This morning I turned in the final chapters of the project I'd been working on, so our almost-end-of-summer vacation is officially underway! :-D
First order of business, prepping a pitcher of sangria! I've seen a hundred different recipes for sangria of varied ingredients and complexity. I'm listing my easy, easy instructions, guaranteed to refresh on the hottest and most humid of summer days. Here's what you need:
Red wine (don't splash out on an expensive wine; a decent red table wine will suffice)
Casera (if you can't get Casera, a lemon- or lime-flavored seltzer water is a good replacement)
Fresh-squeezed orange juice (you can use juice from a carton if you must)
Lots of ice
Sliced oranges, nectarines, apples, lemons
Fill a pitcher just over one third with the wine. Add about the same amount of Casera/seltzer. Top off with the orange juice. Your pitcher should now be three quarters full. Add the ice, and garnish with the fruit. Simple. And DELICIOUS. :-)
