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Venue Spotlight: C'est Cheese

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Cheese, Wine, Beer, Cheese, Paninis, More Cheese! Port Jeff Village's newest member is C'est Cheese. They offer artisanal cheese, craft beers, and boutique wines, not to mention a great atmosphere.



Their menu is on their website - C'est Cheese And- Let us tell you from personal experience- the whole menu is impressive.



Reading this an wondering what this has to do with EVENTS?!

Well they offer Cheese & Wine or Beer Pairings- which is perfect for a Team Building Event.
And what better to bond with your coworkers than over some Cheese and Wine.


This is their back room, which is perfect for a small Team Building experience, perfect for those small offices with a handful of employees.

Let us know if this is something you or your company is interested in- Event Kings and Check out C'est Cheese's Facebook to keep up with their promotions and nights when they have Live Music!

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Touchdown!! Superbowl Party Theme

2:02 PM

The Super Bowl is this Sunday and while I will be at a spa like most women should be, most will be gathering in front of the tube to watch the big game....or the commercials. Here is a play by play on what to do for a fun and simple Super Bowl Party.

What to Decorate With:
We made this centerpiece for a football themed Bar Mitzvah out of a galvanized tin, turf and cake toppers.
You can easily recreate this with wheat grass instead of the turf.

Eat This:
 
I don't make much but what I can make is a mean Turkey Chili. I make it  with turkey meat and veggies to make it healthy. Here is the recipe:

olive oil
1/2 red onion
1lb turkey meat
1 16oz. can chopped tomatoes
1 tsp tomato paste
Cayenne pepper
cumin
salt and pepper
frozen corn
frozen tri-color pepper strips
hot sauce of your choice (optional)

Directions: Coat a pot with olive oil and saute chopped onion. Add tomato paste. Add meat and brown. Add crushed tomatoes. Add cayenne, cumin, salt and pepper to taste and simmer for 30 minutes. Add frozen corn (about 1 cup or a handful) and frozen pepper strips (about 1 cup or a handful), desired amount of hot sauce and cook for an additional 10 minutes.

Leave the chili on the stove and serve with these great sides and you have an instant chili bar!
Sour cream, cheddar cheese, jalapeno peppers, hot sauce, rice, baked potatoes, corn bread, chopped chives, Frito's and Doritos!! 

Drink This:
Go local and seasonal and have some Blue Point Winter Ale.


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All in the name of Blogging!

9:13 AM


The hubby and I recently did the beer and cheese tasting and it was a big hit. We went to the party a little nervous that guests will think we were HUGE dorks for making the above flyer. Much to our surprise we didn't get kicked out AND some people actually took it home!

Of course I took no pictures of the actual cheese and beer but you get a good idea from the pictures on our hand out. We brought shot glasses to serve the beer in which worked perfectly.

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Dream Theme: Beer and Cheese Party!!

8:54 AM

So maybe this isn't your typical dream theme post - there are no pictures of elaborate decor with thousands of flowers, or super creative and intricate details. This is simple but very much a dream theme for me. I, along with most of you out there, have an obsession with cheese and a pretty good relationship with beer. So why not marry the two in a beer/cheese tasting? You and your guests (preferably only up to 4 or 6 people) will explore new cheeses and beers and be able to appreciate them in an entirely new light. The Beer Advocate has an awesome article on how to pair cheese and beer where they give you specific brand of beers to compliment different cheeses. Here are the cliff notes:
Sharp Cheddar with Pale Ale
Feta with Wheat Beer
Mascarpone with Fruit Beer
Gorgonzola with Barleywine
Parmesan with Amber Lager

Thanks to Google (really, how did we live without it?) I found this awesome paddle for under $6.00!! The glasses were out of stock at the moment but they should be back by July 23rd. Or, you can call and see if a shot glass would fit.
I would serve the paddle with a plate of cheeses that correspond to the specific beer. Or, at $6 a pop buy two paddles for each person and place the cheeses in one, beer in other. To get the full experience don't serve accompaniments with the cheese. Have bread and fruit to cleanse the palate in between but let your guests taste just the cheese with the beer.

To get the best selection of cheese go to where I like to refer to as Heaven - Murray's Cheese shop. They have two locations in the city; in Grand Central Station and on Bleeker between 6th and 7th. However, if you can't make it into the big city you can order online!! You can even call and ask what cheeses will go with the beers you select. What makes this place so amazing is that everyone there wants you to learn about the great big world of cheese!

As mentioned above, serve some fresh fruit and GREAT crusty french bread for your guests to clean their palate in between tastings.
And when I say great bread, I mean search every bakery in a 20 mile radius until you find that perfect baguette, the one that takes you to Paris and makes you want to put on a beret!!
As always, label please! If make really fancy ones like pictured above, you will be my hero!