Pretty in Pink Wine Cocktail

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Did you know Friday, May 9th is national Moscato Day?

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I was never a wine drinker until I tried moscato for the first time, and I fell in love! It is my favorite wine. Recently, wine cocktails have been becoming more popular. I usually drink white moscato, but I decided to mix things up a bit and create a pink moscato cocktail with Gallo Family Vineyards Pink Moscato for their “Mix It Up With Moscato Challenge”. It has a light flavor of citrus and berries – really delicious! Strawberries and cherries go great with the flavor, hence my “pretty in pink” wine cocktail! I love letting the mint soak for a few minutes to get more minty flavor in it.

Don’t forget to Save your Gallo Family Vineyards corks to help raise up to $50,000 for the Meals on Wheels Association of America! From now until December 31, 2014, Gallo Family Vineyards is helping feed families by donating $1 to the Meals On Wheels Association of America for every one of our wine corks that you send us (up to $50,000). All you have to do is uncork a bottle of wine to share with your family and mail the cork to our family, or submit a photo of the cork to Gallo Family Vineyards electronically. See the Gallo Family Vineyards Website for more information.

Gallo Family Vineyards Moscato is available for $4.99/ 750ml bottle at local wine retailers and grocers nationwide, as well as online through The Barrel Room. To find a store near you, visit http://www.gallofamily.com/where-to-buy.html

A few fun announcements for Moscato Day:

Moscatofy Yourself on the Gallo Family Vineyards website with a fun quiz to determine which Moscato best fits with your personality beginning May 9th!

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Be sure to join Gallo Family Vineyards National Moscato Day Twitter Party and virtual live toast on May 9th at 7 pm ET / 4pm PT for your chance to win one of five $100 Visa gift cards (winners announced throughout the party. See Official Rules).

RSVP here: http://www.copykat.com/2014/05/02/pina-colada-moscato-wine-cocktail, or just tag #MoscatoDay and @GalloFamily in your posts! Host/CoHost: @copykatrecipes / @ModernDayMoms.

Follow @GalloFamily on Twitter
Enjoy!

Pretty in Pink Wine Cocktail

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Prep time

10 mins

Total

10 mins

Type: Drink

Serves: 2

Ingredients

12 oz Gallo Family Pink Moscato
2 oz cherry brandy
¼ cup chopped, pitted cherries
4-6 strawberries, hulled and sliced (plus more for garnish)
2 stems of fresh mint leaves

Instructions

Add the cherries to the bottom of an 8-oz glass, followed by 1-oz cherry brandy.
Divide the moscato into each glass, and drop the sliced strawberries and mint on top.
Garnish with a fresh strawberry on the side of the glass and serve chilled.

Makes 2 cocktails

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Disclaimer: You must be 21 years or older to drink alcoholic beverages and as always, please remember to drink responsibly.

This post brought to you by Gallo Family Vineyards. All opinions are 100% mine.

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Skinny Green Chile & Cheddar Corn Casserole

Corn casserole is one of those famous southern things. Though… oddly enough we never had it in my house when I was growing up. We always had cornbread. Not because we weren’t fans of corn casserole or anything… we just always had cornbread instead, and I have no answer for ‘why’.

To be honest, this corn casserole was actually a happy little accident on my part.

I told you. I too make mistakes in the kitchen, especially with baking!

I was actually making cornbread and ended up mixing in too much greek yogurt.

And by too much… I of course mean… twice as much as I had intended.

What can I say? I’m running on fumes here lately!

At any rate, during the baking process I began to wonder why what I thought was cornbread was taking so long to cook. It eventually dawned on me… about 35 minutes into baking… what had happened. So, I tossed a foil tent on top and rode it out to the end.

When it was finally done, we all agreed that the end result tasted amazing. It’s a very dense and moist version of a cornbread.

So, while it was exactly what I was going for, it all worked out perfectly in the end!

Skinny Green Chile & Cheddar Corn Casserole
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The Skinny:
Servings: 8 • Size: 1 Slice/Wedge • Calories: 120.1 • Fat: 4.7 g • Carb: 11.2 g • Fiber: 0.9 g • Protein: 8.2 g • Sugar: 3.4 g • Sodium: 212.3 mg

Ingredients:
1 Box (8.5 Oz.) Corn Muffin Mix
12 Oz. Plain Fat Free Greek Yogurt
1 C. Corn Kernels (I used frozen, thawed.)
4 Oz. Diced Green Chiles
1/2 C. Reduced Fat Sharp Cheddar, Shredded
1/4 C. Light Butter, Softened
2 Large Egg Whites

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and lightly spray the inside of an 8×8 or 9×9 pan with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.

I used my cast iron skillet that I adopted from my parents. And by adopted, I may or may not mean stole.

Combine all ingredients together in a large bowl and stir until just combined.

The batter will be lumpy and that’s okay.

Allow the batter to sit for 4-5 minutes before transferring to the prepared pan.

Place the pan in the oven and bake for 25-30 minutes.

At this time, place a foil tent over the tip of the corn bread and continue to bake for another 25-30 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean(ish) and the edges are slightly browned.

Bare in mind that corn casserole is a very dense and moist bread… so it can be a little tricky to tell if it’s done or not.

Remove from the oven and allow to cool.

Cut evenly into 8 pieces and serve warm!

ROCKY ROAD CHOCOLATES

Oh, how I’ve missed these chewy, crunchy, chocolatey treats. I’m so glad I found this recipe!! Actually, I probably won’t be able to make it again until after I complete the half marathon my friend signed me up for but until then, you can enjoy it. Just don’t rub it in my face – k? 🙂

INGREDIENTS

1 cup Chopped Pecans
2-3 cups Marshmallows*
1 cup Rice Krispies
1 cup Dried Cherries
1 1/2 bags of Milk Chocolate Chips
4 oz Semi-sweet Chocolate
Sprinkles (optional)

*If you choose the mini marshmallows you won’t need to chop them. If you have the larger marshmallows, you’ll need to chop them into quarters.

If needed, chop all the marshmallows and place them into a bowl. Add the pecans, cherries, and rice krispies.

Melt all the chocolate together in a bowl, either in the microwave or on stove top. If you choose to use the microwave, heat it for 1 minute, then stir, then heat it for 30 second intervals, stirring in between until completely melted. If you over heat it, add a few more chocolate chips and mix it around. It should help the chocolate become smooth again.

Pour the chocolate all over the marshmallow mixture and stir until completely covered. Grease an 8×8 glass dish, or baking dish and scoop the mixture into the bowl. Press down until it has evenly covered the dish. If you’d like, you can add sprinkles on top before the chocolate hardens. Place the dish into the refrigerator until completely hardened.

Slice into squares and enjoy. It is best to keep this in the fridge until enjoying it to avoid the chocolate softening.