When you think of spring entertaining with your family and friends, what drink are you serving along your delicious barbecue or dinner meal? Have you thought of a refreshing sangria? This Strawberry Basil Sangria Recipe from Daydream Kitchen will make you taste spring in a glass! Let me know what you think of this recipe.

Spring Drink: Strawberry Basil Sangria Recipe

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Ingredients

• ½ lb strawberries
• 1 apple
• 1 ounce fresh basil leaves
• 1 bottle white wine
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 cup club soda
• 1 cup white grape juice

Directions

1. Cube strawberries and apple.
2. In a large punch bowl, mix all the ingredients but the soda. mix well until the sugar dissolves.
3. Add the soda.
4. Enjoy!

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Did you know today is National Margarita Day? Who knew? Well if you are wanting a margarita that is sure to set your weekend off right, than this Prickly Pear Margarita recipe from the Food Network will do just the trick.  The Prickly Pear syrup is just the right accent to your delicious margarita!

Prickly Pear Margarita Recipe

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Ingredients

3 ounces tequila blanco
1/2-ounce Cointreau
1 1/2 ounces lime juice
2 ounces prickly pear syrup
Kosher salt and turbinado sugar, for garnishing the glass
Kumquats and lime peels, for garnish

Directions

Combine the tequila, Cointreau, lime juice and pear syrup in a cocktail shaker. Shake vigorously to incorporate. Wet the rim of a margarita glass and dip into salt and sugar mixture. Pour margarita into glass over ice. Garnish with a kumquat and a curled piece of lime peel.

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Here’s to you, St. Patrick’s Day! You got it on this lovely green occasion have a drink that is green to match the scene.  The Emerald Isle drink would be a great way to celebrate the holiday and add to the fun!   With its minty taste and vibrancy it would definitely be the type of drink you would want at the party. Here is the recipe for the Emerald Isle and also a kiddie Emerald Isle so everyone will be able to, enjoy!

St. Patrick’s Day Cocktail – ‘Emerald Isle’ Recipe

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Ingredients

2 Dashes of Bitters

1 Teaspoon of Green Crème de Menthe

1 Ounce of Gin

Directions

1)      Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice cubes

2)      Shake very well

3)      Lastly, strain into chilled cocktail glasses with salted edges

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Since kids enjoy celebrating St. Patty’s Day too, let’s not leave them out. Here is a recipe for a virgin Emerald Isle.

Ingredients

1 Ounce of Arctic Green Apple Koolaid Juice

1 Crushed or cut Mint leaf

½ Ounce of Seltzer Water

Directions

1)      Put all of the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice.

2)      Shake it well.

3)      Then strain into a cocktail glass or cup with salted edges.

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