Category: Holiday Entertaining

Guide to creating memorable holidays

Elegant New Year’s Eve Canapés

The Menu Parmesan Shortbread Bites with Bubbly Creamy Goat Cheese with Sun-dried Tomatoes on a Crispy Spoon-Shaped Cracker Trio of Savory Madeleines Beet “Tartare” Deviled Quail Eggs Bloody Mary Soup Shots with Shrimp and Pickled Vegetables Warm Yukon Gold Blinis with Crème Fraîche and Salmon Caviar Lobster Salad Canapés image + recipes: Small Bites  

The 12 Cocktails of Christmas

Start the “Spirits of the Season” by pairing the Olde English Christmas Carrolls with 12 Classic Crafted Cocktails. A Partridge in a Pear Tree – A Sparkling Pear Cocktail Your Spirits Journey begins with some bubbly to toast the season. 1 1/3 cups chilled [Brut champagne] 2/3 cup pear liqueur 2 Bartlett pear slices via: cheezeburger   2 Turtle Doves – The Dove Cocktail This cocktail is so smooth you will be cooing with Christmas cheer. 2 oz Van Gogh Vanilla Vodka 2 oz Hazelnut liqueur 1 oz Amaretto 1-1/2 oz Cream Rim martini glass with cinnamon and sugar crystals and set aside. Pour all ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake. Strain into the martini glass. via: single minded […]