Monogrammed Acrylic Beverage Server - Gift of the Day

We LOVE our Monogrammed Acrylic Beverage Server.  $45 with monogram. This elegant beverage server holds the perfect amount -- 3 gallons -- enough for a group but not the entire town! The base has a well for ice which helps keep your drink of choice cool without getting watered down.

Our Facebook peeps shared fantastic ideas for drinks and occasions perfect for the beverage server including Derby Day, pool parties, weddings, graduation, rush parties. 

Favorite Drinks:

Water with floating lemons

Water with cucumbers or cucumbers + mint

Lemonade

Strawberry lemonade floating lemon slices and strawberries

Cherry Limeade with fresh cherries and sliced limes

Sweet Tea

Fruit Tea with frozen peaches

Arnold Palmers

Southern Bourbon Tea

Kristen's Potion 1/2 lemonade, 1/2 Bigelow Plantation Mint Iced Tea, thinly sliced lemons and limes.

Mimosas

Mint Juleps

Margaritas (Watermelon or Mango)

Mojitos

Sangria

Champagne Wedding Punch

Orange Creamcicles (Vanilla Vodka & Orange Crush)

Black Eyed Susans (Vodka, Rum, Orange Juice, Triple Sec & Lime)

Sweet Tea Vodka & Lemonade

Kentucky Lemonade (with Bourbon)

Brew Berry Delight (3/4 cup frozen raspberries, 3 1/2  12-oz. bottles beer, chilled, 1 12-oz. container frozen raspberry lemonade concentrate, thawed

1/2 cup vodka Garnish: lemon and lime slices)

Gift of the Day: Tervis Tumblers a Whole New Way

Tervis Tumblers with Butter Sauce for Sarasota Shrimp

Tervis Tumblers promise to keep hot drinks hot and cold drinks cold, and I'm so in love with the fact the tumblers keep the ice fresh in my diet coke that I rarely think to use them for anything hot.

Last night I was hosting a small birthday dinner and wanted to keep it simple with placemats, but I was serving Sarasota Shrimp (recipe below) which includes a delicious butter dipping sauce.  My butter warmers are great, but without fail you end up with a table full of butter drips which is a yucky mess to clean up. 

Divine inspiration or to quote Plato 'necessity, who is the mother of invention' directed me to give my 12 oz Tervis Tumblers a try as butter sauce cups.  They were perfect!  The butter sauce stayed perfectly warm while we were at the table and the 12 oz Tervis Tumblers were great for dunking the shrimp.

Other ideas for using the 'Cocktail Size' Tervis Tumblers  to keep sauces warm would be maple syrup for pancakes or french toast sticks, chocolate sauce, and maybe even an au jus or gravy.  Of course, the tumblers would work well to keep dips and sauces cold too!  Great for vegetable dip (our favorite is Spinach & Herb Dip Mix from Tastefully Simple, cocktail sauce, pimento cheese or salsa.

Here is the recipe for Sarasota Shrimp (adapted from Sunsational, Junior League of Greater Orlando)

For the boil:

• 1 lb of shrimp per person
• 1 box Zatarain's crawfish, shrimp and crab boil
• 1 large sweet onion sliced
• 2 lemons cut into quarters
• 4 stalks of celery with leaves (I like using the center of the bunch)

1. Mix the boil, onion, lemons and celery into about 1/2 gallon water
2. Allow to sit for 30 minutes or so
3. Simmer for at least 30 minutes before adding the shrimp; you can simmer longer if you wish
4. Once the boil is bubbling, add shrimp and boil for 3-5 minutes til done

For the butter sauce (this makes way more than you need for 4-5 lbs of shrimp):

• 3 sticks butter
• 1 tbs Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tbs Soy Sauce
• 1 tbs Tarragon vinegar
• 3-4 tbs fresh lemon juice
• 1 tbs salt
• 8 dashes of Tabasco sauce

Mix all of the above and stir regularly over low heat. Sauce ends up a light brown/golden yellow color.  Pour into your 12 oz Tervis Tumblers and serve!

Gift of the Day: Monogrammed Backyard BBQ Party Bucket

Here comes spring! We are excited for beautiful sunny days and warmer weather.

We love these monogrammed party buckets. Perfect for holding loads of your favorite drinks! Use as storage for towels or beach toys. Nice for tailgating or serving snacks at little league. Whatever your lifestyle, this monogrammed party bucket will be an important part of your summer style.

Available in 2 colors at a great price of $32.95. You can afford one for yourself and a friend. Get all the details by clicking here.