Monday, November 30, 2009

It'll be all blanco on the night

Having spent this past weekend doing pretty much nothing other than eating and drinking with friends I think we can safely say that the silly season is now officially open. Having swapped my full-time job for the joys of freelancing earlier in the year, I'm actually expecting a quieter time on the social front than most years. Instead of doing the rounds of corporate events - advertiser-driven brunches, lunches, 6pm for 6.30pm dinners and the like - my calender is filling up with events involving people I actually know, and even better, like. Lovely.

And because every silly season needs a signature drink, I'm nominating Ellen Conolly's Sangria Blanco from last week's Good Living, which my friend Annabel made yesterday afternoon - basically white wine, ginger ale, blueberries, raspberries, cubed mango and nectarine slices, mixed and allowed to chill for an hour, then served with ice and torn mint leaves. Summery fresh and pretty, I plan to drink this updated version of the classic red sangria whenever I can this holiday season. Cheers!



(Thanks to co-host extraordinaire Stewart for the pic. I was too busy drinking the Sangria to be bothered taking photos of it!)
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4 comments:

  1. The recipe suggests using frozen mango, blueberries and raspberries - but we bought fresh and popped them in the freezer in the morning (after cubing the mango). And we added blackberries too. Yum!
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  2. Loved your work Annabel. Seriously. Loved it!
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  3. Classic Ylla, I too will be spending my silly season with people I actually know, yay! Also looking forward to trying this white sangria, thanks for the tip!
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