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Off to Market Recap: Iced Tea Glasses

partysugar — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:30:28 -0700

During the Summer I crave iced teas on a regular basis. While I'm not picky about the type of iced tea, I am particular about the type of glass. I like a glass that's large enough to hold a lot of ice and a lot of liquid, so I asked you to help me find them. You looked for large, colorful iced tea glasses perfect for sipping on the back porch. You bookmarked the glasses in the Yum Market on TeamSugar with the keyword tag, Iced Tea Glasses.

I love these high ball style glasses that jspeed saved. Not only are they ideal for iced tea, they are also great for mojitos or lemonade! To check out all of the glasses, browse the collection below.

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Off to Market: Iced Tea Glasses

partysugar — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 05:30:37 -0700

During the summer I crave iced teas on a regular basis. While I'm not picky about the type of iced tea, I am particular about the type of glass. I like a glass that's large enough to hold a lot of ice and a lot of liquid. Let's head off to market in search of large, colorful iced tea glasses. Bookmark the glasses you find in the Yum Market on TeamSugar with the keyword tag, Iced Tea Glasses.

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7 Suggestions For Refreshing Iced Tea

partysugar — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 05:50:17 -0700

June is National Iced Tea month and with the warm weather and long, lazy days, there's no better time for a thirst-quenching glass of iced tea. While making iced tea can be as simple as pouring fresh brewed tea over a tall pitcher of ice, there are hundreds of more complex varieties. I've scoured the Internet for the most innovative recipes. Here you'll find seven of my favorites; these are the iced teas I plan on sipping all Summer long.

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What Not To Party: Don't Pretend To Like Something

partysugar — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 04:18:31 -0700

I'm not a huge fan of processed or packaged foods and drinks. However I make one exception for Nestea iced tea mix, which I absolutely love. Today is National Iced Tea Day and whatever way you like your iced tea, you should treat yourself to a big sweating glass. If you're at a friend's house and offered a glass of iced tea when you in fact don't like it, just say no. I think it's ruder to pretend to like something you don't, rather than to deny it in the first place.

This always come to mind when I think of Nestea because I once served a glass to a girlfriend who hated it. She suffered through half the glass before bursting out, "Yuck I I can't take anymore of this - I hate iced tea!" I was horrified and heart broken, she wouldn't have hurt my feelings if she had said no in the first place.

If you pretend to love a certain food that you don't like, the hostess might note this and make it each time you come over. To really respect your hostess, when it comes to expressing your feelings towards food: make them clear about what you do and do not like.

What do you guys think, do you agree with me?

Off To Market Recap: White Wine Glasses

partysugar — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 03:13:19 -0700

Last week I told you about my white wine glass dilemma. The white wine glasses I have all come from the remnants of wine glass sets given to my parents many many years ago. Meaning I have plenty of white wine glasses but none of them go together! This has been slowly driving me crazy especially after I went out and bought a few boxed sets of new red wine glasses. That's why I asked you to help me find a new set of white wine glasses that are chic, sophisticated, and uniform. You saved your stemware in the Yum Market on TeamSugar with the keyword tag White Wine Glasses. Here are my favs: Chellebaby found these gorgeous, delicate white wine glasses. Modern with a vintage twist, these sleek glasses will add an element of grace and elegance to my springtime entertaining.

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Artistic wine glasses? Totally love it! colormesticky found these that could be cool for beer, soda, or even iced tea. A glass that is multi functional is awesome.

Of course I had to feature this stemless glass that kayleigh83 found. It's like the glass our YumSugar avatar is usually holding in her hand, so obviously I think it is tres fabulous.

Thanks for the great finds gals! Have no clue what the Yum Market is? It's fun you can bookmark stuff you find on the web!-Learn how-to by reading geeksugar's explanation.

Yum Market Finds: Beautiful Colorful Glasses

partysugar — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 10:11:52 -0800

Just as we fill our closets with shoes and handbags for each and every occasion we should fill our cabinets with the perfect glasses for each and every drink. Every time I show up with a new box of glasses it drives my father a little more crazy. After seeing Marie Antoinette I ran out in search of fabulous dainty little champagne glasses. We already have champagne glasses my dad grumbled. My response: we have champagne flutes and these are champagne saucers. As I was looking through the Yum Market, I realized that you recognize the importance of having a variety of glasses in all shapes and sizes. Here are a few of my favorite finds (that you found!):

almost famous found these gorgeous little brocade glasses. She says she is going to use them for decoration in her apartment or to pot tiny flowers (great idea!) but I would serve super hot tea or really cold beer in these glasses like they do in Spain.

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atkoester discovered these fabulous stemless martini glasses. I would use these to serve whiskey on the rocks or a classic vodka/gin martini. Thanks for finding these babies atkoester!

For everyday juices, milks, iced teas, and lemonades these functional, classic glasses saved by DesignRchic are ideal. Their tinted purple glass adds a touch of color to an otherwise ordinary day. Get them now because a set of 4 is on sale!

Keep on saving your amazing foodie finds in the Yum Market! Don't know what the Yum Market is all about? Read geeksugar's informative explanation.

Come Party With Me: Graduation - Drinks

partysugar — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:15:54 -0700

At a graduation party make things feel festive and celebratory by setting up a small bar buffet that allows guests to mix their own drinks. Since the graduate is underage, the bar will have no alcohol. Instead stock the buffet with the fixings for jazzed-up Arnold Palmers! Pitchers of lemonade and iced tea, lemon wedges, sparkling water, grenadine, and fresh berries will sit next to an ice bucket and rows of glasses.

For the adults fill coolers with beer, white wine, and water. To check out the lemonade and iced tea recipes, read more.

Lemonade
From Martha Stewart

Ingredients

3 cups lemon or lime juice, about 20 lemons or 25 limes freshly squeezed
2 cups superfine sugar
4 cups cold water
4 cups ice
2 lemons or limes, thinly sliced for garnish

Directions

Into a large serving container, strain the citrus juice, mix it with sugar, and stir until the sugar is dissolved.
Add 4 cups cold water and stir again until well combined. Add ice to fill and a few lemon or lime slices.

Makes 10 cups.

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Iced Tea
Modified from Tassimo

Ingredients

4-5 bags your favorite tea
Lemon juice (optional)
Sugar (optional)
Ice cubes

Directions

Prepare tea by brewing the bags in boiling water. Add lemon juice and sugar to taste; cool completely. Or, refrigerate until ready to serve.
Pour over ice cubes in two tall glasses. Sit back and relax on a hot day.

Makes half a pitcher.

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Off to Market Recap: Sangria Pitcher

partysugar — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 05:30:04 -0700

My favorite sangria pitcher has cracked. I removed it from the dishwasher when it was warm, added a bunch of ice, and put a giant crack in it. While I was bummed at first, I realized that this means I have to get a new pitcher! I asked you to help me find a delightful sangria pitcher. You looked for a large, pretty pitcher that will hold both white and red sangrias, lemonade, or iced tea. You bookmarked pitchers in the Yum Market on TeamSugar with the keyword tag, Sangria Pitcher.

I love this sleek spouted glass pitcher that LesleyP825 found. Its classic and simple style highlights the beautiful, natural color of the liquid that fills it. Thanks for your help! Check out all of the sangria pitchers below, by scrolling to the right.

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Come Party With Me: Graduation - The Look

partysugar — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:15:26 -0700

When creating the look for your graduation party, start by choosing a color scheme. The graduate's favorite colors or the school's colors make perfect selections. Cover the tables in pretty, printed tablecloths.

Make a "Congratulations" banner and hang in a visible location. Tie balloons to your mailbox, so guests know where the party is. Serve the pasta in modern serving bowls. Stack plain white plates nearby. Write the name of each dish on a small card, place in a place card holder, and set near the serving bowls. On the bar, line the glasses up next to the ice bucket and lemonade and iced tea pitchers.

Finally, don't forget fabulous flowers. A green and white bouquet is fresh and elegant.

Come Party With Me: Super Bowl - Drinks

partysugar — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:48:31 -0800

Beer and football go together like peanut butter and jelly. You must have beer at your Super Bowl party. If you are playing a football-related drinking game - everyone choose a player, each time that player comes into contact with the ball you drink, if he fumbles or scores you chug! - stock up on a bunch of bottles and ice to keep them cold.

Have water and sodas on hand for those who choose not to partake in the drinking festivities.

Serving margaritas is a wonderful idea, but why not liven things up by offering two team related cocktails? Give guests rooting for New York long island iced teas. Offer New England fans glasses of Boston punch. Want these dangerously delicious recipes? Just read more.

Long Island Iced Tea
From Taste

1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
3 cups ice cubes
1/3 cup chilled vodka
1/3 cup tequila
1/3 cup white rum
1/3 cup gin
1/4 cup Cointreau liqueur
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 cup chilled cola

Place the sugar and water in a small saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Increase heat to high and bring to the boil. Cook, without stirring, for 3 minutes or until syrup thickens. Remove from heat and set aside for 15 minutes to cool.
Divide the ice evenly among serving glasses.
Pour over the vodka, tequila, rum, gin, Cointreau, sugar syrup, lemon juice and cola. Serve immediately.

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Boston Punch
From Virtual Cities

2 cups apple cider
1 cup brandy
1/2 cup dark rum
1/2 cup curacao
Juice of 2 lemons
One 750-ml bottle of champagne
1 liter seltzer or club soda
1 teaspoon sugar

Chill cider, brandy, rum, curacao, lemon juice, champagne, and seltzer or club soda.
Combine cider, brandy, rum, curacao, and lemon juice with sugar, stirring until sugar dissolves.
Just before serving, pour over a block of ice in a punch bowl and stir in champagne and seltzer.

Serves 6-8.

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