Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Tips for Better Coffee at Home.

We’ve all had that magical moment when at a coffeehouse, a neighborhood diner, or an upscale restaurant, you tipped up your coffee cup and were introduced to that very special memory of coffee that...
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Set up your Home Bar in time for Derby Parties.

Many of us host parties during Derby Season and from the entertaining front, the home bar is the center of attention. Here is a guide to help you get that home bar up and running. For...

Easy Entertaining: Celebrate With Chocolate

Who doesn’t like chocolate? Or holidays? Well we have a reason to celebrate then because there are no less than 42 official Chocolate Holidays during the year. And the winter season has a few...

Sweet Tea — the House Wine of the South

It starts making its appearance as you cross that mythical, yet definitive boundary that is the acclaimed Gateway to the South — the Mason-Dixon line. It is found in the land where the term “y’all”...

Easy Entertaining — Hot Dogs & Board Games

Sometimes entertaining isn't about the most complicated recipes and chic tableware. It’s about getting together with people you like without having to spend hours of preparation. Keeping it easy and fun is as simple as hot dogs...

Easy Entertaining: Mexican Fiesta

Here’s a party idea perfect for when the weather begins to chill. Take a trip to Mexico without ever leaving your home. Here are a few easy recipes that are delicious, filling and very affordable....

The Cocktail Contessa: “Raising the Bar,” or what’s old is new (and better) again

https://issuu.com/foodanddiningmagazine/docs/summer_2023_vol._78_/36 It is 21 August 2023, and following on the heels of a temperate week of weather that reminded old-timers of those halcyon summers when school ended around Memorial Day and did not begin anew...

The Cocktail Contessa: “Jingle & Mingle Your Way to 2023” in the current issue...

https://issuu.com/foodanddiningmagazine/docs/_vol_76_winter_2022/32 Dry January notwithstanding, the holiday season needn't end abruptly with the famous ball dropping in Times Square. Concurrently, while mocktails are dandy, tippling doesn't necessarily denote excess. The Cocktail Contessa's end-of-year libation creations, as documented in...

Coffee & Spirits

As summer approaches and with it the heat and humidity starts climbing, everyone looks for ways to stay cool and still enjoy the increased entertainment and festivities that warmer temperatures bring. Cocktails have become more...

Vodka — The Gateway Spirit

I am a cocktail enthusiast, part of a small but growing handful of people who drink because we love the art of drinking. I love the theatrics involved in preparing a quality drink: the sound...