Working in the wine biz, I manage to collect a lot of bottles of the stuff. It’s getting to the point that our collection is growing so much so that we don’t know what we have. I know, #firstworldproblems. So when life gives you a lot of wine, make sangria! I brought this to a [...]
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Mom’s Black Eyed Peas Recipe
January 5th, 2012 
Megan The New Year has begun and you know what that means, right? Black Eyed Peas! The Southern tradition is to eat black eyed peas first thing on the first of the year to bring you luck throughout the year. This is my mom’s recipe. If you have to eat black eyed peas, might as well [...]
How to Properly Open a Bottle of Champagne
December 30th, 2011 Emily If you didn’t know by know, sparkling wine is one of my favorite things to drink — if not one of my favorite things ever! I’ve come a long way in learning about bubbly. My first experience was trying a sip at a wedding when I was in high school, wherein Megan used one of [...]
Andes Mint Cookie Recipe
December 29th, 2011 Megan These cookies were a major hit on our Christmas cookie trays this year. I have to give some major thanks to my friend Krista for giving me this recipe. She gives out a huge stack of recipe cards to brides-to-be, and this is one of the recipes. I have gotten to know her after I [...]
Guamosa Tropical Bubbly Cocktail
December 28th, 2011 Emily A more recent family tradition has become one of my favorites. Every Christmas morning, we have breakfast with my parents. We are greeted at the door with champagne flutes of guamosas. Like its cousin the mimosa, the guamosa is sparkling wine with a splash of guava juice. My parents discovered this drink during a trip [...]
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