Summer’s floral decorating mantra must be:
simplicity, simplicity, simplicity. Reproduce a farm-stand bouquet by using a water or juice pitcher
and filling with a lovely mound of lacy flowers.
To create the look, start with a few flower stems
lightly gripped in one hand and build the bouquet
by turning and adding a few flowers at a time on
all sides. Trim off any leaves that will easily decay
below the water line and cut the stems to stand
a few inches above the pitcher. Or make a fresh
flower topiary. Place a wide-mouthed glass jar
inside a terra-cotta pot. Fill the jar with water and
then stuff floral foam between the jar and pot to
secure. Select flowers with sturdy stems, such as
daisies or cosmos. Measure to determine how many
stems can fit snugly into the jar. Tie a ribbon just
under the clump’s flower heads. Stuff the stem
ends into the jar and cover its opening with dried
floral moss. Check the water level daily.
Costco’s Summer Harvest
Set your guests’ taste Salmon Milano with
buds tingling with cool drinks, Basil Butter
refreshing salads and grilled Flank Steak with
items…the Costco way. Portobello Mushrooms
Sliced Roast Beef, Ham
and Turkey
Seedless Watermelons
Grapes
Rotisserie Chicken
Peaches
Nectarines
Apricots
Cheeses such as
Provolone, Muenster
and Imported Swiss
Bing Cherries
Chicken Caesar Salad
Rainier Cherries
Shrimp Tray with Cocktail Sauce
Blueberries
Greek Salad
Raspberries
Party Trays
Corn
Pork Back Ribs
Cantaloupes
Halibut
Fresh Tomato and
Mozzarella Salad
Copper River Salmon
Cheesecakes
Whole King and
Coho Salmon
Key Lime Pie
Peach Pie
SUMMER REFLECTIONS
Savoring the Rosé: This is what everyone in Provence drinks in the
Season summer. It’s made from the
same southern French grapes
with that they use for the reds:
Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault,
Mourvèdre—serious pink
sippers to be served nice and David Andrew Costco Global David cold. These are a great summer Wine Director substitute for reds, but if you
have to have red, put the
heavy, super-ripe and tannic
Summer about any rules. wines away for the summer
It’s easy to think summer Vin de Pays de Côtes de and bring out the juicy, fruity
equals white wine equals Gascogne: From just south of ones. Beaujolais (you can
Chardonnay. But stop and Bordeaux, this is another fresh even serve it chilled)
consider: Is it refreshing? Is it and lively summer sipper. fits the bill.
thirst-quenching? Do you want Riesling: This is a personal
to go back for a second glass? favorite when the sun shines.
Chardonnay is higher in alcohol Try a Kabinett level from The
and fuller-bodied than most Mosel-Saar-Ruwer in Germany.
other whites and, more often It has a gentle sweetness
than not, oaked. This doesn’t balanced by zingy acidity,
exactly add up to the perfect and since it has very low
summer drink. Summer is the alcohol (7-9%), you never
time to break the routine and tire of it. Australian
try something new. Think cool, and New Zealand
fresh, unoaked whites. Here are Rieslings are also
a few to consider: perfect for summer—
SauvignonBlanc:Ithas drierthantheGerman
summer written all over it: styles but with the
bright, zesty and herbaceous, same bright lime-juice
with flavors of lemongrass and acidity that can really make
gooseberry. The best are from your mouth water.
Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé in Pinot Grigio: It’s clean
France and Marlborough in and usually pretty neutral, but
New Zealand. that’s not necessarily a bad
White Bordeaux: Made from thing. The popularity of Pinot
a blend of Sauvignon Blanc Grigio is surging to new heights,
and Semillon, white Bordeaux probably because it goes with
is simply delicious. It's not as anything and people want a
zesty as a straight Sauvignon change from Chardonnay. The
Blanc but still fresh and creamy, best are from regions in the
making it an easy wine to serve north of Italy: Veneto, Trentino
with food without worrying and Alto Adige.
