Summer Items to Taste and Wear
It feels like
summer has been here forever already, but it’s only the start. This heat makes
me think of comfortable clothing, cool drinks, and barbecue.
Comfortable Pants for a
Good Cause…
I will be wearing
these One Tribe Elephant Harem Pants a lot this summer. They are cool and
comfortable. At first, I was looking at them to just wear over my bathing suit,
but I got so many compliments on them I’ll be wearing them out.
As if the
comfort isn’t enough, there are other reasons to purchase from One Tribe. Products
are made in Thailand by local workers paid a fair wage. Also, for every pair of
elephant pants sold, the company makes a donation to the Elephant National Park
in Chang Mai, where they rescue endangered animals.
The Best Burgers in the
Country…
In the 2017
Harris Poll, Five Guys dethroned In-N-Out as America’s Favorite Burger Chain. It’s
the burger that’s the star here and that comes from Schweid & Sons, a family
run ground beef company now in its fourth generation.
Schweid &
Sons sent me a selection of their burgers (Brisket Blend, One Percenter, and Sliders)
to try out for myself and I can definitely see how they won the top spot. The
Brisket Blend, moist and flavorful, even well-done, was my favorite, but they
were all delicious.
If you’d like
to cook these burgers yourself instead of going to Five Guys, you can buy them at these stores.
A Red Wine to Pick Up…
If you are
looking for something to drink with those burgers, my summer red is Chilcas Single Vineyard Cinsault 2014. This Chilean wine is tasty, fruity, with a bit of dry oak. It’s
also under $20 a bottle.
You won’t find
a shortage of vodka in the liquor aisles, but not many are gluten-free. Devotion Vodka are gluten-free, as well as under 100 calories.
They sent me
the Devotion Blood Orange and the Tiki to try. I brought them out to a pool gathering.
The Blood Orange was an instant hit, straight, with Coca-Cola, and sprite. The
ideas for cocktails were flowing from all my friends.
The Tiki
(Black Tea) was not what we expected since most tea vodkas tend to be sweet.
This one is much stronger and more tart than sweet. It worked with a sweetened
iced tea (if you want to do a little spiking), or a citrus soda. Lemonade is
another option, if you don’t like sweet drinks, but this isn’t a vodka I’d
enjoy straight.
My Favorite Wine this
Summer…
I’ll occasionally
drink a glass of moscato, most likely as dessert. When Oliver Winery sent me
their Cherry Moscato, I thought it would be even sweeter than the ones I
already consider dessert. I was wrong.
Oliver Cherry Moscato, which you need to serve well-chilled, is my perfect summer wine. The 2016
Indy International Wine Competition winner is filled with fresh cherry flavor,
which actually brings down the sweetness of the moscato. At $12 a bottle, this
is the wine you should bring to every picnic and barbecue.
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