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Recent Posts Tagged With 'wine and cocktails'

Jul 23

Simple Summer Picnics

Summer is (obviously) a great time to get outdoors and enjoy the fabulous weather. And picnics can be an easy way to have inexpensive and fun meals outside. To make sure your picnics stay simple (and don't make you miss the conveniences of home!) t (read full article)

date night, parties and entertaining, wine and cocktails

Jul 09

Bubbly Basics

Cheers! Everyone celebrates a Sunday brunch with a Mimosa or Bellini, but how much do you actually know about the key ingredient: Champagne?Champagne is a sparkling wine named after the region in the north of France in which it is produced. Chardonna (read full article)

Fantastic Fridays, guest bloggers, wine and cocktails

Jul 01

World Cup Blog: Escape to Spain

The US may be out of the World Cup but it doesn't mean it's not worth following and showing our support! Here's Nola's latest take on this world-famous sport.- VickiAlthough I, like everyone else, want to forget the USA/Ghana game, I found myself at (read full article)

guest bloggers, wine and cocktails

Jun 04

8 Pairings for a Wine and Cheese Tasting

Wine and cheese tastings are a great way to sample new wines and cheeses, as well as have a party with minimal set-up and clean-up. The pairings below make for the perfect party - a variety of different tastes and textures, with each wine complement (read full article)

cheese, parties and entertaining, wine and cocktails

May 26

Hump Day with Bradley: Summer Drinks

Happy Hump Day, ladies. Since I've been talking about beer a lot lately, I figured I'd throw this one out to you. Hope everyone is enjoying their week so far.- BradleyFor me, summer is great - time for cutting the grass, grilling out, and sitting b (read full article)

Sous Chef Program, wine and cocktails

May 05

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo is a lot more fun when you don't have to work the next day! So have a tiny celebration tonight with a few tasty Margarita Spritzers, then check out all our Mexican Recipes to plan your full-blown Friday fiesta! (read full article)

parties and entertaining, wine and cocktails

Apr 16

Wine Week: Fun Friday Wines

I've heard that you should pick wine based on what label appeals to you, under the assumption that if you have classic tastes you'll pick a more serious-looking label, and if you like lighter, fruitier fun wines, you'll pick less traditional labels. (read full article)

Fantastic Fridays, wine and cocktails

Apr 15

Wine Week: Avoiding "Monster Mouth"

If you're like me, you really enjoy a good glass (or two) of red wine. But about halfway through that bottle, your enjoyable evening takes a turn for the worse and you end up with "Monster Mouth", aka "Wine Lips", aka blue teeth and purple lips. Yi (read full article)

parties and entertaining, wine and cocktails

Apr 14

Wine Week: Pairing Wine With the Right ... Music?

Yep, it's true. According to this MSNBC clip, not only do we need to pair the right wine with the right meal, but we need to match it up to our music, too!So, depending on your choice of music and your choice of wine, here's the right match-ups!Wine (read full article)

wine and cocktails

Apr 13

Wine Week: Affordable Wines

We all know that wine drinking can be very expensive! Just ask my husband - he jokes that his entertainment budget tripled when we started dating as I tend to like expensive wines ... not the Bud Light he was accustomed to paying for! However, you do (read full article)

wine and cocktails

Apr 12

Wine Week: Using Wine in Recipes

We love wine! And we love easy recipes! So we declared this week Wine Week and will be giving you cooking tips with a wine theme all week. First up: Using Wine in Recipes. So pour a glass and read on!According to Sweetspot.ca, here are the top 10 (read full article)

wine and cocktails

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