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Food & Wine Chart

Want to know what wines go best with certain foods. Here is a chart to help guide you in your special meal planning.

Appetizers & Treats

PATE'
Liver Pate
Mel's Vegetarian Paté

NUTS / POPCORN
Caramel Popcorn
Salted Pecans

MEAT TREATS
Bacon Roll-Ups
Beef & Pickle Roll-Ups
Breaded Bacon
Crunchy Meatballs
Ham & Swiss Cheese in Puff Pastry
Pierogi
Sausage Balls
Sausage Rolls
Sweet & Sour Meatballs
Brochette de Venaison aux Fruits (Venison & Grape Kabobs)

FISH TREATS
Baby Potatoes with Sour Cream and Caviar
Beverly's Oyster Wontons
Crabmeat Dip
Jean's Cold Dill Florida Shrimp
Mushroom Caps Filled with Crab
Puffed Crab Roll
Salmon Spread
Smoked Salmon Quesadilla
Smoked Salmon-filled Belgian Endive

CRACKERS / SANDWICHES
Glacier Melter
Grandma Kitty's Little Quiches
Hawaiian Style Croute Fromage
Kentucky Hot Brown
Party Pretzels
Party Rolls
Pineapple Nut Tea Sandwiches
Seed Sticks
Zesty Cinnamon Roll-ups

CHEESE
Almond Cheese Balls
Baked Brie
Cheese Balls
Cheese Wafers
Ginger Cream Cheese Ball
Jalapeno Cheese Ball
Tortilla Swirl
Zesty Cheese Spread

VEGETABLES
Artichoke Appetizer
Asparagus Hors d'ouvres
Geri's Veggie Bars
Japanese Marinated Mushrooms
Mushrooms Stuffed with Walnuts, Cheese and Spinach
Blue Stuffed Mushrooms
Appetizer Potato Balls
Smoked Sausage Mushrooms
Spinach and Chili Cheese Puffs
West Point Zucchini Nibbles
Zucchini Bites

PIZZA
Appetizer Pizza
Almost Famous Breakfast Pizza
Authentic Italian Pizza Dough and Toppings
Breakfast Pizza
Breakfast Pizza
Breakfast Pizza
Curried Cheese and Olive Toasts
Gladstone Inn's Breakfast Pizza
Bruschetta
Piper Street Pizza
Veggie Pizza
Whole-Wheat Pizza with Pesto

Advisories For Safe Parties

Ideas for a Happy Celebration
Let someone drive you if you are going to drink alcohol. Don't let one night of celebration ruin a whole life in the new millennium.

Non-Alcoholic Drinks for the Designated Driver and those of you who are naturally high.

(Warning!
Watch-Out for the Punch, it could be spiked.

Boo Boo's Special
Cardinal Punch
Nursery Fizz
Mulled Grape & Apple Punch
Princess Margaret
Rosy Pippin
Coke, No Rum
Virgin Margarita
Virgin Daiquiri
Non-alcoholic beer and wine
Shirley Temple
Roy Rogers

THE NEXT DAY
Wives Tales and Cures:
1). A bite of the dog? Try a Bloody Mary.
2). Some people believe that if you take 2 aspirin before you go to bed you will not wake up with a hangover.2)
3). Some suggest beef, hamburger, rare meat to help ease a hang-over. In fact many people have reported that they not only crave meat, but pasta and tomato sauce.
4). Matt thinks its the Vitamin B you're missing. One thing is for sure, water helps a lot.
5). Lucinda believes darkness and quiet is essential.

If someone you love has a hang-over:
Don't be loud, don't nag and more than anything, don't say "I told you so" even though your probably did.

If your husband is hungover, don't make him go shopping with you.

Don't start a sentence with:
1) "You know what we should do today?
2) "Why haven't you fixed the ...
3) "About last night ...

If your wife has a hangover, let her go shopping. Women know the benefits of retail therapy.

TIPS FROM SOME OF OUR STAFF AT VIRTUAL CITIES

Matt: "Take extra vitamins before you go out drinking. Actually I think that unlike gasoline, the higher the price the better the alcohol. I never get a hangover on good quality wine and liquor. The next day, do not sit at your computer and program!" ..... Favorite drink is Scotch on the Rocks

Lucinda: "I like to start the night out with a couple of shots of straight Tequila Gold. Then I drink water the rest of the night. I usually have a great time, and I don't have a hangover the next day." ......Favorite drink besides Tequila, a Root Beer Float Cocktail

Betsey: "I try to drink a glass of water between each alcoholic drink." ......Favorite drink a White Russian

Mohammed: "I don't drink, but I know how to have a good time. Listen to music, dance and have a positive attitude."

Cindy: "Stay away from those Squadrons of B-52's. I remember a night in Boston with my in-laws. (On second thought, let's not go there)". ......Favorite drink a B-52 of course!

Alisha: "I just turned 21 so I'm not supposed to have any drinking advice (honest mom!)"

Richard: "I've never had a hangover, so can't tell you much. ...Favorite drink is a Shirley Temple with Spiced Rum (no wonder)

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Celebration Guide
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Great Cocktails and Recipes for
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