Below, my best tips on how to make your next picnic delicious, guava-flavored-wine-soaked, and generally a blast.
How-To: Spectacular Park Picnic
Entertaining
Winter White Sangria
I first made this white sangria years ago, for an L.A. friend's birthday party, and on New Year's Eve I decided to revisit the recipe, this time using sparkling wine rather than regular old pinot grigio.
New Year’s Eve Dinner For Four (Plus A Shopping List)
Apple Pork Medallions, Brussels Sprouts w/ Pancetta, Salted Caramel Pears...
Salted Caramel Pears
NYE dessert suggestion: a bowl of fancy vanilla bean ice cream and a few slices of this stuff - which, as a bonus, are extremely easy to make and respectably inexpensive.
Elderflower Christmas Cocktail
In a highball glass (over ice or not; up to you), pour 4 oz white wine (I used pinot grigio). Add 1 oz. St. Germain elderflower cordial, 1/2 tsp lemon juice, and top with a little champagne or club soda.
