Toast-Its Put these labels on your favorite refreshing summer wine. A good rose perhaps or even your favorite glass lemonade bottle. Your host will LOVE it! Check them out at http://www.toast-its.com/
LULU'S TIP: Be green and reuse all your wine bottles for water bottles. Keep them cold in your fridge my personal favorite wine bottle is Domaine Ott.
NOTE: Remove labels with hot water and soap and then if need be Goo Gone.
St. Francis Girls Guide to Grilling St. Francis Winery my friends who make bold, full-bodied wines that deliver on flavor─and Elizabeth Karmel, America’s leading female grilling expert, have launched www.stfsavortheflavor.com, an info packed site that I recommed as the go-to source for summertime grilling and bold flavored food and wine combinations. It's a one-stop shop for all grilling questions and provides tips and easy instructions on how to maximize flavors-and keep your food moist on the grill. And for us ladies out there that are ready to make their mark this summer-the approachable reference guide entitled the St. Francis Girls’ Guide to Grilling, is downloadable exclusively at www.sftsavortheflavor.com
They are also hosting a contest in search of the boldest flavored food and wine pairings. Check it all out at www.sftsavortheflavor.com
Christopher Buckley & Me
In honor of Father’s Day, I suggest you give Christopher Buckley’s memoir, Losing Mum and Pup, a read. It is a moving and revealing look into his life as the only child of William F. Buckley, the father of the modern conservative movement and Patricia Taylor Buckley, one of New York’s most colorful and glamorous socialites.
With great humor and poignancy, Christopher chronicles what it was like losing them both within the space of a year. His account is at once funny and sad, and gives us a rarefied view into the lives of such an iconoclastic couple but most of all, I think it does a great job of capturing the complexity of the relationships that we all have with our parents.
To toast the fathers in your life, here’s my recipe for the Sidecar, which I think that Bill Buckley would’ve loved.
To my own beloved dad Jimmy Powers, who I miss everyday, TOY (thinking of you)!
Sidecar
Serves 1
1 ½ ounces brandy ½ ounce triple sec ½ ounce freshly squeezed lemon or lime juice
Combine all the ingredients in a shaker filled with ice, shake well, and strain into a cocktail glass.
Enjoy!
Savannah contacted me after her Aunt showed her my article in Country Living. Savannah is 14 and lives in Florida. Her dream job is to be a professional chef and event planner.
Lila is 10 years old and the daughter of my friend Jane. Here she is below with her home made Pavlova.
Miss Sweet Pea, Teddy K and Mr. Pickles lounging in the nook Meet Teddy Kennedy, the newest addition to our family. When we saw him at The Mutt Movement booth at the Larchmont Farmer’s Market, we just fell for him. Teddy has a lot of energy and is such a love –he loves people and people love him –kind of like his namesake, I think. Mr. Pickles has a playmate and Sweet Pea finally has some peace.
Photo Credit: Michael Haft Here’s Lt. Michael Haft with a little care package I sent out to our troops. PLEASE SUPPORT YOUR TROOPS. They’re on the battle lines for us.
I recently catered a benefit for Street Poets, a non-profit organization whose mission it is to inspire at-risk youth in LA to discover and develop their voices as writers and artists. Here are some of the amazingly talented young people who are part of the group.
My dear friend Amy Neunsinger just started Cocodot, a one – stop – shop website for all your invitation and stationary needs.
I love living in Southern California –we have such wonderful produce all year-round. Check out this veggie plate I made from veggies I got at the Hollywood Farmer’s Market.
Can you believe these are 3 weeks old? I love how tulips change from day to day.
