I had a lot of fun playing around with cocktail recipes before our annual Friendsgiving celebration this year. This was my favorite creation of the day. I’m not sure if it has a real name or not, but I was calling it “cranberry orange thing” all night. Regardless, it was really delicious and easy and you should definitely make it for your next gathering.

Cranberry Orange Cocktail (makes one serving) – ingredients:

• gin
• prosecco (or other sparkling wine)
• cranberry juice
• orange zest
• orange slice for garnish
• cranberries for garnish

Okay, here are my less-than-technical instructions. Add about an ounce of gin and 2 ounces of cranberry juice to a champagne flute. fill the rest of it with prosecco. Then add a dash of orange zest, an orange slice, and 3-4 cranberries for garnish. Stir and enjoy!