Winery Spotlight: Flat Creek Estate

January 29, 2010 by

I love wine, I love wineries, I love wine tasting. SO, in the honor of all these loves, I’m going to start “spotlighting” wineries that I love and that you will should visit.

Flat Creek Estate is an award-winning winery located in Marble Falls, TX, which is just a hop, skip, and a jump from the fabulous/trendy Austin, TX. Their wines are awesome, moderately priced, and the views are AMAZING!

Here are a few of my favorite from that can be purchased from Flat Creek Estate:

  1. Super Texan: This is a red wine that is really smooth. I like to think of it as “a red wine on training wheels.” I’m not a regular drinker of red; however, I do make exceptions or this particular one.
  2. Sparkling Almond: This is a sparkling white wine (basically a champagne) that is sweet and nutty. You can literally smell a faint hint of almonds when you open the bottle.  If you’re looking to impress your friends on a special occasion, I would suggest purchasing a bottle of this.
  3. Pinot Grigio: BEST PG (pinot grigio) ever…and I’m not exaggerating…ok, I might be exaggerating a little, but it is very good…it’s on the dryer side, but with a fruity after taste. (After taste is “technically” referred to as the back of your palette, but I didn’t want to sound too fancy.)
  4.  Buckin Horse White: I have actually never tried this wine, but it was a gold medal winner at the 2009 Pacific Rim International Wine Competition and is sold for a semi-reasonable $17.95/bottle, which puts it at the top of my list the next time I place an order!

Side Note I *** I am not a wine expert and I don’t try to be; however I really like trying and learning about wines. If you’ve never been to a winery, but enjoy the occasional glass, I would like to suggest that you try and visit a winery in your area soon. It’s a fun and inexpensive way to both learn and drink at the same time! Also, when if you go, drag your hubby or boyfriend with you. Trust me, my hubby doesn’t EVER drink wine, but he LOVES the wineries and always has a great time. (Please keep in mind he’s a small town country boy that hates any and everything that city people may like, aka, wine.)

Side Note II *** My apologies for the INSANELY long post…happy Friday!

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Hump Day Happy Hour: Franciscaner Weissebier

January 27, 2010 by

For all you beer lovers out there, this is a MUST try! Although I don’t know how to pronounce the actual name of this beer, my adorable nephew calls it “Fat Monk” because of the picture on the bottle.  This is a really smooth, light (in flavor, unfortunately not in calories), wheat beer, but who cares about calories when you’ve had a rough day and need a great drink!

Here’s the best way to drink it:

  1. Grab a glass.
  2. Pour the beer into the glass until there’s about an inch of beer left in the bottom of the bottle.
  3. Grab an orange slice and squeeze it into the beer.
  4. Pour the rest of the beer into the glass (there is some type of yeast at the bottom of this beer that has a lot of yummy flavor).
  5. Drink and enjoy!
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Hump Day Happy Hour: Powell Panty Dropper

January 20, 2010 by

So here’s the story of today’s Hump Day Happy Hour…my husband and I have some friends that were getting married and wanted to have a signature drink at their wedding.  After the decision was made on which drink they would be having, the next thing that needed to be decided was the name.  Their last name is Powell.  So for the majority of the wedding guests this drink was called the Powelltini, but for the close-knit-friend-crew we started calling these the Powell Panty Droppers because they just go down like water, like pink lemonade, like BUTTUH! And because they can get you in trouble because of said BUTTAH-like qualities.  Go forth, but beware…

1 part Citron Vodka
1 part frozen lemonade
1 part water
Splash of Chambord

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    DaBomb.com Items From Chadwicks!

    January 20, 2010 by

    Oh don’t roll your eyes over there. I get the feeling that some peeps tend to think it’s for the ladies of an older generation, but Chadwick’s has some really fun and youthful pieces that I’m coveting right now. You don’t have to be a geriatric to rock any of these looks!

    1. Chadwicks, Jackie Sweater
    2. Chadwicks, Skinny Snake Belt
    3. Chadwicks, Rose Button Jacket
    4. Chadwicks, Vintage Sheath Dress
    5. Chadwicks, Bow Tie Sweater
    6. Chadwicks, Ruffle Front Knit Dress
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    Hump Day Happy Hour: Rum Punch (you in the face!)

    January 13, 2010 by

    In keeping with the tradition of pining away for vacations and warmer weather, here’s a Hump Day Happy Hour dedicated to the memory of my vacation to Ambergris Caye, Belize…

    • 2 cups of Rum
    • 2 liters of Ginger Ale
    • 1 quart Fruit Punch
    • 1 quart Orange Juice
    • splash of Lemon Juice

    Mix together and enjoy over ice!

    WARNING:Too much of this punch and it will literally “punch” you in the face…

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    Breakfast of Champions

    January 11, 2010 by

    Let me tell you what’s been makin my mornings for the past few weeks. Bagel-fuls! It’s like a bagel with cream cheese filling already in it! Delish, 200 calories, keeps me full…. and drum roll please….. heat in the microwave for 30 seconds and your out the door! I like the chives flavor, but there are so so many and they are all so yummy!

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    Hump Day Happy Hour: Michelada

    January 6, 2010 by

    While I pine away for my next Mexico vacation, I’ll bring a little Mexico vacation to me and all of you!  My husband and I had many of these while in Zihuatanejo.

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    Rim your glass with salt. Fill each glass halfway with ice, then about one-third full with lime juice, 2 shots of tequila and top off each with beer.

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    New Year’s Resolutions: AK Edition

    December 31, 2009 by

    I never make New Year’s Resolutions. Ever.  But I thought, you know, we are going into this year a little different than any year before and I thought, why not.  I think it’ll be fun to look back and see if I could pull any of this off in a year.  So here goes:

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    1. Try and take a walk with the kiddo every day if weather allows.
    2. Learn to sew, like for real with my new Christmas gift.  My ultimate goal:  a baby clothes memory quilt.
    3. Implement some sort of regularly occurring date night that went to shit when we had our bouncing baby boy.
    4. Get back into going to more movies SOMEHOW, SOMEWAY!  My mom and I used to go to a movie every Sunday pre-bebe and pre-2009.  I need my theater watching experience por favor.
    5. Organize!  Organize the junk drawer in the kitchen, organize the closets in the extra bedroom and finally organize my closet (trying on clothes and seeing what actually fits and doesn’t). (and just FYI that’s not my closet, you don’t want to see it)
    6. Read more and when I say more, like maybe a whole book.  Magazines don’t count.  Google Reader doesn’t count.  I may even go so far as to go for 10 books in 2010.
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    Hump Day Happy Hour: New Year’s Sparkler!

    December 30, 2009 by

    This is going to be your last Hump Day Happy Hour for 2009…better make it a good one! Here is a sure fire way to ring in your new year with a BANG!

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    Mix a shot of passion fruit vodka with 2 shots of pomegrante juice, fill the remainder of your glass with champagne and garnish with fresh raspberries… mmm mmmm good.

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    The Anti-Happy Hour

    December 24, 2009 by

    Ok, let’s say you had one too many cocktails at Hump Day Happy Hour and you need a remedy STAT.  I have found a simple concoction that will take the edge off of that hangover.

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    Mix halfsies Gatorade and 7UP.

    The Gatorade will recharge you and the bubbles will help the tum tum.

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