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The Kir Royale du Bois

Ingredients

For the Blackberry Purée
1 twelve-ounce package frozen blackberries, thawed
3 tablespoons sugar

For Each Kir Royale du Bois
1 tablespoon blackberry purée (recipe follows)
1/4 oz cold berry-flavored vodka
1/2 oz cold crème de mure or crème de cassis
Champagne, chilled
Sugar for garnish
Whole blackberries for garnish

Procedures

1 Begin by making the blackberry purée. Put the blackberries and the sugar into a food processor and blend until smooth.

2 To assemble this spiked blackberry Kir Royale, first take a whole blackberry and cut a little slice into it. Rub the cut blackberry around the rims of the champagne flutes. Put the sugar onto a small flat plate, and dip the wet purple glass rims into the sugar.

3 Being careful not to disturb the sugar rims, assemble the cocktail. Pour 1 tablespoon of the blackberry purée into the bottom of the glass. Follow by 1 splash of berry vodka, and 2 splashes of crème de mure, or crème de cassis. Top off with cold champagne, being careful to pour slowly, so the champagne doesn’t fizz up and over and ruin the sugar rim. Float a whole blackberry in the finished cocktail.


Waffle Fry Nachos
Serving Size: 6-8 Servings

1 package (22 ounces) frozen waffle fries
10 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
3 green onions, sliced
1 can (6 ounces) sliced ripe olives, drained
2 medium tomatoes, seeded and chopped
2/3 cup salsa
1-1/2 cups (6 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
1-1/2 cups (6 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese
Sour cream

Bake fries according to package directions. Transfer to a 10-in. Ovenproof skillet. Top with the bacon, onions, olives, tomatoes, salsa and cheese. Return to the oven for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Serve with sour cream.

Nutrition Information
1 serving (1 cup) equals 370 calories, 23 g fat (12 g saturated fat), 48 mg cholesterol, 683 mg sodium, 25 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 15 g protein.