Spiced Simple Syrup: Place all of the ingredients in a medium saucepot, stir.
Place on high heat, bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes.
Remove from heat, allow to cool completely.
Pour syrup through a strainer to remove spices.
Pour syrup into a jar with lid and store refrigerated. Shake before using.
Sangria: Combine wine, 3/4 cup spiced simple syrup, sparkling water, orange juice, and fruit slices. Stir briskly.
Serve over ice in large red wine glasses.
Strain the juices into a half-gallon glass pitcher. Stir in the sugar until the sugar is dissolved. Stir the wine into the juice mixture. Add ice if desired.
Garnish with lemon and orange slices if desired.
It's optional but makes a beautiful presentation and adds more flavor as the citrus slices sit in the drink mixture.
Makes 4 cups.
Recipe courtesy of http://www.cookingnook.com.
Stir red wine, ginger ale, orange juice, brandy, triple sec, sugar, cinnamon, and apple together in a large pitcher.
Divide crushed ice evenly into six large wine glasses.
Pour red wine mixture into each wine glass, making sure that each serving has a few pieces of apple.
Combine citrus slices and other firm fruits in a large, nonreactive container. Add wine, liqueur, brandy, and lemon verbena. Cover and refrigerate overnight (or up to 3 days). When ready to serve, put some soft fruits into each wine glass and fill two-thirds full with the Sangria. Top off with a splash of club soda.
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Combine white wine, pomegranate juice, red wine, schnapps, apple pieces, and peach in a large pitcher. Stir will to blend flavors. Refridgeratd for at least 2 hours or overnight. Before serving, add 7up and club soda. Serve over ice with orange curlicue garnish.
For Raspberry Shrub. Mix raspberries, honey and water and bring to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Pour mixture through a fine mesh strainer into a medium bowl, reserving the juice. Add apple cider vinegar and stir to combine. Cool.
For Sangria, mix wine, fruit, juice and cooled raspberry shrub in a pitcher. Pour in the sparkling water or soda. Chill at least 30 minutes or up to 2 hours.
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In a large saucepan, cook beef until it loses red color, but does not brown.
Add onion, garlic and chili powder; cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 to 10 minutes.
Add tomatoes which have been mashed, red beans, salt, sugar, vinegar and water. Simmer 30 minutes or longer.
This can be a quick meal, but flavor improves if there is time to cook the chili slowly for an hour or so.
Mix all in airtight container Refridgerate 4-8 hours before serving (8 is best).
Can store in refridgerator for up to one week.
Place all ingredients except sausage and rice in saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer, cover and cook for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
Add sausage to red beans the last 30 minutes of cooking time. Serve over rice.
Place shrimp in a glass/ceramic bowl.
Add olive oil, basil and pepper.
Marinate 30 to 45 minutes.
Heat wine, prick sausages and poach 3 minutes.
Place sausages on grill; cook until done. Add shrimp; grill 2 1/2 minutes per side.
Place on Red, Red Rice. Serves 4.
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In a large pitcher or bowl, mix together the brandy, lemon juice, lemonade concentrate, orange juice, red wine, triple sec, and sugar. Float slices of lemon, orange and lime, and maraschino cherries in the mixture. Refrigerate overnight for best flavor. For a fizzy sangria, add club soda just before serving.