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Blood Orange Sangria & 6 Years of Blogging

January 14, 2014 by Amy 42 Comments

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This is the time of the year where I eat a ridiculous amount of citrus fruits. Mother Nature was very smart to allow citrus to grow during the cold season, because I eat about 2-3 satsumas or oranges every day to avoid catching whatever tends to go around. At about 30-50 calories each, it’s also a wonderful snack option for me in my calorie counting.

I’ve always been curious about blood oranges, because they are such a gorgeous ruby red color on the inside. The lovely folks at Frieda’s Produce, who I met at PMA back in August, sent me a bag of these oranges to try since the holidays were approaching. Since it was the holiday season, I knew I had to make something boozy. A sangria sounded perfect since I could prepare it the night before, and just bring it over for my family’s party. Super simple!

I ended up adding some blood orange juice to this simple red sangria recipe, as well as a few sliced oranges in the pitcher. It really made for a nice presentation, and I have to admit that the orange slices leftover after the sangria was gone was pretty darn delicious.

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This is just a great drink to bring over for a celebration. Like I mentioned before, it’s easy to throw together and it’s so cute to fill a glass with sangria and add in a few fruit slices. It just makes for a nice presentation, and it’s super fun.

Blood Orange Sangria
Source: adapted from Food & Wine

Ingredients:

  • 1 bottle of fruity red wine (I used Chianti)
  • 4 oz. brandy
  • juice of 2 blood oranges
  • 3 oz. simple syrup
  • 3 blood oranges, sliced

Directions:

  1. In a pitcher, combine the red wine, brandy, blood orange juice & simple syrup. Stir until well-combined. Add in the orange slices, and place the sangria in the refrigerator for 4-8 hours, or overnight to chill it well.
  2. Serve the sangria chilled. Enjoy!

Since this drink puts me in a celebrating mood, I figured it would be perfect to share with y’all today. Today is my 6 year blogiversary! I can’t believe that it’s been 6 years since I blogged about turkey meatballs, diet coke chicken & biscotti (forgive the pictures). From the bottom of my heart, thank you for every comment, email and tweet. I love getting to know y’all, and I completely appreciate your support, especially lately with my weight loss journey and my upcoming half marathon!

As a thank you, I want to offer you guys a giveaway! One lucky reader will have a choice between a gift card to Target or Amazon.com (e-gift card sent via email)!

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To enter the giveaway, please use the Rafflecopter widget below:

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Note: This giveaway is is open to readers in the continental US only. Entries will be accepted until January 23rd at 12:00am (central standard time). Winner will be emailed (make sure you leave an email address in the form), and will have 48 hours to respond or another winner will be chosen. The winner will be sent an e-gift card for either Target or Amazon (winner’s choice).

Disclosure: The blood oranges were sent at no cost to me by Frieda’s Produce. The gift card giveaway is provided by The Nifty Foodie.

 

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Comments

  1. jessica lynn says

    January 14, 2014 at 7:45 am

    Healthy eats! I love seeing all the yummy stuff you make, but I’d love to see what you really make to eat.

    Reply
  2. Dawn says

    January 14, 2014 at 7:49 am

    I’d love to see more healthy meal ideas-keep them coming!

    Reply
  3. Carrie says

    January 14, 2014 at 7:57 am

    Healthy weeknight meals

    Reply
  4. Maeghan says

    January 14, 2014 at 8:08 am

    I’m always looking for quick, weeknight meals. Healthy is even better!

    Reply
  5. Catherine says

    January 14, 2014 at 8:20 am

    I’d love to see more meal posts in addition to the baking ones!

    Reply
  6. Jenn says

    January 14, 2014 at 8:22 am

    CONGRATS!!!! Six years is such an amazing accomplishment, woohoo!

    Reply
  7. Elly says

    January 14, 2014 at 9:17 am

    Congrats! I’m always on the lookout for really quick but healthy meals. Especially now that we moved & have a longer commute, dinner is a huge struggle.

    Reply
  8. Lindsay says

    January 14, 2014 at 9:28 am

    I love everything you have. I guess I would like more vegetarian entrees (though you have some great ones!).

    Reply
  9. Oakley @ Friedas says

    January 14, 2014 at 10:10 am

    Happy Blog-iversary! 🙂 Glad you like the Blood Oranges. They sure look pretty with the red wine.

    Reply
  10. The Home Cook says

    January 14, 2014 at 10:36 am

    Hmmm…maybe more dinner entrees. What you guys eat for dinner.

    Reply
  11. Nichole B-P says

    January 14, 2014 at 11:19 am

    I’d love to see quick, healthy, weeknight meal recipes.

    Reply
  12. Eva @ Eva Bakes says

    January 14, 2014 at 12:04 pm

    Congrats on your 6th blogiversary! I’d love to see more lightened-up Cajun dishes!

    Reply
  13. Alida says

    January 14, 2014 at 12:25 pm

    Congrats! Quick and easy healthy meals for b, l or d!

    Reply
  14. Jessica says

    January 14, 2014 at 12:49 pm

    More healthy meals (but keep the sweets coming too!) 🙂

    Reply
  15. Heather says

    January 14, 2014 at 2:09 pm

    I love recipes of any kind!! Congrats!!

    Reply
  16. Josie says

    January 14, 2014 at 2:20 pm

    I’d love to see more healthy meals!

    Reply
  17. Sarah says

    January 14, 2014 at 2:25 pm

    Weeknight meal ideas

    Reply
  18. Theresa says

    January 14, 2014 at 3:05 pm

    I’ll have to try this… I haven’t had a Sangria since I vacationed in Spain, in the ’80’s.

    Reply
  19. Amy says

    January 14, 2014 at 4:12 pm

    I love following your weight loss/healthy living journey so I’m always up for healthy foods/lighter meals & snacks.

    With that being said, I’m also a dessert kind of girl! 🙂

    Reply
  20. beth says

    January 14, 2014 at 4:34 pm

    Congrats on blogging for 6 years! As a self-proclaimed foodie, I am sad to admit that I have never tried a blood orange.

    Reply
  21. Ann says

    January 14, 2014 at 6:31 pm

    Congratulations! I enjoy recipes of all sorts.

    Reply
  22. Amber says

    January 14, 2014 at 7:20 pm

    Congrats on 6 years! Would love to hear more about your running routines and goals.

    Reply
  23. Malissa W says

    January 14, 2014 at 7:38 pm

    Greetings from a fellow runner! I am training for my 6th half marathon and its nice to see someone else’s journey chronicled. I wish you luck! I agree with everyone and easy healthy meals are always appreciated. Although I agree it can be super challenging during training for a half – seriously always hungry!!

    Reply
  24. MC Chau says

    January 14, 2014 at 7:44 pm

    I’d love to see some wine and beverage pairings!

    Reply
  25. Caroline {TheBarbeeHousewife} says

    January 14, 2014 at 9:09 pm

    I always love to see healthier soup options!!

    Reply
  26. itzia says

    January 15, 2014 at 11:22 am

    I’m interested in seeing some healthy meals.

    Reply
  27. Ana says

    January 15, 2014 at 12:54 pm

    Congrats on 6 years! 🙂

    Reply
  28. Heather says

    January 15, 2014 at 3:18 pm

    Congratulations on 6 years! I just hope that you continue sharing great food like you always have! 🙂

    Reply
  29. christy says

    January 15, 2014 at 10:33 pm

    I love hearing all about the weight loss journey and the yummy recipes. I am a vegetarian, so maybe you could experiment more with veggies only recipes. Maybe a lentil casserole?

    Reply
  30. Meghan says

    January 16, 2014 at 9:10 am

    I’m totally stealing this recipe. It looks awesome!

    Reply
  31. Katie says

    January 16, 2014 at 11:54 am

    Any and all recipes! Plus cute pictures of Millie are always welcome too 🙂

    Reply
  32. rachel says

    January 16, 2014 at 12:09 pm

    More fast, healthy meals!

    Reply
  33. Kelly @ Cupcake Kelly's says

    January 16, 2014 at 2:44 pm

    Congratulations! I’d love to see more quick meal ideas!

    Reply
  34. Katrina @ In Katrina's Kitchen says

    January 17, 2014 at 9:08 am

    6 years!! You are amazing! Congrats! xoxo- K

    Reply
  35. Kate says

    January 17, 2014 at 12:52 pm

    More vegetarian-friendly meal recipes? Although I already love your blog, so there’s that 🙂

    Reply
  36. Amanda says

    January 17, 2014 at 1:30 pm

    Congrats! I love to hear more about your weight loss journey and perhaps, how you can eat all this amazing food and still lose. That is awesome.

    Reply
  37. Jenn K. says

    January 19, 2014 at 7:53 pm

    Quick weeknight meal ideas

    Reply
  38. Christa Sloan says

    January 20, 2014 at 7:08 pm

    I would like to see more food giveaways!

    Reply
  39. Jackie says

    January 22, 2014 at 8:52 am

    I’d love to see more healthy living ideas and tips. Also, I think it would be great if you did a post on how you trained for your half marathon and if you thought the training was good.

    Reply
  40. Melinda says

    January 22, 2014 at 10:43 am

    I would love some quick prep healthy crockpot meals. I have been loving my crockpot lately.

    Reply
  41. Jill says

    January 22, 2014 at 10:49 am

    Would love to see more dinner ideas!

    Reply
  42. USA Kiwi (Kylee) says

    January 22, 2014 at 11:00 am

    I love quick/easy/cheap weeknight dinner ideas!

    Reply

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