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Today was one of those days. Not a bad day by any means. In fact, it was my favorite kind of day: A SUPER BUSY DAY.
It was the kind of day where you teach every period except lunch. The kind of day where you and 5 students work like lightning to wrap your new literary magazine and get it off to the printers. The kind of day where your entire creative writing workshop — the class that has renamed itself Feisty Narwhals for the remainder of the year — stretches to finish their elaborate homages to Jonathan Swift’s poem, “The Lady’s Dressing Room.” The kind of day where you have a practice debate, field trip planning, and a conference all on the schedule. The kind of day where you make a Raspberry Açaí Prosecco Cocktail when you get home just because.
Raspberry Açaí Prosecco Cocktail
I had some Trop50 Raspberry Açaí juice in my fridge and an unopened bottle of Prosecco waiting for recipe development. No time like the present, am I right?
Trop50 juices have 50% less sugar than regular juices, so I knew they’d be perfect for a nice “Girls’ Night In” beverage: not too sweet, not too dry. Sure enough, this cocktail was delicious. It went stunningly with my frozen meal and an episode of Star Trek. What can I say? I’m fancy.
Now, time for an ill-advised late afternoon nap before I continue working. #teacherlife
For more girls’ night in cocktail inspiration, you can check out this Trop50 collection on Foodie.
One year ago: Flan Tres Leches Cake
Two years ago: Gooey Butter Strawberry Shortcake
Three years ago: Mini Doughnuts for Your Coffee Cup (a creative use for yeast dough scraps!)
Four years ago: Pasta Carbonara
Raspberry Açaí Prosecco Cocktail
Recipe by: Willow Bird Baking
Yield: varies
I love a good fruity cocktail. I recently threw this Prosecco cocktail together and drank it with dinner — no special occasion needed! It’s just slightly sweet, but not overpowering.
Ingredients:
1 part chilled Trop50 Raspberry Açaí juice
1 part chilled Prosecco
berries
Directions:
Pour the juice into a pitcher. Add the Prosecco (If you pour the Prosecco into the juice and not the other way around, there’s no need to mix, so you preserve bubbliness.) Drop a few berries into each glass, pour the cocktail over them, and serve.
Disclosure: Compensation was provided by Trop50 via Glam Media. The opinions are all mine, though, and are not indicative of the opinions or positions of Trop50.
cheri
May 7, 2014 at 11:16 pm (11 years ago)These drinks look very refreshing, I’m guessing you are a teacher, and these are very much deserved.
Joshua Hampton
May 8, 2014 at 4:38 am (11 years ago)This is certainly a pleasant way to reward yourself after a long day at work. Cheers.
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust
May 11, 2014 at 9:54 pm (11 years ago)I’m so in love with this recipe. I’ll take 3 please, now. 🙂