Red Wine New Years Punch

Ingredients:

1 bottle of red wine
1 cup port wine
1 ½ cups orange juice
1/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup lemon juice
3 cinnamon sticks
8 cloves

Preparing:

Boil wine with port wine, cinnamon, cloves and sugar.
Reduce heat and cook for 10 more minutes.
Remove from heat, add orange and lemon juice and stir.

Refrigerate for 1 hour.
Heat again and serve.

Christmas Sparkling Fruity Cocktail

Ingredients:

1 bottle of sparkling white wine  or cider, chilled
12 oz mango nectar
12 oz pineapple nectar
12 oz orange juice
Bits of mango, pineapple and orange, to taste
Ice

Preparing:

Combine well the nectars with juice, fruits and ice.
Add wine just before serving.

Veal Loin with Orange and Thyme

Ingredients:

8 veal loins
1 cup orange juice
1/4 cup red wine
4 tbsp oil
2 tbsp mustard
2 tbsp orange zest
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp cornstarch
1 1/2 tsp thyme
1 garlic clove, crushed
Salt and pepper

Preparing:

Season the veal loins with mustard, garlic, soy sauce, 1/2 tsp thyme, salt and pepper.
Seal loins in a pan with oil on both sides, remove from pan and reserve.

Add the red wine to the skillet, 1 tbsp thyme, orange zest and let it reduce for a few minutes.
Add the cornstarch dissolved in orange juice and cook for 5 more minutes.
Serve veal with orange sauce and thyme.