka. I had four Friday night, and at least two every night thereafter. So that's...a lot. I may have a problem.

Dirty Vodka Martini
Martini's are traditionally gin-based. But gin is yucky to me.

2 oz vodka (I prefer Grey Goose)
2 Tbs olive juice from the jar
1 Tbs dry vermouth (I leave this out and replace with more vodka :) )

Shake with ice, pour and garnish with green olives. Enjoy!

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