Invites sent, house cleaned, flowers ready for your guests? Since summer is starting to slip away, I know many of us are putting on our hostess hats and having BBQs, brunches, picnics and other gatherings to reconnect with friends and family before the summer gets away from us.
Yesterday, I wrote about how terrific our MiGi bouquets looked at the party earlier this month to celebrate the Bel Bambini boutique reopening in West Hollywood (pictured below).
One of the drinks served was the Bel Bambini Bellini, a refreshing, non-alcoholic concoction, courtesy of The Liquid Muse, who created a roster of recipes in "Preggatinis: Mixology for the Mom-to-Be." It was a delicious way to beat the heat. For more tips and ideas, visit her web site at: TheLiquidMuse.com.
To get you started, here's the recipe for the Bel Bambini Bellini:
2 oz. peach juice
1/2 oz. lemon juice
1/2 oz. ginger syrup
2 oz. lemon soda or Fre (alcohol-removed) brut
white granulated sugar (garnish)
Rim a champagne flute with sugar (rub with lemon, dip into a small plate of sugar). Shake juices and ginger syrup with ice. Gently strain into the sugar-rimmed glass. Top with lemon soda or Fre brut.
Enjoy!
