Cooking Lesson #698: The Day After Cranberry Mimosa

…from the Perspectives’ Cocktail Bar

How you doin’? All of us at Perspectives hope you had a great Thanksgiving feast yesterday. For us it was a fantastic feast with friends and family in our new home.
 
If you ate a little too much, here is a morning brunch cocktail that not only tastes great but is also a digestive after stuffing yourself like an over-sized turkey. It’s little wonder that the Day after Cranberry Mimosa is a best-selling cocktail served at many Thanksgiving brunches throughout the country.
 
This drink is made by combining equal parts champagne (or sparkling California white wine, like Iron Horse sparkling white) and cranberry juice with a squeeze of lime to give it that extra tangy flavor. The best part about this recipe is that it’s easy and you probably have most of the ingredients in the house.
 
Prep time:  5 minutes
Yield:  4 cocktails
 
Ingredients
1 lime cut in half
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 cup sweetened cranberry juice
1 bottle Champagne or California sparkling wine
12 fresh cranberries
4 small sprigs of fresh rosemary
 
Directions

1. Rub the rim of each champagne flute.
2. Dip each flute into the sugar and set aside. This can be done ahead of time.
3. Pour 1/4 cup cranberry juice into each glass and top with the champagne.
4. Use a toothpick to poke a hole through cranberries.
5. Thread the rosemary sprigs through cranberries and garnish the flutes.
6. Serve and enjoy!

ChefSecret:  If you had one too many pieces of pumpkin or pecan pie, you can opt to use unsweetened cranberry juice for this cocktail if you want to reduce your sugar intake.

Quip of the Day:  Why did the cranberry turn red? Because it saw the turkey dressing!.
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