The first section of The Babbo Cookbook is devoted to aperitivi. A glass of wine or a beer is often what we are offered when we go to a friend's house or a restaurant. Mario suggests being a bit more thoughtful and creative and suggests offering something more fun. And so he offers several recipes for aperitivi.
Blood oranges are in season, so we bought a few at Whole Foods.
I juiced a few, then added 3 ounces of prosecco to a 1/2 ounce of blood orange juice.
This was a wonderfully tart, slightly sweet, effervescent cocktail. We'll definitely make these again.
Delizioso.
I made a margarita out of the blood oranges I found at the market...will have to try a bellini next time.
(http://www.ztastylife.com/2009/10/blood-orange-margarita.html)