Nurture

Single Momma’s Sangria

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I keep a jar of this in the fridge. Use a quart sized canning jar:

1/3 jar of red wine
1/3 jar of some kind of cranberry juice blend ( I like cran blueberry  and cran pomegranite)
a good glug of OJ (maybe a 1/4 cup?)
a squirt of lime
float some fruit in there. I’m currently using sliced strawberries.

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By Tia Sandstrom Graham

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By Tia Sandstrom Graham

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By Tia Sandstrom Graham

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