Slightly sweet and cinnamon flavored
Pumpkin Maple Mimosa
Ingredients
1 tablespoon pumpkin purée
1/4 teaspoon pumpkin spice. 1/2 ounce vodka
1/2 ounce maple syrup
4 to 5 ounces prosecco, chilled
Directions
In a champagne flute, combine the pumpkin purée, pumpkin spice, vodka and maple syrup. Mix untill blended. Top with chilled Prosecco. Stir lightly.
A balanced cocktail with a alight pumpkin flaavor
Classic Pumpkin Champagne Cocktail
Ingredients
1 ounce gin
1 teaspoon pumpkin purée
1/2 ounce lemon juice
1/2 ounce simple syrup
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Chilled champagne
Cinnamon stick, for garnish
Directions
Combine the gin, pumpkin purée, lemon juice, simple syrup, and Angostura bitters in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake until well chilled. Strain the mixture into a chilled champagne flute. Top gently with chilled champagne and garnish with a cinnaomon stick.
Sweet and seasonal
Apple Cider Bellini Cocktail
Ingredients
6 ounces apple cider
2 tablespoons orange liqueur
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 bottle chilled prosecco
Rosemary sprigs, for garnish
Directions
Combine apple cider, orange liqueur and maple syrup in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake until well chilled.. Strain mixture into champagne flutes and top with prosecco. Garnish each glass with a sprig of rosemary.
The flavorful broth is the highlight of this soup.
Tuscan Soup with Spinach and Sausage
Ingredients
2 pounds bulk Italian sausage
1 1/2 teaspoon crushed red peppers
1 large onion, diced
8 strips of bacon chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
10 cups chicken broth
1 cup heavy cream
3 large potatoes, diced
cups spinach, chopped
Directions
Sauté Italian sausage and crushed red pepper in a large pot. Drain excess fat and set aside.
In the same pan, cook bacon, onion and garlic over medium heat until the bacon is crisp and the onions are slightly caramelized, about 30 minutes. Pour in the chicken broth and heat until it starts to boil. Add potatoes and cook until soft, about 30 minutes. Stir in heavy cream, sausage and spinach. Cook until heated through.
Smooth with a bright lemon flavor
Strawberry Lemon Rosé Sangria
Ingredients
16 ounces frozen sliced strawberries, thawed
12 ounce can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
1 bottle rosé wine, chilled
1 cup citrus vodka
2 cups pineapple juice
1 liter ginger ale
Directions
Combine strawberries, lemonade concentrate, rosé wine and pineapple juice in a large pitcher. Add ginger ale just before serving.
Rich, sweet and potent
Jedi Mind Trick
Ingredients
1/2 ounce spiced rum
1/2 ounce Irish cream
3/4 ounce coffee liqueur
1/4 ounce amaretto
1 scoop vanilla ice cream
Directions
In a rocks glass combine spiced rum, Irish cream, coffee liqueur and amaretto. Top with vanilla ice cream.
Sweet and creamy, like dessert in a glass
RumChata Apple Crisp
Ingredients
2 ounces RumChata
1 ounce spiced rum
3 ounce apple cider
Cinnamon stick, thin apple slices, or a pinch of ground cinnamon/nutmeg
Directions
Add the RumChata, spiced rum and apple cider into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake until well chilled. Strain into aa cocktail glass with fresh ice. Garnish with a cinnamon stick or apple slice.
