CHEF JEFF — ONE BYTE AT A TIME: Cava and Cranberry Cocktails

Stretch an already inexpensive bottle of sparkling wine with some of this tasty juice to make your New Year’s Eve party a success.

Cava and Cranberry Cocktails

2 cups cranberry juice cocktail

1 navel orange, cut into 8 wedges

1 liter bottle Spanish cava or other inexpensive sparkling wine

Orange slices for garnish (optional)

Pour ¼ cup cranberry juice cocktail into each of 8 champagne flutes. Squeeze the juice from 1 orange wedge into each glass. Gently top off with ½ cup or so of cava. Garnish each glass with an orange slice if desired.

Yield: 8 cocktails.

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