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I love to throw a party--a full-out themed birthday party or a
simple dinner party. I love the creative process involved, and I love
spending time with people I love with good food and drink. At our house
good drink is non-alcoholic. At a party I recently hosted our good drink
was fruit juice. I love having my guests get involved with the food,
and so I love to do "food bars or drink bars" where the guests actually
assemble their own food.
As you can see from the picture below, the only juice in the
Steece household is from Simply Orange Juice Company. So when I was
presented with the opportunity to review the brand new Simply Cranberry™
Cocktail ~ I jumped at the chance!
I recently got the opportunity to host a Girls' Night In party,
so I asked my friend Tracey if she would like to help me out by having
the party at her house. She has a beautiful dining room, and she was
more than ready to get it spruced up for spring. The party was just the
ticket to inspire her to bring out her spring accessories.
With the weather being so nice lately and the feeling of spring
in the air, the kids and I decided to throw a fun "Spring is Here!"
party for their little friends and mine too! This party was the perfect
opportunity to try Simply Cranberry™ Cocktail as the color really made
for a great drink presentation, and the simple nature of the ingredients
(plus no added preservatives) made it perfect for me to serve it to all
the kids who came.
I love getting together for dinner with my extended family! We
always have the best time catching up over some of the yummiest culinary
creations. At our most recent family shin-dig, I was in charge of the
cocktail hour.
As a busy and single twenty-something living in New York City,
one of my favorite things to do is have dinner then hit the town with my
girlfriends. Sometimes instead of going to one of our favorite
restaurants, though, it’s nice to spend the evening at home and have a
relaxing dinner before heading out for the rest of the night. Last week
my best friends Jessi, Erica, and I did just that. We all met at my
apartment after a long day of work, and I greeted them with a Cranberry
Lime Mocktail.
I am sure it has to do with the fact that it is made with
not-from-concentrate cranberry juice, has no added preservatives, and is
kept chilled from the time it's blended until you pick it out of the
refrigerated section of your grocery store, but my kids don't really
care why it tastes better, they just enjoy the mix of sweet and tart
that makes for one great glass of cranberry juice cocktail.
A few weeks ago I had a cranberry party. The Simply Cranberry
Cocktail people (through BlogHer) contacted me and asked if I'd like to
throw a dinner party and use their new Simply Cranberry Cocktail as a
springboard for the menu-planning.
My craving for cranberry juice peaks as the daffodils start
poking through the snow each spring. Its refreshing tartness was my
beverage of choice after both of our girls were born in the early
springtime, and I can't help seeking it out this time of year. Sometimes
I mix it with lemon-lime soda for a bubbly spritzer. But mostly I drink
it straight-up, in all its bright puckery goodness.
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It was nothing extravagant, but time with family is always
special and my family, in particular, is fun. And because I'm not known
for my cooking and baking skills, my husband went to our favorite
Cupcakery, Velvet and picked out a dozen of our favorite flavors. With
the deliciously rich cupcakes though, I decided to add Simply Cranberry
Cocktail to the champagne to give our taste buds a little lift.
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