"sangria" news and stories

It's Monday. Have a glass. Or a pitcher.

White Peach Sangria from All Recipes

Purple Corn and Pineapple Sangria from The Food Network

Cranberry Apple Sangria from Razzle Dazzle Recipes

Best Spanish Sangria from Spain-Recipes

Brazilian Sangria from Cocktail Times

Black Cherry Sangria from Seattle News

Sangria Jello Salad from Epicurious

Oprah's Green Apple Sangria from Oprah

• A beer expert vs. a wine expert.
• If you ever have to roast a sucking pig, here's how to do it.
• A foodie road trip to Jamaica.
• Three outdoor escapes, in Montana, Wisconsin, and California.
• A list of what to drink this summer.
• Here are 15 simple condiments you can make, along with 12 healthy fruit desserts (including the Concord Grape Granita, above).
• This month's recipes include: Sunflower Seed Dip with Dill, Sweet and Sour Carrots, Buttermilk Chicken with Crispy Cornflakes, Grilled Mini Meat Loafs, Vietnamese Chicken Salad, Four Citrus Salsa, Hot Dogs with Grilled Coleslaw, Chocolate Fondue with Fruit and Grilled Pound Cake, and Zen Sangria.

The Ultimate Margarita
1 oz. GranGala Triple Orange Liqueur
1 oz. of gold or silver Tequila (they suggest El Charro)
1 oz. fresh squeezed lime juice
salt
a fresh lime

Rub a lime wedge along the rim of the glass to wet it and dip it into salt to coat the rim. Shake the ingredients over ice thoroughly and strain into the glass. Garnish with a slice of lime.

More GranGala Triple Orange Liqueur cocktail recipes after the jump.

In the kitchen, Amy Scattergood goes gourmet glam with tacos, with recipes for Achiote-marinated fish tacos, Duck tacos with chile-cherry compote, and Shrimp tacos with pumpkin seed sauce. To go with those tacos, some sangria, or refreshing tea-infused ices and granitas from the Times' archives. Product pick for the kitchen is organic clementine preserves from Les Comtes de Provence.

On the restaurant scene, Russ Parsons looks at what it really means for a restaurant to be "green." Speaking of "green," LA chefs are making Caesar salads from non-traditionally Caesar ingredients like butter lettuce and frisee. S. Irene Virbila goes to Traxx restaurant and gives it 1½ stars.

From college campuses to groups of friends, dining "clubs" are sprouting up to build new friendships, nurture old friendships, and simply find good places to eat.

Do the words "real life" on a cookbook really mean the recipes are manageable in real life? Real Life Entertaining: Easy Recipes and Unconventional Wisdom by Jennifer Rubell has 25 menus that definitely do-able, with recipes like: Tex-Mex Breakfast Mess, Salsa, Chicken with Garlic Cloves and Rosemary, Mashed Potatoes with Figs and ParmesanWarm Mustardy Potatoes, Grilled Skirt Steak with Orange-Mint Chimichurri, and Watercress and Goat Cheese Salad with Dijon Vinaigrette.

At the farmers' market, blackberries are ripe for the picking and making a Blackberry-Basil Tart. Also, pick up fresh fruit to make Sangria. When looking for watermelons, it's ready when it thumps a B-flat.