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Champagne
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I have a wedge of Brie and some crackers in the pantry, and I could slice a pear or an apple and drizzle the fruit with some orange blossom honey. That always makes a nice accompaniment for cheese. I've got some olives, too, Lucques. I wonder if I have time to make cheese sticks. I use store-bought puff pastry, roll it out, sprinkle it with salt and red pepper flakes and grated Parmesan, then cut the dough into strips, twist them, and bake. They are particularly delicious with a glass of Champag
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― A Place at the Table
― A Place at the Table
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Champagne arrived in flûtes on trays, and we emptied them with gladness in our hearts... for when feasts are laid and classical music is played, where champagne is drunk once the sun has sunk and the season of summer is alive in spicy bloom, and beautiful women fill the room, and are generous with laughter and smiles... these things fill men's hearts with joy and remind one that life’s bounty is not always fleeting but can be captured, and enjoyed. It is in writing about this scene that I relive
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Combining the love of books and bubbly cocktails with monthly books and on going discussions
4 members,
last active 11 years ago
The Champagne Book Club is a South Bay Area private book club.
1 member,
last active 12 years ago
March 27 - April 1, 2013
Welcome to our roundtable on the “social side of wine”. If you’ve found…more
8 members,
last active 13 years ago
