Chill!

Have you ever heard of a wine chilling bag?  Well, before last summer, I did not know that I needed a wine chilling bag (apparently they are called ice bags here)!  But, after a trip to France, where almost every outdoor cafe served our wine bottle in one of these clever plastic bags, I knew I could NOT leave without one!  

Behold the Ice Bag!!! 

So it's pretty basic, you fill this cute little bag with ice and water, then you put your wine bottle inside to keep it chilled.

 It might not sound that special but:

1.  It looks like a shopping bag, with handles, it's totally cute!

2.  It keeps the bottle chilled and does not take up much room on the table.

3.  When you are not using it, you fold it up and it takes NO space to store.

4.  It is great for a picnic or outdoor use, it's plastic!

5.  Did I mention it is cute and it looks like a shopping bag...with handles, so you can carry your wine         

     around with you, in a tiny, clear wine purse!!! 

I brought mine back from France, but I found them for you too!  Order one here 

And at that price, don't even get me started!  You need it, trust me!!!

Do you already have an Ice Bag?  Honestly, I LOVE mine!!!

PS.  Are you seeing a connection to all of the wine corks???

You need it!

Are you familiar with Teisseire Syrup?  If not, trust me, you need to get accuainted with it!  I first had this a few years ago while visiting a friend in Vermont.  At the time, and I did not know what it was, much less that I needed it.  But once I tasted it, I quickly realized that I needed it!!!  And I am here to tell you that you NEED it too! We are completely hooked on it.

PLUS

EQUALS

The perfect summer drink.  You mix this magical potion with your Perrier or other sparkling water to make your own perfectly flavored "soda".  What I LOVE about this is that you mix as much or as little of the syrup as you want with your water, depending on how sweet you like things.   My son loves the Peach flavor, with lots of syrup, while my husband and I prefer, just a touch of the Cassis.   The peach flavor is also a great addition to white sangria!  

My friend had brought hers back from France, but the good news is, you can get it here.  It comes in a can with a plastic spout.  After you open it, you keep it in the refrigerator.  A little bit goes a long way, so you get lots of yummy drinks out of one can.

Do you think you will try it?  

Molcajete!

Look what I got for Mother's Day!!!

Williams-Sonoma

According to Williams-Sonoma it is called a Molcajete!  I didn't even know I needed a molcajete, but according to my son, I did!  I have made more guacamole in the last month than I ever have, and guess what?  It is SO much easier with the molcajete!  It is supposedly made out of lava rock, and it's rough texture makes it unbelievably easy to mash the garlic and avocados.  And total bonus, the guacamole looks so cute served in this molcajete!  It is a little bit of a pain to wash, but in my opinion, it is totally worth it!

How do you make your guacamole?  Do you use a molcajete?  Did you even know that you need one?  Trust me, you do!!!      

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