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3 Champagne Cocktail Recipes

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3 Champagne Cocktail Recipes

It has been an amazing holiday season and there is still one holiday left to celebrate…New Year’s! If you are having a party or if you are staying home, these champagne cocktail recipes are a fresh and fun twist on champagne.

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Raspberry Champagne Cocktail

Ingredients

fresh raspberries

light rum

champagne

ginger ale

fresh mint leaves

Instructions

Pour half glass of champagne, add 1/2 oz of light rum and then top off with ginger ale. Garnish with fresh raspberries and mint leaves. You are ready to ring in the New Year!

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Classic Champagne Cocktail

Ingredients

3 oz champagne

1/3 oz cognac

2 dashes of Angostura bitters

1 sugar cube

I used this pretty Canasuc stick to garnish…see this post for more.

Instructions

Add sugar cube and bitters to flute. Add champagne and cognac. Serve and enjoy!

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Saint Champagne Cocktail

Ingredients

1 bottle of champagne

St. Germain liqueur

Instructions

Pour 1/2 ounce of St. Germain into your glass. Top with champagne. I used a blackberry as a garnish. Cheers!

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If you need fresh cocktail ideas for this New Year’s Eve…give these a shot…you and your guests should enjoy!

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Bisous,

Rebecca

f. 28.2017
A Moment of Zen…Tea Traditions

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A Moment of Zen…Tea Traditions

For many, their day does not officially begin until they have their coffee…for me, mine does not start until I have my tea. Once I have my tea, I can officially start being productive. Most often, I drink loose leaf teas, and have a few different instruments to help me drink them. I have a mesh tea infuser (pictured below)…it is easy to use pop in a mug, I have the glass infuser and a classic tea pot (pictured above).

When I first started drinking tea, I used tea bags but, as time went on, I started trying a variety of teas…chai, white, black and red teas. There are so many different flavors in these teas and I am always on the hunt for new varieties. I cover some of my favorite loose leaf teas in my 3 French Teas to try in Paris post from when I first started Style & Life. These teas are still among my favorites. On one of our trips to Paris, my husband and I spent a gloomy, yet lovely, afternoon roaming the streets of Saint Germain and stumbled upon a delightful tea shop. They had a large selection of Japanese tea pots. There were some exquisite pieces with prices over $1000. That Christmas, he surprised me with this beautiful tea set that looked much like the ones we saw in Paris. (available at www.teavana.com)

Calorie free, yet full of flavor, tea can aid digestion and contains antioxidants. It has less caffeine than coffee which makes it perfect for serving guests after dinner. Be sure to offer some of the beautiful sugars featured in our Canasuc Sugar post.

I encourage you to give tea a try, it can be a moment of Zen in your busy day!

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Bisous,

Rebecca

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f. 5.2017
And We’re Back…

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And We’re Back…

After a 1.5 year hiatus…Style & Life returns. When I found out I was pregnant, I became overwhelmed with the idea of juggling family, career, blog and all other things. As is usually the case, things are usually worse in your mind than anywhere else. After taking a few months to endlessly kiss baby cheeks, I got into routine and found the creative side of myself needing an outlet. And, so, here we are. When I think of Style & Life, I think of us as your go-to friend when you don’t know what to wear, the place where you hear a new beauty tip that adds a bit of pizzazz to your makeup routine or when you need a fresh recipe for a dinner party. That’s who we are. I hope you enjoy the new content and look forward to much more.

Bisous,

Rebecca

f. 25.2016

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3 Champagne Cocktail Recipes

A Moment of Zen…Tea Traditions

And We’re Back…