Strawberry-Lemon Sangria

Last weekend when Cody & Carol were over, we wanted to make something to drink as well. I love Sangria so I just used what we had on hand and, Voila!! Strawberry-Lemon Sangria. Yum!!

Strawberry-Lemon Sangria

 

1 bottle of White Zin

1/2 a quart of strawberries

2 lemons

Splenda

Diet Sprite

 

Slice your strawberries & lemons and toss them in a medium size pitcher. Sprinkle with about 1/4 Cup of Splenda and let sit for about 15 minutes. Add wine to fill pitcher and refrigerate for at least 2 hours to let the flavors hang out.

When you are ready to drink, in each glass mix about 1/2  & 1/2, your wine mixture with the Diet Sprite.

Avocado Shake

I had the most amazing avocado gelato the last time I was at Whole Foods. I’ve only had avocado before as something savory; never anything sweet. The gelato got me thinking that I could do a shake similar to it.

We always have avocado in the fridge and I had some non-fat sweetened condensed milk that I found in the pantry. So out of that, comes the lovely pale green avocado shake.

You’ve got to be brave. Cancy didn’t like it. He said it tasted it like grass. I, however thought it tasted almost just like the gelato from Whole Foods. Granted, we probably won’t make this very often but it was fun experiment.

Avocado Shake

1 medium ripe avocado

1 cup ice

1/2 cup non-fat sweetened condensed milk

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 to 1/2 cup skim milk

Scoop the avocado flesh into the blender. Add the ice, condensed milk, & vanilla. Add only 1/4 cup of the skim milk and begin blending. Add additional milk to reach the right consistency.

Citrus Sangria

We grilled out with some friends Saturday afternoon after spending the morning at the dog park. Of course the boys had their Corona but Amy & I wanted something a little more girly. So we figured let’s throw together some sangria. Here is our version of a sweet & citrusy sangria.

Citrus Sangria

1 Large bottle of White Zin

2 tangelos (oranges)

2 limes

2 lemons

¼ C Splenda 

Cut 1 of each piece of fruit in ½. Juice both ½’s of tangelo, lime, & lemon into a pitcher. Slice remaining lime & lemon & then cut each slice into quarters & add to the pitcher. For the tangelo, just peel it & pull the sections apart before adding them to the pitcher.

Add Splenda to the pitcher and then pour in the bottle of wine. Stir. Allow to chill for a couple of hours for the flavors to come together. 

Enjoy!