Week seven’s theme is recipe from your favorite chef. I’m going to have to go with Martha here. I love her cookbooks, magazines, Web site, cookware, I can go on and on…I also just got my Martha Stewart Living and Body + Soul Magazines today too! This week I decided to go with a recipe of the alcoholic variety for my favorite summer drink, sangria!

Ingredients:
1 ripe peach, pitted and sliced
1 red apricot, pitted and sliced (I used a nectarine instead)
5 strawberries, sliced in thirds
1 seedless orange, sliced in rounds
1/4 c. brandy, Grand Marnier, or Cointreau (I used Grand Marnier)
Pinch of granulated sugar
1 bottle dry red or white wine, such as Spanish Rioja or Bordeaux (I went with a Sauvignon Blanc)
2 T. superfine sugar
2 c. freshly squeezed orange juice

Directions
Macerate the fruit: Soak peach, apricot, strawberries, and orange in brandy, Grand Marnier, or Cointreau and a pinch of sugar for up to one hour. In a pitcher with some ice, combine the macerated fruit and liqueur with the remaining ingredients. Mix well, and serve.

My Thoughts
Was the recipe easy to follow? Extremely easy. Chop, mix, pour. I used regular Tropicana and regular white sugar since I am not Martha.
Did it taste good? Yes, amazing. I didn’t even get a picture since it was all gone before I remembered. Its not overly bitter or carbonated like some sangrias I’ve had.
Would I make again? Yes, but I would double it since it is a crowd pleaser. And its easy to use what wines/fruits you have lying around. Its going in my recipe box.

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