Hamptons Holiday Gift Guide 2013..Gift Baskets are always a winner

Hamptons Holiday Gift Guide 2013..Gift Baskets are always a winner

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Beautiful Gift Basket from Golden Pear are a perfect “Hamptons” gift this holiday season…An assortment of Golden Pear specialty items are a perfect gift this Holiday season. Baskets range from $34.95-$350.00

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Hamptons Holiday Gift Guide 2013..A Golden Gift Basket

Nothing says “Celebration” like this Champagne & Truffles Gift Basket! There’s a reason that champagne and truffles are so often served together…they are the perfect pair! There are also wine gift baskets out there too! Inside they’ll find a host of award-winning chocolates and truffles from around the globe to compliment the incredible bottle of Champagne you choose. $129.00-$239.00

Fields of Europe for Christmas Basket – Small with Chocolate

Inspired by the traditional holiday bouquets found in bustling European floral markets this time of year, red roses, white lilies, alstroemeria and fresh greens, hand-arranged inside a charming handled basket and paired them with a sweet box of chocolate

Deluxe Pedicure Gift Basket
Pedicure gift baskets are an excellent way to bring the rejuvenating power of the pedicure right to her door, and into her home. These pedicure baskets contain everything she could possibly need to enjoy a luxurious, relaxing at-home pedicure. Pedicure gifts include pedicure tools (a foot brush, toe separators, a foot roller), luxurious spa-quality treatments (soothing foot cream, relaxing foot soak, exfoliating foot scrub, cooling leg rub, and revitalizing foot spray), and, to top it all off, comfortable cotton waffle spa slippers. $89.99

For the Tea Lover: $44.99

Tea for two! This gift basket will treat your tea enthusiast with style. The assortment of wonderful calming teas is sure to bring a smile to her face. Reusable tray lasts…Includes: two 0.08-oz. packs of Tazo Zen Green Tea, two 0.08-oz. assorted packs of Tazo tea, four 0.16-oz. packs of Tazo Calm Herbal Infusion, four 0.16-oz. packs of Tazo Zen Green Tea, one package of cashew roca, one ceramic green tea pot, one 8.5-oz. package of Dolcetto Wafer Squares, $44.00one 0.75-oz. biscotti & three honey sticks

Need to buy a gift for a guy and not sure what to get…how about this Irish Beer gift basket…$69.99

Know Any Chocolate Lovers…this is the ultimate gift basket for anyone who loves Chocolate..Just the thing for the chocolate lovers, this oversized chocolate gift basket arrives in impressive fashion and is loaded with the worlds finest, award-winning chocolates and gourmet chocolate delicacies. This amazing new addition to our chocolate gift baskets collection is overflowing with twenty-four sinfully delicious chocolate indulgences that will impress the taste buds of even the most seasoned chocoholics. $179.99

Cover Image: Gourmet Christmas Berries $54.99
These brilliantly bright treats are sure to make this Christmas sweet! We’ve taken a dozen of our perfectly ripe strawberries and dipped them by hand into baths of our exquisite imported Belgian chocolates. Each fruit is then artfully decorated with tiny festive sprinkles or ribbons of silky chocolate and bright holiday candies.

Just a couple of Christmas gift ideas to give to office staff, teachers, clients, customers…etc…. You don’t even have to use specifically this. You can add your own spin to the hamper. Maybe a couple of personalised gifts if you are especially close to the gift receiver. A camera roll keychain perhaps, (Rouleau De Caméra Porte-Clés
in French). Stay tuned for more Hamptons Holiday Gift guide suggestions…

Hamptons Style:Holiday Looks that will have heads turn…

Hamptons Style: Holiday Looks that will have heads turn….It is that time of the year, tons of Holiday Parties…..Take a look at a few selections that I put together, looks for every budget.

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SHIMMER IN GOLD: Who says you can’t look like a million dollars with a budget under $300….Own the room when you walk in with this shimmering, head-turning Gold look. No one will ever know you did not spend thousands to look this good… Party hard in style this season in our stunning gold sequins swirl dress. The 2013 Estee Lauder Golden Luxuries Set includes: Golden Alligator Compact in Transparent Pure Color Lipstick in Christmas Kiss Gold Clutch Evening Bag

NEW YEAR’S EVE LOOK: Bring in the New Year 2014 in Sparkles…On a budget, look no further, All eyes will be on you when you walk into the room. You will not believe how much this dress cost….I added a belt to the dress, to give it a more sleek look. I love a splash of color when wearing all black, I chose red for the festive holiday season, but any color will do. Light-reflecting teardrop stones dangle within pave-crystal frames, tiered to form stunning chandelier earrings.

DAZZLE IN GOLD: This beautiful Gold dress is sure to be a show stopper at any Holiday Party this year, if you have unlimited funds to spend. This dress is so bold it needs little embellishment; style it simply with a pair of single-sole pumps and a clutch.

I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year…Be Safe and don’t drink & drive!!!

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Unique Christmas Gifts for the Bird Lover

Hamptons Holiday Gift Guide 2013…Unique Christmas Gifts for the Bird Lover…Looking for a different Christmas gift for the person that loves birds…..check out this beautiful collection of birds in various Hamptons Locations by Kurt Leggard a Hamptons Photographer. Photography By Kurt loves taking pictures of birds and his work shows his passion. Check out his other bird galleries as well, Landscapes & Wildlife the Perfect gift for a bird lover.

Available in all sizes and prices range $25 and up…(contact owner for discount on multiple images and price for cards, books, calendars)

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Blueberry Glazed Cheesecake Pie that will make you melt….

Hamptons Eats…Blueberry Glazed Cheesecake Pie that will make you melt……..Greetings Hamptons Mouthpiece Readers, it is Holiday time and that means it is Cheesecake time. I am a huge cheesecake fan, it is my favorite dessert, so of course I was going to try to make my own. I loved Juniors Cheesecake because they do not add sour cream to their ingredients and as much as I love sour cream, combined with the cream cheese gives it an after taste in your mouth and that I do not like. I decided to search the internet for a cheesecake recipe and thought just maybe Juniors would share theirs, to my surprise they did. What you see listed below is Juniors Cheesecake recipe with some alterations. I do not particularly like the sponge cake with the cheesecake filling so instead of using the sponge cake I substituted with a pie crust. Choosing a pie crust is your personal preference but I can tell you , if you follow my instructions below you will not be disappointed. I only make this dessert once-to-twice a year, it is very rich and has every ingredient that I try to avoid in one dish, but SO WHAT, it’s the holiday. This pie is so delicious it will make you cry because it is light, smooth and literally melts in your mouth. This recipe makes 2 pies, instead of glazing my pie I choose to make the blueberries into a topping, but if you want you can make a glaze. The Glaze recipe came from Allrecipes.com however I altered the recipe to suit my taste buds and to change it from raspberries to blueberries.. (see recipe below)

I make small changes to my recipe each year and this year BOURBON was my secret ingredient, it was added to the pie filling and to the Blueberry sauce, this is completely optional but I found that it gave my pie that “je ne sais quoi” that I was searching for….The pie by itself with no topping is delicious, so I usually only add topping to one pie, You can also substitute blueberries for another fruit of your choice.

BON APPETIT!

Blueberry Glazed Cheesecake

Recipe Type: Dessert

Author: Vanessa Leggard

Prep time: 1 hour

Cook time: 1 hour

Total time: 2 hours

Serves: 10

This cheesecake pie is so delicious it literally will make you cry because it just melts in your mouth.

Ingredients

Cheesecake Filling
4 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese
1 2/3 cups sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/4 Bourbon (optional)
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
2 large eggs
3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
2 Honey Graham Pie Crust
Topping or Glaze
frozen or fresh blueberries (1 cup)
fresh orange juice (2 tablespoons) I use an orange instead of orange juice, and I squeezed in a 1/4 of the orange in the sauce
bourbon 1/4 cup (optional)
1/3 cup of sugar
2 tablespoons of corn starch

Instructions

Pie Crust
Honey Graham pie crust…is my suggestion…to make the pie crust crispy (whip an egg white until it is frothy, then spread on the pie crust and bake for 3-5 min.
Cream Cheese Filling—————.
• Place one 8-ounce package of the cream cheese, 1/3 cup of the sugar, and the cornstarch in a large bowl.
• Beat with an electric mixer on low until creamy, about 3 minutes, then beat in the remaining 3 packages of the cream cheese.
• Increase the mixer speed to high and beat in the remaining 1 1/3 cups of the sugar, then beat in the vanilla.
• Blend in the eggs, one at a time, beating the batter well after each one.
• Blend in heavy cream.
• At this point mix the filling only until completely. Be careful not to overmix the batter.
• Gently spoon the cheese filling on top of the pie crust.
• Bake the cheesecake until the center barely jiggles when you shake the pan, about 1 hour.
• Cool the cake on a wire rack for 1 hour.
• Then cover the pie and refrigerate until it’s completely cold, at least 4 hours or overnight.
TOPPING or GLAZE:
Combine blueberries, sugar, and orange juice in a saucepan. Whisk the cornstarch into the cold water until smooth. Add the mixture to the saucepan and bring to a boil.
Simmer for about 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until the desired consistency is reached. The sauce will thicken further as it cools.
note* you can puree the sauce or you can keep the blueberries whole…your choice
You can add the room temperature blueberry sauce to the top of the pie and chill for 1 hour or you can just chill the sauce and add to the cheesecake on the side.
To make a glaze: Puree the sauce, blend with a handheld immersion blender and strain it through a fine sieve. Serve warm or cold. The sauce will keep in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.

ok time for another piece….I will start that much needed diet tomorrow….

Hamptons Style: Winter fashion…GET THE LOOK!

Stay Fashionable & Warm under $200
Who says you can’t be really warm and fashionable!

Hamptons Style: Winter Fashion by hamptonsmouthpiece featuring a brown sweater

Women’s Avalanche Down Parka can be found here...click here

Love the scarf but not in love with the price tag…new young scarf designer Dani Leggard knits beautiful scarfs for 70% less, they range from $50-$75 in your desired colors and they are very warm. Place your orders early for Holiday gifts. Send your request to email: [email protected]