Apple Cranberry Moscow Mule

The holiday season is official here so who wants a festive drink? We all do, admit it. How about a refreshing Apple Cranberry Moscow Mule? These are a little different from my other Holiday Moscow Mules because you use sparkling apple cider instead of lime juice. The sparkling apple cider gives it more a "fall" theme and they are super easy to prepare.

Makes 1 drink

1. Fill cup full of ice.

2. Add: 2 oz. of vodka

1 oz. cranberry cocktail

a full shot (1-1/2 oz) sparkling apple juice

3. Fill cup to the top with ginger beer

4. Garnish with sliced limes and cranberries

I hosted a post-Thanksgiving dinner at our house yesterday and served these drinks along with an array of appetizers while we waited for everyone to arrive.

We had Thanksgiving at my sister's house so I wanted to host an informal pot-luck post-Thanksgiving gathering. Here are scenes from our Thanksgiving:

I loved how she did our place settings

and the table was so festive for all fourteen of us to gather and give thanks.

I wanted to cook a turkey, too, because I love having the leftovers and to be able to use all the bones for turkey soup. And a post-Thanksgiving gathering is a good way to eat all the leftovers from Thanksgiving. Since it is a pot-luck, we set up one big table and let people eat where ever they want around the house. The table is, of course, the most popular spot.

Bruce and I brined a turkey which is our favorite way of fixing a turkey. We also made more stuffing, more rolls, more mashed potatoes and more gravy. We set it up buffet-style in the kitchen. It was another feast and who doesn't love another feast.

But nobody gets tired of Thanksgiving food even if it's two days in a row.

The rest of the food was leftover like the green gelatin salad, cranberry sauce, yams, and pies.

This post-Thanksgiving meal is more informal and it's nice to see family who were at other places for Thanksgiving. We had more people post-Thanksgiving than at our actual Thanksgiving! And the turkey butter made his appearance once again.

My favorite holiday has come to an end.

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