{"id":6540,"date":"2012-12-30T17:52:04","date_gmt":"2012-12-31T00:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skilletchronicles.com\/content\/?p=6540"},"modified":"2012-12-30T17:52:04","modified_gmt":"2012-12-31T00:52:04","slug":"heres-to-a-bubbly-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skilletchronicles.com\/content\/heres-to-a-bubbly-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Here’s to a bubbly 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2012 was a tumultuous year all around.\u00a0 My husband and I pulled up deep roots in California, and shifted all our worldly goods to the Northwest in a chaotic move.\u00a0 Meanwhile, politics kept the entire nation on edge with a nail biter of an election and the economic game of chicken playing out in Washington.\u00a0 Natural disaster and the nightmare in Newtown capped it all off.<\/p>\n

I’m ready to bid this year good riddance and welcome 2013 with open arms.<\/p>\n

To toast the occasion, I propose a bubbly new cocktail combining ginger liqueur, a splash of tangerine juice and Prosecco.\u00a0 The liqueur brings new depth and a spicy kick to the sparkling Italian wine while the tangerine juice adds a tropical note.\u00a0 It’s a festive libation made to order for New Year’s Eve.<\/p>\n

I had never even heard of ginger liqueur before I chanced upon it as an ingredient in a couple of baking recipes this fall.\u00a0 I tracked down a bottle of Domaine de Canton, a French product made with baby ginger and Cognac, and was hooked.\u00a0 Although it has the syrupy texture associated with a liqueur, it’s only lightly sweet.\u00a0 The ginger flavor, bright and true, is the perfect accent for an inexpensive sparkling wine like Prosecco.<\/p>\n

Add a bowl of salted nuts and you’ve got a party.<\/p>\n

Happy 2013 everyone!<\/p>\n

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BUBBLY GINGER COCKTAIL<\/strong>
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Pour 1 ounce of ginger liqueur into the bottom of a chilled flute.\u00a0 Add a splash of tangerine juice.\u00a0 Top off with Prosecco or other dry sparking wine.\u00a0 Serve.<\/p>\n

Aleta Watson<\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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