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Monday, July 30, 2012

White Peach Sangria

My, oh my.  This day has been full of frustration and anxiety as we are trying to tie up some loose ends while our summer "vacation" comes to a close.  Not to mention trying to mentally, physically, and financially prepare ourselves for the new school year to come!
But, instead of ranting and raving like the lunatic I can be about things I cannot change, I will write about......SANGRIA.
My friend had mentioned that she made a peach white wine sangria for a party  that soon became the hit of the night.  So, in honor of the opening ceremonies of the Olympic games, I decided to toast the athletes with my own version of said sangria.
I am horrible at writing down recipes because I am very much the type of person who doesn't usually cook or bake new meals using measurements; rather I prepare and alter my dishes based on taste.  I will share the ingredients of my concoction, though, I cannot provide you with an accurate measurement of each.  My apologies.

Ingredients
2 bottles of Trader Joe's 3 Buck Chuck Pinot Grigio
Peach Schnapps to taste ( around a cup)
Sugar to taste ( about 2 tablespoons)
1 white nectarine, 1 orange, 1 apple
Frozen pureed mangoes

I started off my drink by combining one bottle of wine with a half a cup of Schnapps.  Then I added my sugar and fruit.  Well, one bottle of wine does not fill a pitcher and I soon realized that I needed more.  So, I sent my boyfriend out to pick up an extra bottle, dumped that in, and added some more Schnapps to taste.  Whewwww it was way too...hmmmm...what word can I use...alcohol-y?  I read a lot of recipes online that recommended adding some type of juice to the sangria but I didn't want the added sugar.  After sampling it, I quickly realized I was in need of that sugar.  The problem was I had no juice and had already sent Mike out an emergency run!  Frantically, I looked in my freezer and spotted some frozen mangoes and thought to myself, peach and mango - yes please!  I threw in a decent amount of mangoes and water into my Vita Mix and blended them until I had a nice liquid.  I poured that into my sangria and WOW.  It made a tremendous difference in a very, very good way!



It seems as though my audience also enjoyed my sangria (both men) as they gulped down two glasses each.  It was a bigger hit than the opening ceremony, that's for sure.
I enjoyed a glass last night and it tasted even better than the first night since it has had time so soak.  Yum!  I think another glass is in order today!



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