A Drink That Won't Ruin Your New Years Resolution

Happy New Year, You+Me* Readers! Did you guys know that 2011 is the year of the rabbit on the Chinese calendar? That’s as close as we’re going to get to having a year of the Jackalope so we view it as a good sign as we get this brewery open.We’re smack dab in early January now, which means many of us are trying to stick to those New Years resolutions that seemed like such good ideas three days ago. We’re here to help! It seems like most people have the same resolution – be healthier. We’re all for a healthy lifestyle, but we refuse to participate with any diet that tells us you can’t have alcohol. That is a surefire way to make me drop that resolution like a hot potato. May we suggest though, a healthy drink. Okay, not “healthy” but better for you than a White Russian. This vodka pomegranate blueberry cocktail is filled with super foods! Okay, it’s filled with juices made of super foods, but pomegranates are in season right now, and their seeds are super delicious so we recommend adding fresh seeds to this recipe.

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To reward yourself for being so awesome and having this heart healthy antioxidant filled drink, why don’t you serve them in one of these gorgeous glasses?

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Aren’t they beautiful? They’d be divine just sitting in your cupboard but imagine how lovely they’ll look with the deep red cocktail sitting in it...and then slowly disappearing from it.

Recipe adapted from Fresh Approach Cooking:
1 ½ ounces of vodka

½ ounce of pomegranate juice

Splash of pure blueberry juice

Splash of club soda

Garnish with pomegranate seeds

Combine the vodka, pomegranate juice, blueberry juice and club soda in a cocktail shaker. Shake shake shake it all up, pour it in the beautiful glasses, garnish with the seeds. Sip and enjoy!

Cheers to a happy and healthy 2011!