​​​​​​​Red, White, and Blue Sangria

CHEERS Red, White, and Blue Sangria turns peaches and berries into a refreshing cocktail. (Photo: Andria Frankfort)

Laura McCullough is an expert entertainer and says Red, White, and Blue Sangria – a recipe from healthy cookbook author Joy Bauer – is “a total crowd pleaser.” She serves it every Fourth of July in Colorado, often doubling or tripling the recipe, and says, “The pitcher is always drained quickly!”

This recipe calls for elderflower liqueur (like St-Germain), which Laura says a friend named “the ketchup of the bar,” because it makes everything taste better. She adds, “I will also say that improvising has always worked [with this recipe]. I will use peach vodka instead of berry vodka and not use fresh peaches because I’m lazy and do not want to slice and get the peach off the pit!”