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How to Stock your Bar

Let the CLINK CLINK games begin! How to Stock Your Bar for the Holidays

By //  by Dee Brun Leave a Comment

Well once again it is "THAT" time of the year..."THAT" time to... deck the halls, trim the tree , silver your bells and put on your happy host face. You know what helps with that happy host face? BOOZE! Unless your guest list includes Kid Rock, P. Diddy and Charlie Sheen, stocking your bar for a looming seasonal event is really quite simple. The key thing to remember is that, just as in life, you can’t make everyone happy. (Relatives are always proof of this. If Uncle Ted enjoys a nip of a …

Filed Under: Everything Christmas, Food & Drink Tagged With: champagne, Christmas, christmas how to, Cocktail, cocktail deeva, cocktail party, dee brun, entertaining, Food & Drink, gin, glassware, holiday party, holiday tips, home bar, home party, how to do a holiday bar, how to set up a home bar, humour, party, recipe, rum, vodka

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Mombies (Or How to Make Zombies)

By //  by Candace Sampson Leave a Comment

Woohoo Mama! You made it! Labour Day weekend is here and your children have made it through the summer in one piece, and you too presumably. This is cause for celebration. I suggest you grab your bestie for this drink, that I've renamed the Mombie. Why the Mombie? Because a Mombie is way scarier than a Zombie. Like Zombies, Mombies too have one track minds (get through the summer, get through the summer), they shuffle when they walk (this comes from the exhaustion of chasing children …

Filed Under: Cocktails, Entertaining, Food & Drink, Recipes, Uncategorized Tagged With: drinks, entertaining, how to make a zombie, martini glasses, what type of alcohol in a zombie, zombie

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Best Summer Drink Recipes 2013

By //  by Candace Sampson Leave a Comment

I am in no way encouraging you to partake in these alcoholic beverages. No sirree bob. I am no enabler. BUT if you do occasionally imbibe then here are my best summer drink recipes for 2013. In the meantime I'll work hard and research my tooshie off for you to have new drinks for next summer. Cheers! Loosey Goosey Boozy Boozy Sangria My friend calls this a "great big jug of happiness and contentment". I can't disagree with her. I have shared this recipe with countless people and there is …

Filed Under: Cocktails, Food & Drink, Thirst Quenchers, Uncategorized Tagged With: entertaining, summer, summer drinks

Triscuit. Your Stage is Set.

By //  by Candace Sampson 4 Comments

There is nothing I love more than entertaining. They don't call it that for nothing you know? Entertaining is all about creating your own show for your guests. It's about setting the stage with your decor, your guests and most importantly, with your food. With Triscuit, your stage is set. Triscuit comes in a wide variety of flavours to help provide inspiration for entertaining, occasions, events and even snack time. What? Even snack time can have some flair too. Like this recipe for Classic …

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Sponsored Posts Tagged With: Candace Derickx, entertaining, Life in Pleasantville, parties, Triscuit

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