| 9/12/2011 |
Reader recipe: Pink Flamingo |
| We put out the call recently for recipes from our fans on Facebook and our followers on Twitter, and we got a great one from Randi Baker on Facebook. Randi says to use equal parts of each ingredient. We recommend one ounce of each, but you could certainly use a larger glass and double the portions. We added the garnish for an extra-special touch. |
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| 9/12/2011 |
Pairing wine with food |
| There is so much mythology that surrounds wine. What type of wine goes with what? We've all heard the standard red with meat, and white with chicken or fish, but wine choices really go much deeper than that. We like to look at wine and food pairing as an art, not a science, and it's a very subjective art form at that. If you want to serve red wine with your chicken dish, you have our permission and full support. But if you're not quite sure of what pairings you'd like to make, we offer you some suggestions choices that can help you decide what to pull from our shelves for your next meal. |
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| 9/14/2010 |
How to Buy German Beer |
| How to Buy German Beer
German breweries often use prefixes or adjectives with their style names to highlight a characteristic of their beer.
Ungespundet means a low-effervescence beer fermented to the finish in an unpressurized fermenter. The carbon dioxide in the solution is minimal, and the beer tastes very smooth.
Hell or helles means "light," but this refers to color only, not to calories or alcoholic strength. A light beer in the North American sense would be called leicht or, more commonly, "light."
If a beer features the prefix ur or urtyp, which mean "original" or "original type," the brewery emphasizes the beer's authenticity.
A spezial is a beer that the brewery made as a seasonal special or one it considers especially good.
If a brewery designates its brew as edel, which means "noble," it points to the lofty rank of its hops, because the best hop varieties in Germany are called Edelhopfen (noble hops).
from germanbeerinstitute.com |
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| 11/10/2008 |
Party Planner |
| Ever wonder how many drinks to prepare for a party? Check out our Party Planner Chart. |
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| 11/4/2008 |
Dessert Drink Recipes |
| After-dinner drinks are the perfect way to end a delicious, memorable meal. |
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| 11/4/2008 |
Martini Recipes |
| Try one of these favorite Cap N' Cork Martini Recipes. |
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