The Mama Mimosa

Toast Mom on Mother's Day with the Mama of all mimosas...

Take your traditional Mimosa recipe and add a delicate splash of an orange liquer topped with crushed raspberry ice - this Mimosa is not called the "Mama Mimosa" for nothing!


Prep Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:
Orange Juice (1 half gallon carton)
Champagne or Sparkling Wine ( 750 mL Bottle)
Orange Liquer
1/2 cup fresh raspberries

Preparation:
Pour the carton of chilled orange juice into a 3 quart pitcher and then add the full bottle of chilled Champagne or sparkling wine. Next add 2 shots of orange liquer and stir the orange juice, Champagne and orange liquer until thoroughly mixed. Just before serving add the raspberry ice* to the pitcher and pour about 4 ounces of the mimosa mix into Champagne flutes or if you'd like to show off more of the raspberry ice pour the mimosa mix into regular wine glasses. * Raspberry ice - crumble fresh raspberries and place the crumbles into narrow ice cube trays, fill with water and freeze. Adds a very nice touch to any Mimosa... Cheers!



Recipe courtesy of About.com.

Red, Wine & Blue

Have you read our June 28th blog posting on finding the right wine? Well, try the recipe below to dazzle your friends and family with your new favorite at this weekend's BBQ!




WINE COCKTAIL SPRITZER:

Ingredients
2 teaspoons sugar
1 orange, sliced
A good shot brandy
5 to 6 ounces of YOUR favorite wine
Splash lemon-lime club soda



Directions
Add sugar, 2 orange slices and a good shot of brandy to a cocktail shaker. Muddle together until the sugar is dissolved. Add ice cubes to the shaker along with the wine. Shake and strain into a martini glass and top with a splash of lemon-lime club soda. Garnish with an orange slice.

Share this recipe with your friends and family, or take all the credit for it yourself!

Cheers and Happy 4th of July!

Please be safe and drink responsibly.