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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.

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    Oklahoma….Broadway Revival

    posted on : April 30, 2019 posted by : nicolesteinthal 0 Comment

    Early this morning, the Tony nominations were announced…so this morning, I was scrambling trying to get you the best tickets to the shows that we nominated….the revival Oklahoma was nominated for 8 Tony, including Best Revival.  We have a bunch of tickets for the June 20th show at 7:00 in the Orchestra for $130.  These are going to go FAST so EMAIL to reserve your seat.

    “How is it that the coolest new show on Broadway is a 1943 musical? Daniel Fish’s wide-awake, jolting, and altogether wonderful production of OKLAHOMA! is as stimulating and frightening—and as fresh—as last night’s fever dream. This is OKLAHOMA! for an era in which longstanding American legacies are being examined with newly skeptical eyes. This isn’t an act of plunder, but of reclamation. Astonishing.”

    BEN BRANTLEY, THE NEW YORK TIMES | Read More

    “OKLAHOMA! ripped into town like a brushfire: potent, illuminating, and rejuvenating. A theatrical blowout.”

    SARA HOLDREN, NEW YORK MAGAZINE

    “A revelation. A bold reimagining you might almost mistake this for a new work.”

    DAVID ROONEY, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

    “Grade: A.
    A stunning and radical theatrical experience.”

    TOM GLIATTO, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

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    Book Club Monday

    posted on : April 30, 2019 posted by : nicolesteinthal 0 Comment

    I saw this week’s book choice, The Girl He Use To Know by Tracey Garvis Graves and I bought it immediately.  I was really in the mood for a good old fashion hopelessly romantic love story.  Here is the summary:

    Annika (rhymes with Monica) Rose is an English major at the University of Illinois. Anxious in social situations where she finds most people’s behavior confusing, she’d rather be surrounded by the order and discipline of books or the quiet solitude of playing chess.
    Jonathan Hoffman joined the chess club and lost his first game―and his heart―to the shy and awkward, yet brilliant and beautiful Annika. He admires her ability to be true to herself, quirks and all, and accepts the challenges involved in pursuing a relationship with her. Jonathan and Annika bring out the best in each other, finding the confidence and courage within themselves to plan a future together. What follows is a tumultuous yet tender love affair that withstands everything except the unforeseen tragedy that forces them apart, shattering their connection and leaving them to navigate their lives alone.
    Now, a decade later, fate reunites Annika and Jonathan in Chicago. She’s living the life she wanted as a librarian. He’s a Wall Street whiz, recovering from a divorce and seeking a fresh start. The attraction and strong feelings they once shared are instantly rekindled, but until they confront the fears and anxieties that drove them apart, their second chance will end before it truly begins. – Amazon.com
    For more information or to purchase this book, click HERE.




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    Amazon Friday Finds…A Summer Bag

    posted on : April 29, 2019 posted by : nicolesteinthal 0 Comment
    I predict that novelty handbags are going to be HUGE again this summer.  Straw, Wicker, Satin, Beaded, PVC, Feather….they are all going to be here to stay.  I found some really really cute options while on Amazon the other day.   I think it is going to be hard for you to choose just one…Bon Weekend!!!!
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    This was the most popular bag last summer and it’s back again!!! I love the white…


    These are such fun clutches, I love the striped version too!!!!


    And this multi-colored chevron too!!!!


    I have also seen this style bag ALLL OVER INSTAGRAM!!!!!


    Here is the perfect wicker bag!!!!!


    And in a cross body style!!!


    And lastly…florals are soooo big for spring..I know, I know “GROUNDBREAKING”

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    Crowd Pleasing Antipasto Salad

    posted on : April 26, 2019 posted by : nicolesteinthal 0 Comment

    I have been dying to share this for a while.  I became obsessed with Antipasto salad a while ago.  I served this to a few friends last month and they all loved it.  They took the recipe home with them and I am hearing that every time one of them makes it, their crowd go WILD!!!!  Bon Appetit!!!

    image mastercook.com

    adapted from RossSveback.com

    Ingredients
    • 8 oz. container cherry-size fresh mozzarella
    • 14 oz. can baby artichoke hearts, halved
    • 1 pint grape tomatoes
    • Half of an 8 oz. jar Peperoncini
    • 1 lb. dry salami, 1″ slices – diced
    • 3/4 lb. Provolone cheese, 1″ slice – diced
    • 1 red bell pepper, cored/seeded – diced
    • 1 green bell pepper, cored/seeded – diced
    • 1/2 medium red onion, halved lengthwise and then 1/2″ slices
    • 1 c. shredded Romano cheese
    • 1 c. Girard’s Italian Vinagrette
    • 1 tbsp. coarse-ground black pepper
    • 2 tbsp. minced garlic 


    Mix all of the ingredients together
    Pour Salad Dressing over the top and mix very well to coat and combine
    Let the salad chill in the fridge for about an hour or so, SERVE