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Category Archives: BEVERAGES

RED WINE SANGRIA

  One sip is worth a thousand words. Nothing more to say. SWEET LEISURE SANGRIA Yield: 4 to 6 servings. 1 large orange, sliced 1 large lemon, sliced 1/4 to 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup water 750ml bottle or about 4 cups dry red wine (“value” wine will do—no need for the big-buck stuff) […]

Posted 02 July 2013 † Susan Manlin Katzman § COCKTAILS § RECIPES ‡ Comments Off on RED WINE SANGRIA °

TEQUILA BAR AND INFUSIONS

The name is quite a mouthful—JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa. And the resort is quite a place, offering something above and beyond other JW Marriotts. It’s not the size that makes it so special, although this JW Marriott is the world’s largest, sitting on an area covering 600 acres. And it’s […]

Posted 26 May 2013 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § DRINKS § RESORTS § SAN ANTONIO § TEXAS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off on TEQUILA BAR AND INFUSIONS °

ROSEMARY BEACH RESTAURANTS AND RECIPES

ROSEMARY BEACH is aptly named: “Beach” for the glorious sparkling white-quartz sand that hugs the Gulf of Mexico and “Rosemary” both for the flavorful herb and, by extension, the flavorful food that thrives in the northwest Florida beach community. For a 107-acre town welcoming homeowners and vacationers—and an area where almost every rental accommodation sports […]

Posted 20 March 2013 † Susan Manlin Katzman § ACCOMMODATIONS § BREAKFAST § BRUNCH § COCKTAILS § ENTREES § FLORIDA § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § ROSEMARY BEACH § SALADS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off on ROSEMARY BEACH RESTAURANTS AND RECIPES °

WHERE TO DRINK BEER IN BRUSSELS

100 bottles of beer on the wall, 100 bottles of beer. Should one of those bottles happen to fall— 400 more bottles of beer on the wall. Belgium produces about 500 types of beer and Brussels tempts tourists with a staggering number of restaurants, cafes, bars that serve the brew. But Sweet Leisure readers headed […]

Posted 28 September 2012 † Susan Manlin Katzman § BEER § BELGIUM § BRUSSELS § RESTAURANTS § TRAVEL ‡ Comments Off on WHERE TO DRINK BEER IN BRUSSELS °