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Creations Newsletter
"A Touch of Glass"
May 2008 |
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May - What a glorious month!! In honor of Mother's Day, I would like to dedicate this newsletter to all of you women out there - moms, daughters, sisters, grandmothers, mother-in-laws, sister-in-laws, aunts, friends... Honestly - What would we do without the women in our lives!! I cannot even imagine...
A couple of quotes for all of the special women in our lives...
"Laugh and the world laughs with you. Cry and you cry with your girlfriends." - Laurie Kuslansky
"Inside me lives a skinny woman crying to get out - but I can usually shut her up with chocolate." - Unknown
"I'm not going to vacuum 'til Sears makes one you can ride on." - Roseanne Barr
"Thirty-five is when you finally get your head together and your body starts falling apart." - Caryn Leschen
"My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being, hitting my head on the top bunk until I faint" - Erma Bombeck
Cheers!
Cathy |
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Classy Cocktails Sold as a set of four (two stripes/two dots) in your choice of color combinations - Choose between the warm elegance of brown and gold, or the sleek sophistication of black and silver.
$44
Champagne & Truffles for Mom? See recipe below! | |
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"Chocolatini"
Ahhh; the indulgence of a chocolate martini - served ice cold in an elegant martini glass, bathed in warm copper and chocolate brown...
Make mine Godiva!
Zig-Zag Stem $44
Straight stem $46
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"There are 4 basic food groups: dark chocolate, milk chocolate, white chocolate, and chocolate truffles". -Unknown
Trio of Chocolate Truffles
1 12-oz package (about 2 cups) semisweet chocolate chips
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 cup (about 2 1/2 oz) sweetened shredded coconut, toasted
1/2 cup (about 2 oz) finely chopped pistachios
Bring cream to boil in a heavy medium saucepan. Remove from heat. Add chocolate; whisk until melted and smooth. Whisk in vanilla. Pour into medium bowl. Cover; chill until firm, about 3 hours. Line baking sheet with waxed paper. Drop mixture by rounded teaspoonfuls onto prepared baking sheet. Freeze until firm; about 45 minutes.
Place cocoa, coconut and nuts in seperate bowls. Roll truffles between hands into rounds. Roll 1/3 of truffles in each topping.
** Optional: Flavor the chocolate mixture with some grated orange peel or espresso powder, if you like.
Perfect with a glass of Champagne!!
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"WORDS OF WINE WISDOM"
Many customs Have accompanied wine drinking through the years. None of them are meant to be intimidating or stuffy. They are just practices intended to enhance the enjoyment of wine. You will find these tips, and many more, in a publication, Wine 101.
- "White wine with fish,and red wine with meat" is more customary than culinary.
- Red wines are served at room temperature, while white wines, roses, and champagnes are served chilled.
- The stronger the food, the stronger the wine. The lighter the food, the lighter the wine.
- Wine loves air, which revives it's sleeping flavors. It is recommended to open the bottle about an hour before consumption and let the wine "breathe". This ages it a year or so, and allows it's flavors to mellow.
- Red wine corks are sniffed to make sure the wine has not spoiled, which gives the cork an unpleasant smell. It is not necessary to smell white and rose wine corks since the bottle was refrigerated and the cork will not smell.
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| "Girl's Night Out"
Whether it's "girl's night out" at your house, Bunko night, or a girlfriend's birthday - this cheerful little Lemon Drop/Cosmopolitan combo is sure to please. Definitely DIVA!
Zig-Zag stem - $44
Straight stem - $46
(set of four) 
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Blushing Lady
1 oz PAMA Pomegranate Liqueur
2 oz vodka
1 oz pink grapefruit juice
lemon wedge
coarse sugar for rimming
Rub the wedge of lemon around the rim of a martini glass and dip the glass into a plate of rimming sugar. Pour the remaining ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into martini glass. |
| "Little bit of this, little bit of that..."
Went to a "Mother's Club" meeting at my daughter's school the other day and had a pleasant surprise... There on the refreshment table, being used as part of the fresh fruit display, was one of my "Swizzle Martini" glasses! Thanks, Nancy!!
Kudos to Sue Yocum, a brand new customer, who was the first one to place an order for Christmas 2008! WOW!
New website is coming soon - about 6 weeks or so??
Keep sending in those photos of you and your friends using "Creations" glassware and plates!! You might see yourself in a future newsletter!!
Joke: Plump lady to the waitress: "I'd like to order the 'Death By Chocolate' for dessert; but only enough to put me in critical condition." | |
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