Berry Berry Fizz

I fell in LOVE with this when I saw it. I love Prosecco. A friend's mother works at a winery. She gave Jason and I a case for our wedding. I have yet to find a Prosecco as awesome as hers but this drink doesn't need amazing Prosecco to make it delicious! Super easy and stuff we had in the house already. A must try! :)

• 1 (10-ounce) bag frozen sliced strawberries, defrosted
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 (8-ounce) bag frozen blueberries
• 1 bottle Prosecco (Italian Champagne)
  

In a food processor, puree the sliced strawberries, with their juice, and honey until smooth.

Pour a generous spoonful of the fruit puree into a champagne flute. Add a few frozen blueberries and top with Prosecco. Repeat with the remaining ingredients.

Lemon-Ginger Iced Tea with Berry Cubes

I made this this morning for Jason when he gets home! He'll love it!

• 1 cup (4 ounces) raspberries, rinsed
• Water for ice cube trays, plus 8 cups water, divided
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1/2 cup (2 ounces) coarsely chopped fresh ginger
• 6 white tea bags
• 3 lemons, juiced (about 1/2 cup)
• Lemon slices
• Mint sprigs, for garnish

Place about 4 raspberries in each compartment of an ice cube tray, 6 hours before serving iced tea. Fill with water and freeze.

Place honey, 2 cups water and ginger in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer over low heat for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add tea bags. Let mixture steep for at least 30 minutes and up to 1 hour, then strain out solids.

In a pitcher combine strained liquid with 6 cups water and lemon juice. Chill in refrigerator.

To serve, place 3 ice cubes in a tall glass and pour iced tea over cubes. Garnish with lemon slices and mint sprigs.

Strawberries Romanoff

2 cups sour cream
1/3 cup brown sugar
Juice of 1 orange
1 Tbsp Triple Sec
2 qt strawberries, washed and quartered
Fresh mint sprig

Combine sour cream, brown sugar, orange juice and triple sec together in a mixing bowl. Mix thoroughly. Add strawberries. Fold in until evenly coated.

Place coated berries in a dessert dish or champagne glass. Garnish each with a sprig of mint.

Chill until ready to serve, serves 4.

Blue Cheese, Walnut, and Apple Salad

This has to be one of my favorite salads. It's so easy and so amazingly delicious. You can use any blue cheese, that's up to your taste, but you'll LOVE the flavor combination of the apples and blue cheese, it's pretty amazing!

6-8 cups lettuce, spinach, baby greens, whatever you like :)
1/2 cup toasted walnuts, or whatever you prefer (candied is alright, but toasted tastes better)
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
2-3 medium apples, green and/or red (the tangy and sweet are great together)

Mix together lettuce, walnuts, and cheese. Cut apples into slices and lay on top of mixed salad for a nice presentation. Serve with Vinaigrette (recipe follows) or a store bought Pomegranate vinaigrette tastes really great too. You can find a really delicious Pom. Vin. at Trader Joes.
Chill Salad. Serves 6-8

Good 'Ol Vinaigrette
1 tbsp. shallot, minced
1/2 cup balsamic or red wine vinegar
1/2 olive oil
salt and pepper to taste

Champagne Salad

This recipe my grandmother has been serving for a long time. It's so simple yet never ceases to amaze people with how yummy it is!

2 heads or 2 bags of butter lettuce
slivered almonds
1 can tangerines
Ghirard's Champagne dressing

Mix all ingredients adding more or less ingredients as you see fit to your personal preferences.
Serve chilled. Serves 4-6

Tangy Poppy Seed Fruit Salad

8 cups of fruit cut into bite size pieces. It can be canned but obviously fresh would be preferred.

In another bowl, combine 1/2 cup limeade (concentrate) and 1/3 cup honey. Pour over fruit; mix well. Sprinkle with poppy seeds and toasted slivered almonds.

Serve immediately. Serves 6-8. Enjoy!