The Healing Cocktail ...

Since the weather is changing and everyone's rushing off to get their flu shots, I thought why not change it up this week with a beverage that actually helps us get by the winter. I've made a version of this tea for a while and was glad to find this recipe from Wandering Spice with actual measurements and additional ingredients.

Whenever I feel like I'm coming down with something, I make a cup of tumeric and ginger tea as a preventative cure. Tumeric is a spice that has great healing properties, it is both an anti-inflammatory and antioxidant, you can use the actual root that looks like ginger but more orange or the powdered form. So here's to health and healing ... Recipe via Wandering Spice

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It's Friday Again ... Bourbon & Blood Orange

I'm sharing a cocktail from one of my favorite blogs again Love & Lemons - this one caught my eye because it just looks sexy, must be the color or the champagne glass or  that it just looks yummy ... Enjoy!!!

serves 1, scale accordingly

INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup freshly squeezed blood orange juice (strain the pulp if you wish)
3-5 tablespoons bourbon (depends on how boozy you want it)
2-3 drops of Angostura bitters
splash of sparkling water
orange slices & sprigs of mint, for garnish

METHOD:
Mix & serve!

Alternatively, omit the sparkling water, shake everything in a cocktail shaker with ice and serve in a rocks glass.