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I’m not really the type who goes out for drinks--but last Friday night was different.
I was so exhausted from work I started looking like a zombie. Dr. Myers, my internist friend, pulled me into the ladies’ room and fixed my hair and painted my face. I was too tired to ask what she was doing, but then she blurted, “There! You’re ready for a night out, Ava Benedict!”
She invited (dragged, actually) me to this new bar in town. We exchanged stories and hearty laughter over some blood orange mimosa. We weren’t drunk, but we saw the world in a new light.
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I knew right there and then that I must recreate this drink at home. And maybe invite my friends so I can play bartender for a night. *wink*
It’s so easy to make blood orange mimosa; I did it with one eye closed. Here’s a recipe from the Food Network:
Ingredients:
- 1 bottle Prosecco
- 1 ½ cups fresh blood orange juice
- 1 tablespoon of super-fine granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons of orange liqueur (Grand Marnier is recommended)
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Chill the bottle of Prosecco. Mix the blood orange juice with sugar and orange liqueur in a large measuring cup. Stir. Cover the cup and place in the fridge to chill. To serve, pour the mixture into a champagne glass, and top it off with the chilled Prosecco.
See? Easy peasy!
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