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Plum and Thyme Prosecco Smash: My Diary of Us

Plum and Thyme Prosecco Smash

Clearly I have a thing with stone fruits right now.  Yesterday I hit you with my peach caprese salad and today I am hitting you with a cocktail featuring a friend of the peach, the plum.  I feel like plums sometimes get left out, or at least in our house they do.  I'm not sure why because when ripe they are sweet and juicy and I happen to be quite fond of them.  Is it because all of the other fruits at the market sit with more vibrant colors, obnoxiously calling out to me as I pass "pick me, pick me" and the plum sits quietly, patiently waiting for the right customer to know it's value?  Well whatever the case, I went for the plums this week and I think I'm going to continue to give them the attention they deserve.  My plum and thyme prosecco smash highlights these beauties in the best way and is the perfect drink to serve for brunch over the weekend!

One of the things I miss most about brunch on the weekends is a great cocktail.  It's such a treat isn't it?  To have that bloody mary or bubbly at 10 or 11 in the morning...just starts the day off right. I'll be fixing my plum and thyme smash with sparkling water while I serve the real deal to the hubs, but at least I won't feel so left out.  I know, small sacrifices for growing a human...

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PostedMay 14, 2015
AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier
CategoriesCocktails
Tagsprosecco cocktails, plum and thyme prosecco smash, cocktails, bubbly drinks, brunch cocktails, party cocktails, thirsty thursday, cheers, happy hour, plum cocktails, summer drinks, summer cocktails, weekend things
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Sparkling Watermelon Basil Cocktail

Does anything say summer like sweet and juicy watermelon?  It's my favorite and I can literally eat my weight in it.  It's kind of a problem, sometimes I have to pace myself.  I am totally guilty of slicing and eating simultaneously just to ensure that it will fit into the container I am trying to put it in...well that and the fact that I am too impatient to wait until the whole thing is sliced, and why dirty another bowl right?  So I got to thinking about my love of watermelon and thought why not make a cocktail out of it? 

Meet my new favorite summer drink, a sparkling watermelon basil cocktail!

Seriously, it's the most refreshing drink,  and with the heat that Louisiana has been experiencing, I need all the refreshment I can get!  The sweet watermelon is balanced with basil and lime and then you add a little gin and prosecco and holy moly...it's going to rock your world. 

Since tomorrow is the Fourth of July, I thought I better get this recipe to y'all today because this drink could not be more perfect for any of your holiday activities this weekend!  Watermelon is basically an essential ingredient to the Fourth of July anyway, so it just makes sense.

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PostedJuly 3, 2014
AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier
CategoriesCocktails
Tagswatermelon, watermelon cocktails, cocktails, summer, basil cocktails, watermelon and basil, prosecco cocktails, sparkling drinks, refreshing, beat the heat
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