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The Perfect Chinese New Year Wine Pairing

We get multiple opportunities to have a New Years celebration. If you are wondering how that is possible, let me tell you. I will start with our birthdays. This is a special day that I consider this our very own “personal” new year. Next, we have January 1st. This is a fun tradition that brings the holidays to a close...

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Wine 101 – All of Your Holiday Wine Questions Answered

We tapped our La Crema Brand Ambassador Camille Styles to poll her audience about their burning wine questions and then we worked with our winemaker Jen Walsh and Chef Tracey...
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The Ultimate Holiday Hors d’oeuvre & Monterey Chardonnay

Hors d’oeuvres are a must for the holiday season. If you are invited to a party or you’re hosting your own gathering, the big question is always what to “take and...
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Russian New Year’s Menu: Potato Bites with Caviar

For our final internationally-themed dinner menu of the year, we have created a festive holiday menu inspired by Russian New Year’s Eve celebrations, starting with these potato bites with caviar.
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Russian New Year’s Menu: A Modern “Herring Under a Fur Coat”

Herring Under a Fur Coat is a dish that most people, at least most people with no connections to Russia, have never heard of. It’s a funny name, and it’s...
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Russian New Year’s Menu: Mushroom Pirozhki

The last part of our Russian New Year’s Eve menu is a total crowd pleaser. Mushroom Pirozhki are easy to eat, easy to carry around a party, warm, satisfying, and...
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New (or Old) Traditions: Chinese Food for the Holidays

My family has a tradition of eating seafood on Christmas Eve (see this cioppino recipe from last year), and it’s one of my favorite holiday rituals.
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One Holiday Cookie Recipe Two Ways

The holidays are just around the corner, and one of my favorite gifts is a bottle of wine and some delicious homemade cookies. I love to wrap them up simply...
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Simple Sweet and Spicy Mixed Nuts for the Holidays

With all the activity around the holidays, I’m sharing a few of my favorite (simple!) holiday appetizers including these sweet and spicy mixed nuts.
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Pull Off a Holiday Party in Under an Hour with Camille Styles

Between November and December there is no shortage of events and busy weekends. It sometimes feels like one event blurs into another, so that means planning your own holiday party...
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New Year’s Day Brunch: A Fresh Start to 2017

We have gotten through Christmas and now are headed into celebrating the new year, is anyone else ready for 2017?? I don’t know about you all, but I sure am...
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