This drink was birthed from two drunken mistakes. One involves a friend, who, while already inebriated, accidentally poured vodka into my wine glass. That episode was very unpleasant. But years later, I accidentally mixed vodka into a sangria recipe instead of brandy or rum. The result was extremely pleasant.
Read MoreI was invited to a Juneteenth party and was unsure of what to bring or even what a Juneteenth party was supposed to be. Anyway, I didn’t want to bring anything too heavy. And for some wild reason, my friends rely on me for booze. Go figure.
So I decided to whip up a nice “light” sangria. There are a bunch of recipes out there that I sampled from. The end result was a real crowd pleaser. I made 6 liters of this shit and it was gone within an hour of my arrival.
Read MoreHubby and I started the year off pretty strong with better diet and exercise habits. We thought we might try out some of these natural detox drink recipes that are all the rage. We tried a lemon-ginger-turmeric one a few weeks ago that was pretty good. It didn’t taste great but it wasn’t awful either. The purpose of that drink was to detox and help build immunity.
Read MoreWord on the street is turmeric is good for damn near everything. Folks been drinkin’ it since forever and it’s good for boosting immunity, liver function, and supports digestion. It may even protect from some types of cancer. So when I saw this recipe I made it ASAP-tuously.
Read MoreWhilst getting ready for Friendsgiving, which was a potluck, I was tasked to come up with some wintry drinks. I was already bringing coquito. But I thought I’d make a sangria as well. Sangria is usually more of a summer drink. But you can easily make it winter friendly by adding a few choice ingredients.
Read MoreI grew up in a predominantly Latinx town in New Jersey. So anytime the holidays rolled around it was time for coquito. Everyone knew a tia or abuelita that was famous for her coquito and would make it by the boatload then gift them…and ‘gift’ I mean charge your ass for it. But it’s worth it.
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