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 & the countdown to Easter begins!!!! Just a little over a week before the Easter Bunny makes his grand entrance and leaves us all of his yummy goodies!!!!!! Since I’m all about EVERYONE receiving Easter goodies regardless of age, I thought it would be fun to craft up a 6pk of beer for the men in the family!! I made my dad “Reinbeer” a few years back, so I thought I would attempt a cute little bunny rabbit this time! Enjoy!!!  SUPPLIES • 6pk Favorite Beer • White Spray Paint • Easter Grass • White Foam Paper • Pink Foam Paper • Googly Eyes • Super Glue • Pipe Cleaners • Bunny Tail (Dollar Tree) • Pink Pom  Take your 6pk of beer and paint your empty 6pk white.  Clip you bunny tail to the back of your 6pk of beer.  Take your pink and white pieces of foam paper and cut two large bunny ears. You will want to make the pink portion smaller than the white, so you can glue it to the white part of the ear.  Glue your pink and white pieces of foam paper together to create a bunny ear.  Next, take your pipe cleaners,glue and your pink pom and craft up a bunny nose with whiskers!  Take the the two beer bottles on the ends of the 6pk and glue a bunny ear to the back of each bottle.  Glue your bunny nose/whiskers onto the 6pk of beer. Glue two googly eyes onto the center beer.  Fill with Easter grass  Let’s Chat!Do the adults in your family receive Easter Baskets?The Recommended Posts widget will appear here on the published site.
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Boozy Easter Eggs3/19/2019  Boozy Easter Eggs!!!!! My Grandmother’s birthday just happens to be April 1st, which happens to be April Fools fools day. Her favorite wine just happens to be Sutter Home, so last year I made her Boozy Easter Eggs and placed them in an Easter Basket. Figured it would be a gift that would sure make everyone giggle AND one my Grandmother would enjoy since she does love her wine!!!! The Boozy Easter Eggs were such a hit with my family, that I decided this Easter season I would make the eggs for y’all over here on the blog!!!! The plastic eggs can be found at Dollar Tree and you can purchase the mini Sutter Home bottles at any store that sells wine for ridiculously cheap. My local store even sells four packs for around $6! Perfect for an Easter gift for your besties or a Grandmother like mine who loves her wine! Cheers & Happy Easter!  Supplies • Large Plastic Easter Eggs (Dollar Tree) • Easter Grass • Jelly Beans • Sutter Home Mini Wine Bottles  1. Fill each plastic Easter Egg with Easter grass.  2. Place your mini Sutter Home Wine bottles in the plastic Easter Eggs.  3. Sprinkle in a few jelly beans.  4. Close the plastic Easter Eggs.  5. Hand out to your besties!!! Happy Easter!!
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Apple Cider Sangria10/3/2018  On Sunday my family and I attended the Busti Apple Festival in Busti, NY! A yearly tradition for us! While at the Busti Apple Festival, we picked up apples & cider! That evening I decided to whip up some of my famous Apple Cider Sangria & make an Apple Pie! Curious on how to make that cider? Of course you are! That’s why you’re here. Keep on scrolling to find out how you can make a pitcher of this yumminess in your very own home :)  INGREDIENTS• 1.5 Liter Bottlr Moscato • 4 Mini Bottles Carmel Vodka • 2 Red Apples • 1 Green Apple • Handful of Grapes • Half Lemon • Apple Cider  Pour the bottle of Moscato into a large pitcher. This is a fabulous recipe to use that random bottle laying around you received for a gift since quality does not matter!  Squeeze that half Lemon into the pitcher. Then toss the squeezed lemon into the pitcher.  Chop up your green & red apples. Then toss your apples & grapes into the pitcher.  Now mix in your caramel vodka and top off with cider. The caramel vodka has a very strong caramel taste. I suggest using 4 since you do want to taste the cider! Too much vodka and this will turn into Carmel sangria ;-)  After your Apple Cider Sangria is all mixed together, toss it into the refrigerator for an hour or so. You want the fruit flavors to soak a bit before serving.  Serve & Enjoy!
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Wine Cork Dot Paint Pumpkins9/13/2018  Any mamas out there need an excuse to go out and buy a bottle or two of wine?! I may just have you covered! Wine Cork Dot Paint Pumpkins! That’s right, you drink the contents of that wine bottle while your child dots away with the corks. It’s a win win activity since Mama is occupied and so is the kiddo! Cheers & happy dotting!  SUPPLIES• White Paper Plates • Green Pipe Cleaners • Hole Punch • Orange Paint • Wine Corks  Before you let your child dot away, take your hole punch and punch a hole at the top of the white paper plate. This is where you will string your pipe cleaner to make a stem later.  Let your child dot away using the orange paint & the wine cork!  Once your white paper Plate is covered in paint dots, take 2-3 pipe cleaners and wrap them around your finger to make a spiral.  Take your pipe cleaner spiral and simply thread it into the hole you punched in your white paper plate. Twist the stem in place. And just like that, you now have a Paper Plate Pumpkin!
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D.I.Y Mummy Water Bottles9/12/2018  I just love Halloween crafts. Halloween and Christmas are the two holidays I tend to go all out for. I just can’t get enough of the cuteness!!!! My daughter has a class Halloween party every year! Since Halloween is a favorite of mine to get crafty for, I thought it would be fun to make D.I.Y Mummy Water Bottles for the kids!  Supplies• Small Water Bottles • Gauze • Glue Stick • Black Paper • Scissors • Spiders  Take a water bottle and your gauze & wrap your water bottle up.  Take your scissors and cut the leftover gauze. Then tuck the end of your gauze into the gauze on your water bottle.  Now glue on those googly eyes with your glue stick.  Time to cut out a mouth using your black paper. Once you have cut one out, glue it onto your water bottle.  Glue on a plastic spider.  Ta-Da! You now have Mummy Water Bottles. They make the perfect beverage to serve at your Halloween Party!  Let’s Chat!Are you planning a Halloween Party?
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Sangria Jello Shots5/7/2018  Ahhhhhh warm weather!!!! I don’t know what it is, but once patio season hits, I’m all about the fruity beverages!!!! Nothing better than chillen on your patio with a big ole glass of something tropical in your hands!!! What’s even better is having a little something special to pass out when your besties are over enjoying the scenery with you. Since most of us old ladies aren’t the heavy drinkers we were in our 20’s, my sangria Jello shots are exactly the boozy treat to serve your besties. Boozy enough to keep that buzz going, but not too hard that you will need a day to recover. Cheers!!!  INGREDIENTS1 Box Raspberry Jello 1 Cup Sangria 1 Cup Boiling Water Fresh Fruit for Garnish Plastic Condiment Cups (Dollar Tree)  Pour 1 cup of water into a medium-sized pan. Bring the water to a boil.      Enjoy! The Recommended Posts widget will appear here on the published site.
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Jack & Coke Popsicles5/1/2018  I don't know about you, but these fabulously warm Spring days are getting me really antsy for summer!!! I just can’t stop day dreaming about sipping my favorite cocktails poolside.  Recently, I discovered that you can actually make Jack and Coke popsicles. That’s right!!!! One of the best cocktails ever in Popsicle form! Now, these aren't like that time Jack Daniel's made beef jerky, these popsicles actually have booze in them! Enjoy!!  SuppliesJack Daniels Coca-Cola Popsicle Mold 
 2. Grab your can of Coke and top each section of the mold off.  3. It’s now time to take those popsicle sticks and place them back into the mold.  4. Once you have your mold back together, place your Jack & Coke popsicles in the freezer for several hours.  5. Once your Jack & Coke Popsicles are frozen solid. Rinse your mold off with a little bit of hot water. This will loosen the popsicles just enough to slide right out of the mold without breaking. 
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Watermelon Mimosas4/30/2018  Can you believe it?!?! Summer is right around the corner! You know what that means right!?! It’s fruity adult beverage season!!!! WooHoo!!! One of my all-time favorite drinks is a mimosa. I know, not that original of me! But you know what? You can totally take that classic mimosa and make it taste like summer with watermelon juice. Just swap that OJ for some watermelon and wa-la!!!! You now have a champagne beverage worthy of sitting poolside with you all summer! Cheers!  • Champagne • Watermelon Juice ( Tropicana Tastes like candy. Pressed Watermelon Juice tastes like real watermelon!) •Watermelon Slice  Take your bottle of champagne and fill your glass 3 quarters of the way full.  Next, you will want to top of your Champagne glass with watermelon juice. I always recommend Tropicana Watermelon Juice since it’s the most fruity. If you aren’t into sweet juices, you can always opt for a pressed watermelon juice. The pressed juice will be more natural tasting.  Slice up that watermelon for your Champagne glass garnish.  Serve & Enjoy!
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Boozy Malibu & Sprite Popsicles4/23/2018  So happy spring has finally decided to grace us with its presence here in Western New York!!!! All this decent weather has me craving hot sunny days chillen poolside!!! I can’t wait to kick back on a unicorn float and sip away at my favorite cocktails! One of my favorite summertime drinks is coconut run! Nothing says sunny fabulous weather like sipping on something fruity! That’s why I decided to turn my favorite summertime liquor into a popsicle!!  INGREDIENTS•Malibu Rum •Sprite •Fresh Lime Juice •Popsicle Mold  The very first thing you are going to want to do is take your popsicle mold apart by removing the popsicle sticks.  Then, fill each section of the mold with a quarter of Malibu Rum. I know it doesn’t sound like much, but the more alcohol you add, the less frozen your popsicle will be. You don’t want a slush puppy! A quarter of Malibu makes the perfect textured popsicle!! Nice and frozen!  Grab your bottle of Sprite and top each section of the mold off.  To make your Malibu Run Popsicles extra tropical, take a like and squeeze a little bit of fresh lime juice into each section.  It’s now time to take those popsicle sticks and place them back into the mold. Once you have your mold back together, place your popsicles in the freezer for several hours.  Once your popsicles are frozen solid. Rinse your mold off with a little bit of hot water. This will loosen the popsicles just enough to slide right out of the mold without breaking.  Serve & Enjo!
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Parrot Bay & Pineapple4/22/2018 
Summer is right around the corner folks!!!! Nothing better than sipping on a delicious cocktail poolside. One of my all time favorite liquors is Parrot Bay!! I even had a bottle of Parrot Bay sitting at my Mimosa Bar in the bridal suite at my wedding.
My all time mixer for Parrot Bay happens to be pineapple juice. The combination makes you feel like you’re on a tropical island vacation!! Just because you can’t afford that trip to Fiji this year doesn’t mean you can’t pretend while floating on your Unicorn float at the pool. Cheers!!!
Ingredients
•Parrot Bay
• Pineapple Juice 
Take a normal sized shot glass. Fill the shot glass with Parrot Bay and pour that shot into your martini shaker. No shaker? No problem! Just pour that shot into a large glass. You can use a spoon to mix the cocktail by hand later.
Next, that that pineapple juice and fill your martini shaker.
Once you have your shot of Parrot Bay and your pineapple poured into your martini shaker, close up your shaker and shake away!!!!
One your drink is nice and shaken, grab a martini glass and pour your cocktail!
And just like that, you now have the most tropical drink ready to be sipped on. Now grab that unicorn float and head to the pool with your delicious cocktail. Time pretend you’re on that tropical vacation you have been dreaming of!!! Cheers!
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Cranberry Lemon Drop12/23/2017  A Cranberry Lemon Drop is a delightful way to celebrate the holidays, all in one gorgeous chilled glass. This festive drink is just the right balance of crisp and fruity, with a slight touch of sweetness!  This Cranberry Lemon Drop is a delicious, simple recipe to accompany any meal and make your holiday merry and bright. The addition of rosemary adds the true taste of the holidays that I cherish so much. As soon as you take that first sip you’ll realize that this deliciousness is the drink you won’t want to live without when Christmas rolls around every year.  Cranberry Lemon Drop Serves 4 Ingredients: Simple Syrup:
Cranberry Lemon Drops:
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 I really hope you guys get the chance to relax and enjoy the holidays with a Cranberry Lemon Drop. A glass of this yumminess in one hand, a cookie in the other, and a small child shooting nerf gun darts at you repeatedly (hey they’ve got to have fun too!). It’s what Christmas is all about.
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Bargain Champagnes12/14/2017  It's almost the best booze day of the year my friends!!! International Champagne day, I mean New Years Eve ;-) Obviously it's no secret that I have a love affair with all things boozey. Champagne however just happens to be my favorite! I am such a bubbley contisure that Champagne has become a "person" when I'm out and about with my friends. One of my besties & I can't walk two steps when out together without someone asking us how our bff champagne is doing since champagne is always in our hands. Since bubbles are what I am known for, I thought I would pass on my knowledge of all things bubbly under $20! Champagne newbies constantly ask me for bottle selection advice past the Asti & Andres. If you're a champagne lover like myself, yes, not all of these bottles are a true champagne, but they all do bubble and will make a fabulous beverage of choice when ringing in the new year if you're on a budget! So this post is for all of you ballers on a budget! You can still ring in the new year drinking something delicious without the cost! They have all passed the CourtneyLynne taste test too since I have tried them all :) Cheers!!! **All Prices Came From Wine.com. Price will change depending on your location/store**  LaMarca Prosecco ~ $17  Jacqueline Brut Rosé ~ $12.99  Cupcake Vineyards Prosecco ~ $14  Jean Louis Champagne ~ $10.99  Arthur Metz ~ $18.99  Mumm Napa Brut Rose ~ $19.99  Rondel Gold ~ $10.99  Chandon Rebecca Minkoff ~ $17-24  Villa Conchi Brut ~ $14.99  Anna Brut ~ $14.99  Veuve Clicquot ~ $44 online - $56 if you live in Jamestown ;-) Not exactly a budget bubble, but it's my absolute favorite so I would be a hypocrite not to include!!!!! To me, taste-wise, Veuve beats Dom, Crystal, Krug! Don't get me wrong, I will pop any of those bottles at a heart beat, but Veuve Clicquot really does out taste them all!! If you feel like shelling out a few extra dollars, you champagne newbies will be in love! PS ~ The Vueve Rose is worth the few extra bucks as well ;-)
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 Though it’s instilled in our heads that champagne is a luxury beverage only fit for celebratory occasions, or tables at the club! Believe it or not, its easy drinkability and food-friendly nature makes champagne one fabulous every day drink. Thankfully the holiday season offers one heck of an excuse to purchase as many bottles as possible! Many producers have even released limited edition, specially-designed bottles geared to holiday gifting. Below, I have come up with a collection of the 10 most show-stopping Champagne bottles I could find on the net! A mix of high end, everyday, and limited-run creations—that are as eye-catching as they are delicious!            The Recommended Posts widget will appear here on the published site.
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Thanksgiving Wine Pairings11/21/2017  Ohh, Turkey Day!!! I'm beyond obsessed with this ultimate feast and the ever-swelling gathering of family and friends crammed into a too-tiny, hectic and utterly delicious-smelling kitchen. I adore the sight of hands everywhere eager to help prepare, stories being shared and everyone sitting down together to a veritable smorgasbord. And while this uniquely American holiday's history has given us a fairly good idea of what to eat, the question of what to drink is perhaps not so easily answered. To start, let's get one thing out of the way! There's not a "right" or a "wrong" wine to slam with your pie, but there are wines that just might be more likely send you to sensory elation. So, where to start? Zinfandel Zinfandel could very well be the #1 All-American Thanksgiving wine choice given that it was once the most planted variety in California (prior to the Prohibition era). Here’s how this wine will behave when paired with food:
Pinot Noir Pinot Noir is the fine-wine lover’s #1 pick for Thanksgiving, which is due (in large part) to the grape’s prestigious pedigree tracing back to Burgundy, France.
Rosé or Blanc de Noirs Champagne This is a sommelier’s must-have wine for Thanksgiving because, for a somm, you can’t really start a meal without a splash of something sparkling wine. Here’s why:
Riesling One of the most aromatics of whites, Riesling meets the big flavors of the day with a bushelful of fruit. And as whites go, the variety is also deceptively mouth-filling and braced with acidity, giving it the wherewithal to keep up with everything from the sweet potatoes to the sausage in the dressing. And in this case, a touch of sweetness in the wine is your friend.
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Liberty Vineyards & Winery10/9/2017  This past Saturday we took a 45 minute trip up to Sheridan, NY to visit Liberty Vineyards & Winery. It’s crazy that I live ridiculously close to the Lake Erie Wine Country and yet never get up to the wineries. This is only the second local Winery I have had the pleasure of visiting since my husband is an anti-drinker and I rarely get invited anywhere. Unfortunately my invites either get lost in the mail or I’m just not anyone’s favorite person here in NY -_-  Liberty Vineyards & Winery was named 2016 NY State winery of the year by the New York Wine & Grape Foundation, so I was pretty excited to see what all the hype was about! I always spot Liberty Vineyards & Winery bottles at the liquor stores since the bottle designs are definitely on the chic design side, so Saturday was my chance to see if I should be adding any of these bottles to my wine rack!  About Liberty Vineyards & Winery Liberty Vineyards & Winery is family owned and committed to producing award-winning wines for every palate. Liberty Vineyards & Winery wines are made from locally-grown grapes, most of them from the Burmaster family’s own vineyards–some of which have been in the family since the 1860s. Growing their own grapes ensures quality through each step of the wine-making process, something very important to the Burmaster family and Liberty Vineyards & Winery staff, who truly believe that Great Vines Make Great Wines! Named 2016 “Winery of the Year” by the New York Wine & Grape Foundation.  Liberty Vineyards is located in Western New York, in Chautauqua County. Liberty Vineyards & Winery is in Sheridan, New York, near Fredonia, Dunkirk and Silver Creek. It is located in the heart of Lake Erie Wine Country, formerly the Chautauqua-Lake Erie Wine Trail.  Tasting Room Open Monday-Saturday 10-6 Sunday 11-5 Click here for additional information about tastings.  Tastings cost $2 a person & you get to choose the 6 Liberty Vineyards & Winery wines you would like to try. I’m a red wine lover and the weather was reaching 80 degrees Saturday afternoon, so I was all about the sweet reds. It’s not very often we get warm days during the fall here in Western New York, so I was pretending it was summer all day long! Sweet reds to drink and rocking a maxi dress.  Purple Haze One of my favorite wines I had the pleasure of trying Saturday afternoon was Liberty Vineyards & Winery Purple Haze. This sweet, fruity wine is great with chicken wings, hamburgers, and snack foods & will cost you $9.99. DOUBLE GOLD – 2016 Florida State Fair International Wine Competition  Cool Cat Another favorite was Liberty Vineyards & Winery Cool Cat. I’m all about dessert wines, so I was pretty stoked to get to sip on one. Made from grapes harvested in December, this wine has strawberry, cranberry and watermelon notes. It is great served with fresh fruit, cheese or dessert. The pest part is it will only cost you around $14.99/ 375ml bottle! If you’re a dessert wine fan, you know this is a bargain. SILVER – 2017 Florida State Fair International Wine Competition  Harvest Carriage Rides The main reason we chose this past Saturday to visit Liberty Vineyards & Winery was for their Harvest Carriage Rides they offer weekends in the fall. We got to enjoy a horse-drawn wagon ride through the vineyards. Our guide happened to be the owner of Liberty Vineyards & Winery himself and he showed us several varieties of grapes they had on their farm and told us a bit about how their award-winning wines are made.  Included in the Harvest Carriage Ride was a special wine tasting. Their was about a 30 minute wait for the Harvest Carriage Rides, so we had our special tasting before the ride rather than after.  $5 for adults (21+ includes tour and special tasting of two wines) $3 for children (under 21–includes tour and grape juice).  LOCATION 2861 US Route 20 Sheridan, NY 14135 716-672-4520  Let’s Chat! Have you had the chance to visit any of the Lake Erie Wine Country Wineries? Do you have any wineries local to you? I would love to hear about them in the comments section below!
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welcomeCourtneyLynne is former model turned mommy & wifey! When not blogging all things foodie, fashion, travel, mom life & straight up fabulousness to the masses, she can be found chasing her daughter around in 6in stilettos & laughing at her own jokes her glass of wine told her to tell. |
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