Mimosa Cocktail Recipe With An Aperol Spritz Mashup

[1] Blood orange Mimosa with reposado Tequila (photos © Cantera Negra Tequila). [2] Cantera Negra Reposado is aged for up to seven months in used Cognac and Bourbon barrels. [3] Silver Tequila is aged for up to four weeks. [4] A classic Mimosa made with fresh-squeezed orange juice and Freixenet Cava sparkling wine © Eric…
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Ice Cream + Mimosa: A Mimosa Float Recipe For National Mimosa Day

On May 16th you can celebrate National Mimosa Day with a standard Mimosa cocktail (Champagne and orange juice). Or, you can add a scoop of ice cream to turn that cocktail into a Mimosa Float. Serve it as dessert for brunch, cocktail time, or anytime. “I wanted to kick things up a notch, so I…
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Fattet Hummus Recipe For International Hummus Day

[1] There are many versions of fattet hummus. In the recipe below, cooked chickpeas are mixed with hummus and spooned, along with yogurt, over crispy bites of pita (photo © Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog). [2] A different type of fattet hummus, more in the bread pudding style. Here’s the recipe (photo © Eva Eats…
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Viogner Wine & A Recipe For Chicken Salad With Walnuts & Grapes

[1] Use red grapes for color contrast. We like to add some arugula with the greens when serving Here’s the recipe (photo © Wonky Wonderful). [2] Pair the chicken salad with a Viognier wine, such as this elegant Condrieu from the best producer*** in the Rhône Valley of France, E. Guigal. The 2020 vintage is…
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Fresh Tomato & Bell Pepper Salsa Recipe For Cinco De Mayo

[1] This recipe adds circles of sweet mini-bell peppers to the conventional tomato salsa ingredients (photo ˙ Melissa’s Produce). [2] If you’d like to grow your own, you can get the seeds here. Red serranos are typically sweeter and slightly less crisp than the green ones, and can sometimes be a bit hotter. The heat…
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