This recipe was originally published in the Roanoker Magazine “Behind the Page” blog. Please visit theroanoker.com for more yummy recipes and bubbly! Festive Holiday Spirits: Cranberry Crush I have a crush on cranberries this festive time of year. These cute little fruits are so full of color and flavor. But they can be a little…
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Holiday Sparkling Wine/Champagne Tasting ~ River and Rail Restaurant
What better way to take a breather from the hustle & bustle of the holidays than to sip sparkling wine and champagne at the River and Rail Restaurant in Roanoke Virginia? Relaxing and refreshing! Our first bubbly tasting was Avinyo Petillant 2018 from the Penedès region of Catalonia located just outside of Barcelona. Vibrant and…
Celebrating The Holidays With A Bubbly Brunch Featuring Moinetto Prosecco!
Every month our “Bubbles Club” meets at Margaret’s house to enjoy lunch and celebrate our friendship with a little bubbly. Mionetto graciously sent prosecco samples to me and I couldn’t wait to share this special sparkly treat with the Bubbles Girls. Our mascot is Margaret’s dog “Phillip” and he enjoyed curling up with a mini…
Mango Tango – Fabulous Summer Cocktail
This recipe was originally published in the Roanoker Magazine “Behind the Page” blog. Please visit theroanoker.com for more yummy recipes and bubbly! Fruit + Prosecco = the perfect sunny weather cocktail. I love to mix Prosecco with peaches (classic Bellini), raspberries (raspberry Bellini) and limes (Prosecco margaritas). Now I have a new favorite Prosecco…Mionetto. My friends at…
Italian Meatball Spiedini and Mionetto Valdobriadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG
Kabobs are the perfect summer food. Fun food on a stick that can be grilled, fried or baked, served with flavorful sauces. I am particularly fond of the Italian version of kabobs – Spiedini. Spiedini is a dish of meat rolled around a filling or minced and formed into balls then usually batter-dipped and cooked…
Oh The Weather Outside Is Frightful But These Sparkling Winter Cocktails Are Delightful!
Fun times this week with WSLS Daytime Blue Ridge (Roanoke, Virginia) preparing Sparkling Winter Cocktails. These cocktails will warm your heart during the cold winter months! Here’s the video link…cheers! https://www.wsls.com/daytime-blue-ridge/celebrate-2018-with-sparkling-winter-cocktails Here’s the recipes…enjoy! Champagne Jello Shots 1 1/2 cup champagne or sparkling wine 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1/4 cup sugar 3 envelopes (1/4 ounce…
Make Your Holidays Sparkle With These Cocktails ~ Pear Prosecco Cocktail+ Raspberry Prosecco Christmas Punch
During the holidays I spend an inordinate amount of time in the grocery stores…Most of that time is spent wrestling with plastic bags ~ trying to open them ~ in the fresh produce section! Today I asked the lady that was working in the produce section how to open the bag. She told me…
Fresh Pear Bellini With Cassis Blueberries + Sparkling Wine For The Holidays!
Fresh Pear Bellini Garnished With Creme de Cassis Blueberries For the Cassis Blueberries: Make the frozen Cassis blueberries the night before so they have time to marinate and freeze. 1/2 cup Creme de Cassis 1/4 cup caster (very fine) sugar plus a little sugar for sprinkling on finished berries 6 ounces fresh blueberries Place blueberries…
Make Summer Sparkle With Sparkling Wine!
Summer Sparkles! NV Wolfberger Cremant d’Alsace Rose Brut Pale salmon color with lots of tiny bubbles and a fine mousse. 100% Pinot Noir grapes. Hints of red cherry and raspberry. A Crémant Rosé bubbly that is fun to sip with a fun price… $17 range. Montagnieu NV Bugey, France Montagnieu is a beautiful village of Bugey dominating the Rhône River in the eastern Alpine…
Derby Day Gala, Rockledge, Roanoke, Virginia, 2016
My bubbly friend rocks in her one-of-a kind Derby hat from St. Barts. On Saturday evening we celebrated the Kentucky Derby with 200 friends at Rockledge on Mill Mountain, Roanoke, Virginia. https://www.facebook.com/DerbyDayGala Celebrity Bartender ~ Hunter Johnson, owner and mixologist Extraordinaire, Lucky and Fortunato Restaurants, Roanoke, Virginia, prepared these signature cocktails for us. JP Powell,…
