Holiday Punch
Another year has gone by and I’m sure most of us can’t wait to move on. While some had a challenging time others had an incredible one. Nonetheless, we’re all ready to embrace the New Year.
As the world transitions from one year to the next, many countries have their own tradition like eating 12 grapes at midnight to bring 12 months of luck (Spain) or The Netherlands enjoying Oliebollen. There are other traditions that don’t involve food like Italian’s wearing red underwear or sprinkling salt on your table (Turkey)
Another tradition that is pretty much global is to clinking your champagne glasses at the stroke of midnight. I also like to cheer with a mixed drink like my Holiday Punch! This mix is so refreshing! Made with orange and pineapple juice along with Prosecco or Champagne (it all depends on your budget), this is a great way to start the year on the right foot… after a couple, you might need both of them… lol!
Champagne or Prosecco? Well, here’s my opinion… If you have to mix any bubbly with other ingredients, stick with Prosecco… why wasting a good bubbly! Now if you’re not familiar with prosecco, here’s a brief description. Prosecco is a nice Italian sparkling wine. It’s often compared to Champagne. The difference lies in the production which makes this wine cheaper than its counterpart.
Fun fact…
Yesterday we were flying to Mexico and a nice young man named Luis was one of our flight attendants. Awesome personality, quite funny and super cute (if I had a daughter, he would be a great candidate), him and I connected! Next thing I know, he gave me a small bottle of Bottega Gold Prosecco as a “on the house” kind of thing. I was stunned because I was writing about this Holiday Punch (very behind schedule) at the same time he gave it to me. Isn’t it interesting how the universe works…
One thing that is important to do when serving a Holiday Punch is the size of the ice cubes. You can’t add regular sized ice cubes… they have to be “BIG”. What I do is I use a large rectangle silicone mold. The reason is they keep the punch cold and won’t melt as fast therefore it won’t turn into slush.
The bottom line is if you want the best year of your life, have a bowl of Soba Noodles (Japan) on New Year’s Eve after baking bread (Armenia) making sure you wear your red underwear (Italy) before stuffing your mouth with 12 grapes (Spain) and a delicious oliebollen (Netherlands) at midnight while breaking dishes on your front door (Denmark) and hanging onions (Greece) at the same time. To accomplish them all, fill up your glass with this delightful Holiday Punch (Club Foody) and add some ashes (Russia) to it before enjoying it with others.
Bon Appétit!
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Holiday Punch
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Ingredients
- 1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice tips & tricks
- 1 cup pineapple juice
- 1/3 cup Cognac either VS or VSOP
- 1/4 cup simple syrup tips & tricks
- 8 extra large ice cubes
- 1 bottle (750 ml) cold Prosecco Sparkling wine or Champagne
- 1 small (222 ml) can Sprite® or 7Up®
Directions
- To a large pitcher, add orange juice, pineapple juice, Cognac, and simple syrup. Give a good stir and transfer to the fridge for 24 hours.
- The next day, add very large ice cubes to a punch bowl. Pour in the chilled orange juice mixture followed by Champagne and Sprite.
- Stir well and serve immediately
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