Posts tagged: wine

The Perfect Antipasti Platter

The Perfect Antipasti Platter My ultimate go-to holiday party item is always a huge antipasti platter. I love all the different flavors and textures. You can really have a lot of fun with it! The real bonus is it requires very little effort and it always looks stunning.

Cranberry Sangria

Cranberry Sangria

Cheers to the holidays, friends!

Cranberry Sangria | Sauce + Style

Christmas is next week! How did that creep up so fast? If you're anything like me, you're frantically planning your holiday get togethers, trying to find the perfect (and easiest) recipes to serve your family and friends. When it comes to cocktail hour, my family takes their drinks very seriously. Instead of stocking an entire bar, this year I'm going straight for buckets of sangria to serve.

Cranberry Sangria | Sauce + Style

Any holiday festivities you have planned NEED this sangria. It's full of the traditional holiday flavors you know and love, plus it brings an extra festive element to any get together with the fresh cranberries and cinnamon sticks floating about.

Cranberry Sangria | Sauce + Style

You'll be hard pressed to find anyone who will turn down a second glass... Or third.

Cranberry Sangria | Sauce + Style

Cranberry Sangria | Sauce + Style

INSTRUCTIONS: Combine all ingredients in a large pitcher ad refrigerate for at least 5 to 6 hours before serving (ideally overnight).

Cranberry Sangria | Sauce + Style

Recipe & Photos by Meghan Bassett

 Cranberry Sangria | pigofthemonth.com

Bubbly Thanksgiving Sangria

Bubbly Thanksgiving Sangria

Bubbly Thanksgiving Sangria | cakenknife.com

It's time to get some Bubbly Thanksgiving Sangria up in this holiday week! With all the family and friends coming to town, the recipes being created and the nuttiness that is Thanksgiving, this sangria recipe is the magical recipe to make sure you survive.

Bubbly Thanksgiving Sangria | cakenknife.com

This sangria pair perfectly with turkey day and all the fixings that go along with that tasty meat. It's bubbly, light, and festive so it's a great opener for the whole dinner. It pairs with practically anything and boosts the holiday mood like crazy!

Bubbly Thanksgiving Sangria | cakenknife.com

So pour a couple of bottles into a pitcher, whip up the deliciousness, and kick back to enjoy everything that is Thanksgiving.

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Bubbly Thanksgiving Sangria | cakenknife.com

INSTRUCTIONS: Combine all ingredients in a large pitcher, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Chill for at least two hours before serving.

Bubbly Thanksgiving Sangria | cakenknife.com

*Recipe, photos, and video by Meghan Bassett

Bubbly Thanksgiving Sangria | pigofthemonth.com #thanksgiving #cocktail

DIY Holiday Wine Glasses

DIY Holiday Wine Glasses

DIY Holiday Wine Glasses | Sauce + Style

Can you believe we are only a couple weeks away from Christmas?! I don't know about you, but December is flying by. I am deep into the holiday celebrations and with tons of friends and family to give gifts to, I'm starting to get a little overwhelmed.

DIY Holiday Wine Glasses | Sauce + Style

This year, I decided that all my boozy friends and family need a little homemade touch (and my wallet could honestly use the break too). Instead of buying a ton of gifts, I'm making everyone these adorable DIY Holiday Wine Glasses! I know they might look a little intimidating to make, but they are SO easy. You can just pick up some wine glasses on the cheap (this is where those dollar stores come in handy!), then decorate them any way you like. I love the simple "Cheers" on these glasses, but you can also decorate them with an artistic flair, or even use a longer quote. You can make them personal for everyone you plan to give them to!

DIY Holiday Wine Glasses | Sauce + Style

DIY Holiday Wine Glasses | Sauce + Style

INSTRUCTIONS: Decorate the glasses with random dots, lines or whatever pattern you desire (or no pattern at all!).

DIY Holiday Wine Glasses | Sauce + Style

Print out desired quote or saying on a piece of paper. Using tape, attached the quote to the inside of the wine glass with the text facing out and in the position you desire.

DIY Holiday Wine Glasses | Sauce + Style

Use a paint pen (one that works on glass!) to trace the quote in your desired color. Let dry completely.

DIY Holiday Wine Glasses | Sauce + Style

Gift to any of your friends and family - or just keep these darling glasses to yourself to celebrate the holidays with!  

*DIY and Photos by Meghan Bassett

DIY Holiday Wine Glasses | pigofthemonth.com #wineglasses #christmas #holiday

11 Cocktail Recipes to Make Your Christmas Merry & Bright

11 Cocktail Recipes to Make Your Christmas Merry & Bright

11 Cocktail Recipes to Make Your Christmas Merry & Bright | Sauce + Style

The holidays are all about making things merry and bright for everyone and anyone in your world, aren't they? It could be a little token of affection, a box of freshly baked cookies, or turning your next holiday cocktail hour/party into a true celebration with the best holiday cocktails. We know how important it is to bring extra cheer to the season, and we really know how important it is to have the perfect cocktail on hand. We're rounding up these 11 Cocktail Recipes to Make Your Christmas Merry & Bright to make sure you can celebrate in style all season long! From egg nog to cider, sangria to carefully handcrafted cocktails, this round up has everything you are looking for (and more!). Break out the bar cart, get those fancy cocktail glasses down from the shelves and let's toast to the merriest season of all!

11 Cocktail Recipes to Make Your Christmas Merry & Bright | Sauce + Style

Gingerbread Spice Cocktail - Sauce + Style

11 Cocktail Recipes to Make Your Christmas Merry & Bright | Sauce + Style

Cranberry Sangria - Sauce + Style

11 Cocktail Recipes to Make Your Christmas Merry & Bright | Sauce + Style

Boozy White Hot Chocolate - Sauce + Style

11 Cocktail Recipes to Make Your Christmas Merry & Bright | Sauce + Style

Candy Cane Cocktail - Mix That Drink

11 Cocktail Recipes to Make Your Christmas Merry & Bright | Sauce + Style

Sugar Cookie Martini - Crazy for Crust

11 Cocktail Recipes to Make Your Christmas Merry & Bright | Sauce + Style

Apple Pie on the Rocks - Gal on a Mission

11 Cocktail Recipes to Make Your Christmas Merry & Bright | Sauce + Style

Cranberry Apple Old Fashioned - Lipgloss and Crayons

11 Cocktail Recipes to Make Your Christmas Merry & Bright | Sauce + Style

Bourbon Eggnog - The Kitchen

11 Cocktail Recipes to Make Your Christmas Merry & Bright | Sauce + Style

Hot Cider Nog - Swanky Recipes

11 Cocktail Recipes to Make Your Christmas Merry & Bright | Sauce + Style

Winter WonderJam Whiskey Smash - She Eats

11 Cocktail Recipes to Make Your Christmas Merry & Bright | Sauce + Style

Candy Cane Shooters - Hairspray and Higheels Cheers to a very merry holiday season, piggy peeps!

The Ultimate Snack & Wine Pairing Guide

The Ultimate Snack & Wine Pairing Guide | Sauce + Style

With March Madness starting to set in, March is the month of snacks and munchies for us! It just so happens to be one of our favorite times of the year because it gives us the excuse to pull out all our favorite standby snacks as we stream the games all day, every day. Of course, sometimes we like to get a little classy up in here with our snacking. There’s only so much beer you can drink in one month, right? It's about time we switched over to some wine for those grape-obsessed during our favorite time of the year. That’s why we’ve put together the ULTIMATE snack and wine pairing guide so you can feel classy AF while you sit back, pig out on your favorite snacks and watch your favorite team demolish everyone else with each passing week. Love your white wines? Here’s the snacks you’ll want to bring to the table with your all-time fav wines while you root for the upsets:

The Ultimate Snack & Wine Pairing Guide | Sauce + Style

More of a red aficionado? Get rich and deep with these tasty pairings as you discuss who will be in the final showdown:

The Ultimate Snack & Wine Pairing Guide | Sauce + Style

Can’t decide between red and white? Good news, we’ve got you covered with BOTH for these munchies. Who's got time and patience to choose when your team's championship is on the line, am I right?

The Ultimate Snack & Wine Pairing Guide | Sauce + Style

You'll get that three-pointer you've been prepping for all season with this guide, trust me. Don’t forget to check out our March Munchie Madness bracket challenge for the chance to win some serious tasty treats! We're about halfway through the brackets but there's plenty more knock-down drag out fights left in our tasty contest. One lucky winner will win each round, and the next winner could be YOU. Follow along on Facebook and Instagram for more ways to enter to win.