new year’s day brunch – In Good Taste http://ingoodtaste.kitchen Making Every Day an Occasion... Simply Sat, 28 Dec 2019 18:11:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cropped-peonies-32x32.jpg new year’s day brunch – In Good Taste http://ingoodtaste.kitchen 32 32 How-To: Host a Winter Brunch (and still manage to sleep in) http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/how-to-host-a-last-minute-winter-brunch/ http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/how-to-host-a-last-minute-winter-brunch/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2015 22:26:24 +0000 http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/?p=9607 It’s arguably old news that the holiday entertaining season is about over, but for some people, it never really ends. Earlier in the year, I hosted what turned out to be a wonderful pre-holiday brunch for some of my extended family. Even though the intent was to celebrate the holidays, you could easily replicate this winter brunch menu anytime throughout the season. A fun, mid-winter brunch party will give your guests ones something fun to look forward to during the inevitable gray, gloomy days of January and February.  A lot of my relatives live in New York, which like Chicago, is fun and festive prior to the holidays but after January 1, there isn’t much to look forward to, weather-wise, until Memorial Day. You might be in New Year’s resolutions mode, so this simple brunch can be catered to just about any diet — such as low carb or even gluten-free — and is pretty easy to execute. Even decorating for your party can be stress-free and inexpensive. The Decor Thanks to Pinterest, rustic chic is now a thing and what that means is that if you don’t have 6 or 8 or 12 plates that happen to match, you don’t need to. Set […]

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]]> http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/how-to-host-a-last-minute-winter-brunch/feed/ 22 Cranberry Mimosas http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/celebrating-with-bubbles-cranberry-mimosas/ http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/celebrating-with-bubbles-cranberry-mimosas/#comments Mon, 30 Dec 2013 05:00:02 +0000 http://ingoodtasteblog.net/?p=7 I’m going to go right ahead and say it: I love champagne. There is something so fun and festive about drinking bubbles from a fluted glass, especially if you really have no special reason whatsoever to be celebrating. Shouldn’t everyday be a celebration? It will be if you’re drinking cranberry mimosas. With New Years Eve around the corner, I know some of you are thinking about celebrating. I’m thinking about celebrating New Year’s Eve, but because I’m old and lame I probably won’t manage to stay out very late. I actually think that New Year’s Eve couldn’t be more overrated but that’s another story for another day. If you’re making a fancy-schmancy brunch for January 1, think about opting out of the traditional mimosa and mixing your bubbles with a splash of cranberry juice for a festive flavor and color to help ring in the new year. A traditional mimosa is a champagne cocktail, typically combined with orange juice. For a lighter, tarter version of the popular AM aperitif, opt instead for cranberry juice over a bubbly base. You can serve it in a champagne flute; however if you don’t have enough for the crowd or you’re worried about your […]

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