Are you in a place where you have access to the most amazing, fresh and affordable peaches this summer? You can’t miss. You shouldn’t miss. You should definitely make this… Sangria recipe this summer: Carolina Peach Sangria. I found the recipe in the June issue of Southern Living and messed with it a little bit to make a fabulous summer drink.
I whipped up a double batch of this for a beach barbecue that we hosted this summer. I think I pretty much drank most of it myself lol, but the guests who tried it gave big compliments. It’s made with a mixture of peach vodka and rosé wine. Raspberry vodka would be equally as good in here. If you don’t wish to buy any flavored vodka, you can use regular vodka and then throw in a half cup of either peach or raspberry nectar. A little added lemonade concentrate and sugar make it sweet. And plenty of chunks of fresh peaches and raspberries swim around abundantly. Stir in club soda to thin out the alcohol, and be sure to use a fork when you’re all done drinking to sample the fruit that has soaked up all of those wonderful flavors.
This recipe can be found here: Carolina Peach Sangria
Cheers to my big sister, who is having a birthday today. Wish we were together S, so we could drink this sangria together 
This is a Paula Deen recipe that is apparently very popular on the internet: Symphony Brownies.
I did a little digging around to see what folks had to say about these brownies. They’re so simple, after all… just a boxed mix with Symphony candy bars added in. How could this possibly be as good as everyone claims them to be?
The almond-toffee candy bars are placed in the middle of the brownie batter. They melt into the batter slightly, but for the most part stay intact.
I sampled them and I have to admit, they are rather addicting. They’re rich with all of that extra chocolate added-in, but it’s the crunch from the toffe and almonds that drew me in. I found myself looking for pieces where I could see them both in there prominently displayed.
Admittedly, this is a great recipe to make when you need a quick and easy dessert. I enjoyed these brownies, but I could still detect that it was a boxed mix. Though I’ve never been one to refuse a boxed mix brownie, I have a brownie recipe that I claim is better than Paula’s. If there were a showdown with Paula Deen, I’d be all over it… and I’d challenge her to brownies. Bring it on Ms. Paula
This recipe can be found here: Symphony Brownies
If you’re looking for Symphony candy bars, I found them in my market’s candy aisle. I used large-sized bars and broke them up into little pieces. If you don’t have access to Symphony bars in your part of the world, try using another type of candy bar that has almonds and toffee in it.
