book club
noun
:a wine club for people who like to read.
That’s my book club’s definition, anyway. Our group gets together once a month to chat and talk about the book of choice, but mostly eat yummy snacks and sip on cocktails. There are about ten of us and whoever hosts that month gets to pick the book and serve their favorite foods and drink.
When we actually get around to discussing the book we go around and rate it on a scale of one to Harry Potter (at least that’s my scale). Because, let’s be real, there is not greater book or series. I am a HP nerd and not ashamed. Then we go back around and explain why we gave it that rating.
I haven’t always been a reader, and neither has Chelsea. When we were about 8, her mom made her take speed reading classes. Yes, we had to leave the pool in the middle of the day and go to her house so she could read. Talk about torture. The worst part was she would drag me with her and I had to wait and watch her read. What?
BFF award goes to me on this one.
I was the September host and chose “Luckiest Girl Alive.” I gave it an eight out of ten, much higher than the majority of the group, which I was surprised by. I found it hilarious and relatable and highly recommend it. I made a killer cheese board, melt-in-your-mouth pumpkin cookies and this dynamite Apple Cider Sangria.
I didn’t want to go overboard on the pumpkin and fall recipes so I tried to keep a good mix. There is no other food that says the beginning of fall than apples. Which is why I was pumped to serve this cocktail. I made it the day before and let all the fruit marinate in the wine and apple cider for a day. Drunken apples (OMG). I wanted to just eat a bowl of them.
Just make sure if you make it ahead of time that you hold off on adding the club soda until right before serving so it doesn’t get flat. Make this for your next get-together/party/gathering because it is the perfect fall cocktail. Trust me, it doesn’t disappoint(I think my book club would agree:)).
Apple Cider Sangria
INGREDIENTS
- 1 750 ML bottle of Pinot Grigio
- 3 1/2 cups apple cider
- 1 cup orange liquor
- 1/2 cup club soda
- 3 honey crisp apples sliced
- 1 orange peeled and sliced
- 1 peach sliced
INSTRUCTIONS
- Mix the Pinot Grigio, apple cider, orange liquor, apples, orange and peach in a large pitcher and put in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours.
- Add club soda right before serving.
Silly question but did you slice the orange and peach as well. In all the pictures the fruit just look like apples…
Great question, Holly! Yeah it is kinda hard to see the oranges and peaches in the pics because they’re an orange color! Yes, definitely slice the peaches and peel then pull apart the orange. Thanks for asking I’ll definitely update the recipe to make that more clear. Hope you like it! I’m actually making this tomorrow for tailgating on Saturday:)