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Coupe de Champagne Punch

posted on : May 2, 2019 posted by : nicolesteinthal 0 Comment

I have been wanting to post a cocktail recipe for a while.  I love the idea of a champagne punch, esp not since the weather is getting warmer.  My friend Jessica Gordon Ryan from The Entertaining House posted this recipe a while ago.  She is one of the bloggers hosting the event with me next Thursday night!!!  I hope you will be able to join us!!!!

This is my grandmother’s recipe and I am sure it originated from her days in the South of France where she had a beautiful home in Cannes, in the hills of Vallauris, overlooking the Cote d’Azur. She entertained there all the time – dignitaries, socialites, royalty, actors and actresses, novelists, and even me!
As a child I spent my summers with my grandmother in the South of France, I remember the lavish parties she threw with the most magnificent table settings. So it was natural that this would be my cocktail of choice at my wedding many years later. Here is my grandmother’s “Coupe de Champagne” I hope you enjoy the recipe – A votre santé! -Jessica

Coupe de Champagne Punch
Serves 10

  • 1 medium size apple (I use a sweet variety)- cut into ½” wedges
  • 1 medium size red plum- cut into ½ “ wedges
  • 3 large strawberries- quartered
  • 1 small orange- sliced in ¼” rounds then slice into quarters
  • 1 ½ cups Cointreau ( or Gran Mariner)
  • ½ cup ice cubes
  • 1 bottle of good quality Champagne


    • Macerate the fruit in a large glass pitcher overnight in the refrigerator, make sure the fruit is completely submerged into the liquid. When you are ready to serve, pour 3 cups of Champagne on into the pitcher of the macerated fruit mixture and serve in champagne glasses.*Note* some fruit will go into the champagne glasses and some will remain in the pitcher. Refill the pitcher with champagne as long as fruit remains. Champagne will very quickly pick up the flavors of the fruit mixture.
    Serves 10: Fruit mixture + 1 Bottle of Champagne (this includes refilling) = 10 glasses

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    Will You Join Me on 5/9 for a night of Decoration and Design

    posted on : May 2, 2019 posted by : nicolesteinthal 0 Comment

    I am so excited for an event that I will be participating in next Thursday at the Fairfield Country Antique + Design center.  It is a cocktail party, panel and conversation filled with style and design tips.  The other ladies on the invite with me are beyond impressive, I have introduced them below.  I am also DYING for the Fete Home Pop Up Shop!!!  Their home accessories are out of this world..I have my eye on so many things!!!  Please please come and join us.  It is going to be a wonderful night!!   Email and let me know that you can come.  Hope to see you there!!!

    SUE DE CHIARA

    founder, the zhush

    Sue De Chiara is an entrepreneur, artist and seasoned interior design blogger who loves to provide her readers with up-to-date home decor and fashion advice. 


    JESSICA GORDON RYAN 

    The Entertaining House
    Jessica was recently described as a “tastemaker, a lifestyle writer, photographer and memoirist with a stellar reputation as a trendsetting bon vivant.

    Lisa Ehrlich
    Lisa Ehrlich Designs

    I am a interior designer living in the NYC Metro area. My passion for interior design is insatiable! My route to becoming an interior designer was a circuitous one. Years ago, in the midst of pursuing another path, I came to the realization that I needed to pursue a career doing what I was passionate about…now, when I’m creating beautiful interiors I’m living my dream!

    Fete Home

    We create swank home accessories at effortless prices.

    We are Fete Home. We believe that homes are sanctuaries for celebration, mood and personality. We love designing product and believe that every object you place in your home sparks joy, encourages celebration and tells a story. We are two women who, very simply, love living in our homes and never want this story to end.