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Dark and Stormy

Jennifer — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:00:08 +0000

On of my boyfriend’s favorite summertime drinks is a dark and stormy made with ginger beer and dark rum. A few weeks ago, we bought the ingredients to make our own version at home (costing much less than $10 a pop at the local bar). The recipe is easy and delicious. Serve 1 shot of Meyer’s dark rum over ice and top it off with ginger beer or good ginger ale.

Just a HINT

Jennifer — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:45:56 +0000

Have you tried this yet?

HINT flavored water is a refreshing, zero calorie drink made with water and just a hint of natural fruit flavoring. I’m sipping on blackberry HINT today and loving it! HINT has no sugar so you don’t have to worry about factoring empty drink calories into your daily regime. Also, there are no artificial sweeteners so you don’t have to deal with chemical, not-so-natural tasting “fruit” flavors. HINT can easily be found in the grocery store, health food stores or at Starbux.

The Wine Expert

Jessica — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 23:49:42 +0000

Like many others in the blogosphere, I enjoy a glass of wine every now and then with my dinner or as a late night cocktail. However, I still have no clue about which wines I would like to buy and those I don’t. My tastes vary, but I typically don’t go for anything sweet. Beyond that, I have no clue! This is where Gary helps. My fiance and I have followed him on Wine Library TV, which yes he can be a bit annoying, but he knows his stuff. Also, what I like about him is that he has made wine more accessible. Most of the time, wine critics can be a bit snooty, but he is definitely not that type and has made me more willing to branch out and try different wines. So, when it came time to purchase a few bottles of red wine, we specifically went by his recommendations on Winelibrary and were VERY pleased. The highlight included a wonderfully light red – Saint Jean Du Barroux L’oligocene, which I thoroughly enjoyed! It has light tannins with black cherry and currant fruit notes. You can find out more about Gary in this NY times article.