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Champagne

While it's perfect for sipping, champagne can add rich flavor notes to both savory and sweet dishes. From risottos to sauces to sorbet, these easy recipes add a splash of champagne to make special ocassions festive.

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Wine Openers

No one can enjoy a glass of wine until the bottle has been opened! Find the best opener for you.

"… Vacuum seal keeps wine and champagne fresh for up to 14 days … preserves the sparkle in your champagnes --naturally. The Connoisseur … The ultimate set for the Champagne /sparkling wine enthusiast … Crown preserves the fizz in Champagne and sparkling wines with an …"

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A Taste of the Bubbly

Treat your guests at this party to a champagne tasting: many little glasses, many little … that you will have enough for your guests. Champagne Truffles: Creamy chocolate morsels. Variety of chilled Champagnes for sampling.

Bubbly Basics

… the best ones. Some champagnes are almost clear except … only. Light-colored champagne can be made from dark … hue. The best French Champagnes are made from chardonnay … easily available white champagnes are labeled brut … but not sugary. Pink champagne 's flavors will be …

White Champagne Wedding Cake

… cake mixes (each mix would fill a 13-x-9-inch pan) Champagne 2 1/2 recipes Royal Icing (see below) 13 1/2-inch … at a time, according to package directions, substituting champagne for the water. For bottom tier, divide 4 mixes between two …

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Champagne Punches

Sparkling and colorful, champagne and fruit drinks bring a flavorful touch to every festive holiday gathering.

Thu, 8 Mar 2007|More from Holidays
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those are delicious, and all you need is 50% juice to 50% champagne for a fantastic tasting cocktail. Now, the champagne you use is very important, too. I want you to know that you don't have to use expensive champagne . You can use things like Korbel or even Totts because the lower end champagne will not fight with the flavor of your juice. You don't wanna do that. So, don't waste your money on expensive champagne or sparkling wine. Now, garnishing is the way to go. If you wanna put an extra panache and attention to detail in

Champagne cocktails are all the rage during the holiday season, and they are super simple to put together as well as being delicious and a dramatic effect when you are entertaining. Look at this spread. I've got a Mistletoe Kiss here in my green, a beautiful Cranberry Tree, a Tropical Tinsel with that great pineapple, a Holiday Raspberry, and a Merry Mango. I'm Sandra Lee, and champagne cocktails are the way to go when you're entertaining. Not only can you stretch a buck, also you get great, great flavors,

for your glasses. This is beautiful Tropical Tinsel, is just pineapple and champagne , but look at this gorgeous little round of pineapple. All you have to do is buy those little baby pineapples, cut `em up, and they are great garnishes, just like this. Then, there's a Holiday Raspberry. What I love about those syrups is they create 2 levels of a dramatic cocktail. Look at this, the syrup floats to the bottom much like grenadine, and then the top of the champagne floating with a bunch of raspberries. You can buy those frozen year `round. This is fantastic, and frozen raspberries and blueberries, by

Fig & Orange Salad

Light and lively, a surprising combination of flavors make this side salad something special.

Tue, 13 Oct 2009|More from Holidays
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tip that I'm -- added some olive oil. Some white wine or champagne vinegar. The end disaster or. So much flavor in the us. That's all together. And just pour that over the next three.

Rules of Thumb: Turkey Tips

Get great tips on turkey thawing, thermometer placement, best roasting pan, and gorgeous garnish suggestions.

Thu, 8 Mar 2007|More from Holidays
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Maybe some crabapples or, by the way, you could get those gorgeous champagne grapes. That would be gorgeous! So, whether it's Thanksgiving or it's the Christmas season, getting a perfect bird on your table in

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Best Sparkling Wines

Though the true French Champagne inside merits fine crystal … party for your own private Champagne interlude. A solid, reliable … below the bill for most French Champagnes , this rich, mellow sparkling … aficionados of true French Champagne seek, but plenty of people …

Cooling Cocktail Recipes

… This modern version, which uses Champagne as the main ingredient, is much … version of the classic orange juice- champagne combination -- with or without … While typically an orange juice and Champagne beverage, this version has other …

Festive & Fun Holiday Drinks

… pomegranate seeds in brandy and add them to champagne . Serve this flavored vodka (icy cold … with cheese and crackers. Sparkling champagne mixed with raspberry syrup makes a gorgeous … cranberries on a wooden skewer. Grapefruit- champagne and ginger-spiked sangria matches well …

Top 10 Holiday Drinks

… makes this blended drink a perfect addition to any gathering. Here's a warm treat to remove the chill of winter. Bubbly champagne sparkles in this tropical teaser. Enjoy an Italian drink that starts with espresso. If you don't have an espresso machine …

Wine Glasses

… acidity, and sugar in wine varietials such as Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling. Make a toast without worrying about chipping the Champagne flute. This stemware is made of titanium crystal that stands up to repeated use. The shape of each glass is specifically …

Easy Ideas for New Year's Tables

… right at New Year's if you dress it up in blue, hot pink, purple, and black. Party favor horns, tiny festive hats, miniature champagne bottles, and wired ribbon stand in for "ornaments," adding even more New Year's flair.