Welcome warm weather… sipping delicious bubbly while dining alfresco on our patio, evenings under the stars celebrating good food and friendship…welcome Spring! Another reason to celebrate… I have new friends at Mionetto that sent me several bottles of their Italian sparkling wines to taste. One of the bottles of bubbly was completely new to me:…
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Cava For My Valentine
Just because it is Valentine’s Day doesn’t mean you have to spend a fortune on bubbly. Spainish cava can be white or rosé and it is made with the same method as champagne “Méthode Traditionnelle “. This method requires asecond fermantation of the wine that takes place in the individual bottles which will later be…
Sparkling Holiday Champagne Dinner
Champagne Thought Of The Day ~ The Whisper Of Love The sound of air slowly releasing from the Champagne bottle when de-corked is called ‘the whisper of love’. To hear this noise, place your thumb on the muselet, the wire cage that fits over a bottle of Champagne, and gently turn the bottle left. (Under…
Celebrating Cava at Parés Baltà Winery in Spain
It is a pleasure to co-host Fiesta Friday with my co-host Catherine today. FiestaFriday.net. Please visit Catherine’s blog: https://kunstkitchen.wordpress.com. I’ll be sharing interesting tidbits from the Fiesta Friday link-up throughout the day on Pinterest, Instagram (bubblybeeboop), Facebook (bubblybee) and Twitter. “Bacchus opens the gate of the heart.” … Homer While visiting the Catalonia region in Spain…
Summer Time Sparkles … Sangria + Rosé + Dragon Fruit Salsa
Visit Roanoker Magazine to find Fun Summer Appetizer Recipes including Dragon Fruit Salsa with Baked Wonton Chips Sprinkled with Sea Salt and Pink Peppercorns Here’s the link: https://theroanoker.com/magazine/features/healthy-summer-appetizers-with-an-asian-flair/ Happy Summertime Sippin’! Peachy Rosé Sangria This Peachy Rosé Sangria is a lighter, fruity version of classic Sangria. The Grand Marnier Raspberry Peach is a blend of the natural flavors…
Happy Orange Blossom Day!
“A man who was fond of wine was offered some grapes at dessert after dinner. ‘Much obliged’, said he, pushing the plate aside, ‘I am not accustomed to take my wine in pills.’ “ …
Carrabba's Sausage And Lentil Soup Recipe For Father's Day
Potatoes Picante, Grilled Prosciutto Wrapped Peaches, Charred Corn Burrata Salad…find fabulous tapas recipes on the Roanoker Magazine blog. Here’s the link: https://theroanoker.com/blogs/behind/it%E2%80%99s-time-for-tapas/ Did someone say SOUP?! Here’s the most delicious soup you can serve Dad on his special day. Tastes like a yummy chili with the spicy addition of Italian sausage. Our bubbly friends Judy and…
Sparkling Strawberry Shrub Cocktail ~ Just In Time For The Weekend!
Sparkling Strawberry Shrub A shrub is a vinegar-based syrup, referred to as “Drinking Vinegar”. Drinking vinegar is vinegar which is often infused with fruit juice, herbs and spices for use in mixed drinks. I was so happy to find the recipe for “Front Porch Chillin’” Sparkling Strawberry Shrub in the April/May 2018 issue of Chilled Magazine. …
A Toast To Italian Wine ~ Molto Bene! ~ A Favorite Mamma Leone Recipe
Our recent Italian wine experience with the Angelini family at the Shenandoah Club in Roanoke, Virginia brought back many “bei ricordi d’Italia” (fond memories of Italy). I love Italian cooking so naturally one of my favorite cookbooks is Leone’s Italian Cookbook. The author Gene Leone dedicated his cookbook“to the memory of my beloved mother”. He was the…
Champagne And Beef Tenderloin…Yes Please!
Give me books, French wine, fruit, fine weather, and a little music played out of doors by someone I do not know… …
