Their almost endless list of flavors includes mimosa, meyer lemon chardonnay, mexican chocolate, and strawberry lemonade…

And if you don’t have an event to lure the trailer to, visit Amber on weekends in the chic tasting lounge at Saarloos & Sons.

{Thanks for the tip Aleesa- you know us Ruby Press girls well!  Images from Flights of Fancy blog}

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I don’t think you can buy them here in the states…or has anyone found them anywhere here?

{and for once, photos by me!!}

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup raisins
• 2 tablespoons dark rum
• 3/4 cup white basmati rice
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 5 cups half-and-half, divided
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 extra-large egg, beaten
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Directions

In a small bowl, combine the raisins and rum. Set aside.

Combine the rice and salt with 1 1/2 cups water in a medium heavy-bottomed stainless steel saucepan. Bring it to a boil, stir once, and simmer, covered, on the lowest heat for 8 to 9 minutes, until most of the water is absorbed. (If your stove is very hot, pull the pan halfway off the burner.)

Stir in 4 cups of half-and-half and sugar and bring to a boil. Simmer uncovered for 25 minutes, until the rice is very soft. Stir often, particularly toward the end. Slowly stir in the beaten egg and continue to cook for 1 minute. Off the heat, add the remaining cup of half-and-half, the vanilla, and the raisins with any remaining rum. Stir well. Pour into a bowl, and place a piece of plastic wrap directly on top of the pudding to prevent a skin from forming. Serve warm or chilled.

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xxMelissa and Sam

P.S. Wanna see the photos I took at the party on my iPhone?  {These professional shots are from the fabulous Kristen Loken!}  Follow me on Twitter- I’ll be posting them today!

{A vintage postcard of Vesuvio!  Now really, how many bakeries get their own postcard? If you don’t live in NYC, you may still recognize this storefront- it’s been included in many fashion shoots over the years.  Image from here.}

Ingredients

3 clementines, plus 1 very thinly sliced, for garnish

1 cup sugar

1 cup water

2/3 cup cranberry juice

1/3 cup lime juice

1 1/2 cups vanilla flavored vodka {recommend: Grey Goose}

Cut the clementines into quarters and squeeze their juice into a saucepan. Add the sugar, water and clementine flesh and bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce the heat and simmer the mixture for 5 minutes. Pour into a strainer set over a measuring cup, pressing on the solids to remove as much liquid as possible. Discard the solids, cool the liquid to room temperature and pour into a pitcher. Add the cranberry juice, lime juice and vodka and stir well. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Put 6 or 8 martini glasses in the freezer.

To serve, pour the mixture into an ice-filled cocktail shaker and shake until very cold. Pour into the chilled martini glasses and garnish each with a clementine slice. Drink up and enjoy!

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