Make your own happy hour. Cheers!<br /><br />Here’s what you’ll need:<br /><br />1 lb strawberries<br />1 lb kiwis<br />1 cup light rum<br />1 bottle white wine (such as sauvignon blanc)<br />1 bottle sparkling wine, chilled (such as cava)<br />1 cup sugar<br />1 cup water<br />3 oranges<br />a pitcher or other large container<br /><br />Directions:<br /><br />Hull the strawberries and cut them in half. Peel the kiwis and cut them into slices.<br /><br />Combine half of the halved strawberries, the sugar and water in a saucepan and turn the heat up to medium. Bring the mixture up to a boil and then let simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes, or until the strawberries seem like they’re about to fall apart. Let cool for a few minutes, and then, using a mesh sieve, strain the strawberry goodness into a bowl. Use a spoon to press the strawberries up against the mesh so you get every last beautiful drop of strawberry syrup. Place the syrup in the refrigerator to cool a bit.<br /><br />Combine the kiwi slices and the remaining strawberries in a pitcher, and add the rum, white wine, strawberry syrup, and the juice of three oranges (in a pinch, you could also sub a few splashes of bottled orange juice, or even lemonade, for the fresh orange juice). Give it all a good stir and then pop the pitcher in the refrigerator for at least four hours to let all of the flavors come together.<br /><br />When you’re ready to serve, add around three-quarters of the chilled sparkling wine to the pitcher. Pour into glasses and spoon in fruit, topping each glass off with a bit of the remaining champagne so it’s nice a bubbly when you hand the glass to a friend. Cheers!<br /><br /><br />MUSIC<br />Areia Groove<br />Licensed via Warner Chappell Production Music Inc.