Classic Aperol Spritz
I am interrupting your regularly scheduled programming on this Easter weekend to declare Spring officially arrived here in Northern Virginia. And what better way to welcome and celebrate it than with a quintessentially summer cocktail? (I know, wishful thinking at it’s best.) So in honor of my lovely niece-in-law and nephew, I give you the Aperol Spritz, which I am now fully convinced is only complete alongside homemade pizza. Still working on the pizza but, for now, enjoy the drink! // Now, given that it is Easter weekend (🐇), I’ll urge all of you to channel your inner French gypsy and make my French Chocolate Cake this weekend for your festivities. Things you can look forward to from my Easter celebrations include baked chicken and authentic, versatile mole [moh-lay] sauce.
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