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Hot NEW Product for Keeping Wine Cool!

May 26, 2010 Hot Products

Yes, this is my new favorite product for summer entertaining: The Ravi Wine Chiller!  It saves you time, money and stress when you entertain so you can chill just like your wine! The Ravi Wine Chiller can chill wine from room temperature to its ideal serving temperature in an instant – and that just made [...]

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Mangotini – Friday’s Featured Cocktail

May 14, 2010 Cocktails

Photo by Mark A. Vargas

Mangos are the perfect base for Spring Cocktails.  They are refreshing, packed with flavor and put thoughts of summer in my head.   A bonus with this recipe is that you can make more than one at a time, so invite some friends over to share.  Enjoy sipping and sitting on the [...]

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The Raspberry Bellini – Friday’s Featured Cocktail

May 7, 2010 Cocktails

Yummmm and super easy!  This is a terrific twist on the Italian classic peach flavored Bellini and is the perfect cocktail for toasting MOM this weekend.   All credit for the recipe to Giada, another Italian beauty! To see all Giada’s recipes at Food Network go>
Ingredients:

1 bag frozen unsweetened raspberries, thawed
2 tablespoons sugar
1 [...]

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Our Cinco De Mayo Triple Sec Challange!

May 5, 2010 Cocktails

Today is Cinco de Mayo and for me this holiday kicks off Margarita Season!  If you are like me and will be mixing up your fair share this spring and summer you may want to keep reading…
Hiram Walker has decided to perform an experiment, to test whether perception equals reality. They sent a number of [...]

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Friday’s Featured Cocktail – Classic RIPE Agave Margarita!

April 30, 2010 Cocktails

Cinco de Mayo is around the corner and I can’t think of a better cocktail to celebrate it with than a Margarita. Margaritas are one of the most served and sipped cocktails in America, so you definitely need to pick the RIPE one!  All kidding aside, RIPE fresh, pure squeezed cocktail [...]

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Royal-Tea Cocktail: Friday’s Featured Cocktail

April 23, 2010 Cocktails

Perfect for a Modern Tea Party!
Tea cocktails have come a long way since the Long Island Ice Tea Cocktail and are growing in popularity on menus in stylish tea bars and trendy restaurants all over the country.  So this Friday, we wanted to feature a tea cocktail created by Beefeater Gin that you can stir [...]

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The Blushing Bride – Friday’s Featured Wedding Cocktail

April 16, 2010 Cocktails

As a finale to Wedding Week here at the Partybluprints Blog, I’ve selected the Blushing Bride for Friday’s Featured Cocktail. It’s a lovely champagne cocktail with a peach twist for toasting the Bride and Groom.  A simple way to make plain champagne more special for the momentous 1st sip as man and wife.  Cheers!
The Blushing [...]

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Samba Juice – Friday’s Featured Cocktail

April 9, 2010 Cocktails

Although acai isn’t sold in the United States because it quickly spoils, the puree is and that is all you need to mix up this fantastic cocktail.
SUSHISAMBA, one of the hottest restaurants in New York City, Miami, Chicago, Tel Aviv, and Las Vegas is known for their unique menu that draws on the cuisines of [...]

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The Biltmore – Friday’s Featured Cocktail

April 2, 2010 Cocktails

It’s Pineapple season, so this Friday I have selected a cocktail that uses this fresh fruit.  Pineapple is also a perfect complement to ham, which most of us serve on Easter and the fruit is a symbol of hospitality -  so what better way to welcome your guests to Holiday dinner then with this delicious [...]

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Pineapple Ginger Cocktail – Friday’s Featured Cocktail

March 26, 2010 Cocktails

Recipe by Ian Knauer
Photography by Romulo Yanes
Here is a cocktail for a Pre-Easter meal that feels like spring and will complement your Easter Meal. “Ham and Pineapple” are the perfect pair, yet most Pineapple Cocktails tend to be too tropical for the Easter Holiday. I found this recipe at Gourmet.com. I love the use of [...]

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