CHEERS Canada !

You have to love the classics...

The hot cocktail trend this year is all about bringing back the classics, in my libation world, they never left.

So I am thrilled to have a FABULOUS Classic Cocktail Contest just in time for Canada Day....

All Hail to The Caesar...Canada's Cocktail

This is a Fab contest open to Twitter and Facebook and I LOVE the prize !!!

Everything you need to make up deelicious Caesars for your guests, or self!

HOW to win...

1) Leave me a comment telling me what your favourite Caesar garnish is...with an email or Twitter handle..some way to find you if you win...

2) Also leave it on the Canada's Cocktail FaceBook Page...so you will have to "Like" it, But what's not to like...;)

3) If your not on FaceBook...really?? and only on Twitter then follow @canadascocktail and tweet them...and me... @cocktaildeeva your favourite Caesar garnish...hashtag #IHeartCaesars

That's it...!! If you do BOTH...then you get an extra entry for being a Social Media Maven !!!

Cheers...

** Contest open to FaceBook & Twitter and Canadian residence only. Contest ends Sunday July 3, 2011 at 12am. Winner will be announced Monday July 4th 2011.**

CHEERS Canada !

Canada Day Giveaway!!!

Just in time for Canada Day...

Summer always is the best time of year...Backyard parties, pool parties, parties of any kind!! All with fabulous food and libations of course...

I LOVE to have the inside scoop on new products and I LOVE me some small kitchen appliances, it may be an addiction...So when I had a chance to see both, I was over the moon.

Hamilton Beach has some amazing new products coming out this year and here are 3 of them...Have a look at the video and you can have a chance to win 2 of the products I chat about...gush over really...

LOVE all of these...

So how and what can you win???

Let's start with the WHAT... I , thanks to Hamilton Beach, am giving away the deevine Red Blender and Quesadilla maker!! LOVE me some Red...These 2 appliances are sure to make your next party a hit!

Hamilton Beach® Wave MakerTM 2 Speed Blender

• Wave-Action™ system eliminates Ice

Chunks – Every time!

• 700 watts peak power

• 48 oz. dishwasher safe, thermal shock

resistant glass jar

• Easy clean touchpad

Hamilton Beach® Quesadilla Maker

• Makes 6 wedges

• Locking lid for less mess & upright

storage

• Power & preheat lights

• Nonstick surface wipes clean

Now for the HOW...It's easy...

1) Leave me a comment with one of the names of the Hamilton Beach Ice Cream makers and tell me what Cocktail would make a FAB Ice cream flavour. Be sure to leave your Twitter name in your comment...

2) Follow Me @cocktaildeeva and Hamilton Beach @HBCanadaNews on Twitter.

That's it...your entered!

For an extra entry...

Tweet this out...

I love George Clooney & Hamilton Beach @cocktaildeeva @hbcanadanews #sillyfunHB

Now you have 2 entries...

And just for stopin by...I want to leave you with my deelish...Tequila Salsa recipe...Cheers

Tequila Salsa

3 Chilli peppers-your choice, chopped- stems and seeds removed

1/3 cup Patron Tequila

2 large chopped ripe tomatoes

2 Tbsp olive oil

1 large chopped spanish onion

2 cloves minced garlic

2 Tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped

1/2 cup fresh lime juice

1/4 cup water

ENJOY! and Happy Canada Day...

** Contest open to Twitter and Canadian residence only. Contest ends Sunday July 3, 2011 at 12am. Winner will be announced Monday July 4th 2011.**

Canada Day Giveaway!!!

OH CANADA!

Canada Day is by far my Fave summer holiday...To me it is the best way to kick of my favourite season...

With 4 kids, 2 teens and 2 toddlers, it is always a chore to try and decide what to do for Canada Day. Mama wants low maintenance and indoor plumbing. Dad would prefer to pee in a bush and eat grubs off a rock. Guess who wins?

Here are a few fun, easy and some have indoor plumbing, ideas on what to do with your friends or family for Canada Day...

CAMPING

Anyone who knows me knows I DO NOT CAMP...I GLAMP...no bugs, indoor plumbing and room service are preferred. Also with toddlers,1 still in diapers, I am sorry it is not fun...So this year I have given into my husbands desire to go camping and we will be pitching a tent...right in our own back yard . So mommy can sleep and pee inside ... It is FREE and fun and the kids

could care a less where we are so long as they get to sleep in a tent...WIN WIN!

PICNIC

I LOVE picnics, with wine...I love the whole idea of the fun foods you can wrap up. The pretty blanket you can sit and eat on, the cool picnic kits that you can find, so fun. See I'm an outdoors'ey girl. The best part is you can have them anywhere!! No reservations required and they are always kid friendly.

POOL PARTY

If you have a pool, you are so lucky! if you don't , makes friends with someone who does, even better, no maintenance! I have always loved a good pool party, the sun, the surf...well sort of, Kids splashing around, so fun! This can be a great way to spend a day with the family and friends, just be sure to be safe, both around the pool with kids and with the sun screen!!

FIREWORKS

There is something about fireworks that makes me feel like a 5 year old kid, I LOVE them. What I don't like is driving to a "place" to see them, paying for parking, peeing in port'a'potties, paying $7 for a bottle of water and then waiting 60 minutes at the end of the night to get out of the parking lot. Oh goodness what a mess... What I DO like is fun, neighbourhood firework parties, lawn chairs, coolers and indoor plumbing. I suggest to talk to some families in your neighbourhood and creating a Fab HOOD firework extravaganza at someones house or a local park. Just be sure to check into your cities by-laws to make sure you wont get busted...There is no fun in spending the night in the "Big House."

BACKYARD BBQ's

By far these are my favourite as I LOVE to entertain. I do believe that Canada Day is about hotdogs and potato salad, cold drinks, family and good friends. There is nothing more invited then having people over to your own home. If you are having one, I will be waiting for my invite!

Regardless of what kind of party you are up for on Canada Day, the main thing is to be a great host or help a friend be a great host. The best way to do this is to visit...

www.deflatetheelephant.com , where you will find FABULOUS Mocktail recipes, tips and ideas on how to help make sure non of your guest drink and drive.

Be sure to also visit their FaceBook page and take the pledge today!

Here is my favourite Canada Day Mocktail recipe...Enjoy and have a Happy and Safe Canada Day...

Cheers

OH CANADA!

I BELIEVE

I believe 1 + 1 = endless possibilities...

I believe drinking an entire bottle of wine is very European...

I believe that hard work DOES pay off...

I believe my mother...

I believe love, sex and vodka cures everything...

I believe in the power of the stiletto...

I believe one day I will meet George Clooney...

I believe in karma...

I believe in second chances...

I believe you always have a choice...

I believe in my children...

I believe in the people I call friends...

I believe in change...

I believe in Santa Claus...

I believe in myself...

I believe you should never skip dessert...

I believe that I can be a better person...

I believe in the power of good coffee...

I believe in cocktails with lunch...

I believe gay is more than just o.k...

I believe a toddler running through a sprinkler constitutes a bath...

I believe in the power of good over evil...

I believe my father...

I believe in social media...

I believe in acceptance...

I believe my husband loves me deeply...

I believe in being real...

I believe bacon & Reese's Peanut butter cups are the perfect foods...

I believe facebook was created so I never forget birthdays...

I believe in tolerance...

I believe teaching a child to tie their shoe is the hardest job in the world...

I believe in accessories...

I believe reality t.v...

I believe in singing in the shower...

I believe in the perfect handbag...

I believe I will have another drink...

What do you believe...?

I BELIEVE

FASHION HURTS!!!

It is no secret to anyone that I LOVE SHOES...

High, skinny, strap'y, pointy and PAINFUL shoes...

Like these......

Ok..maybe that is a little excessive...even for a Deeva...Let's say these...

Regardless of the color , style or height...we have all worn shoes that hurt our feet for the sake of Fashion and Fabulousness...I have several pair of what I call "Sitting Shoes". I know to only wear them when very little walking is involved. Yet I yearn to wear them for longer periods of time, after all...the prettier they are...the more they seem to hurt...hmmmm kind of sounds like my dating history...any whooooooo....

So here is I am giving away.........to relieve your Fashion "Shoe Loving" Pain...

*pretty suitcase not included ;(

These amazing products from Airplus are made for FABULOUS foot ware...these are not Lunch Lady Shoe insoles...

And to make sure your Fabulous shoes smell just as fabulous...

How do you win this deevine prize pack...Simple...and FUN...

Upload a pic of your "Sitting Shoes" to my FaceBook page, the ones you bought knowing that they would kill you, but were far to pretty to pass up...This is true SHOE LOVE...

If you share the contest on your FB page or Tweet out the contest, you get an extra entry...be sure to tag my FB when you share and @cocktaildeeva me when you tweet...It's that simple...And I...being the selfish DEEVA...get to drool over all your fabulous shoe pictures!! It's a win / win ...

Winners will be pick by random draw...

Contest open to U.S & Canadian residence.

Only one pic/entry per person

Contest closes on MY 40th BIRTHDAY...June 21st 2011...at midnight, Toronto time whatever the heck that is...rarely sober...;)

Winner will be announced June 22 nd 2011

Prize pack includes:

2 Aloe Infused Socks

3 Ball of Foot & Stick

3 Hug My Heels

3 Ultra Arch

3 Heel Savers

3 Save My Soles

3 Shoe Comfort Kits

2 Spa Footies

1 Sneaker Balls

1 Granger Foot Odour Eliminator

Prize value- Over $70.00...sweeeeeeeet

FASHION HURTS!!!

Women in Biz...

I had the true pleasure of hanging with some of the most fabulous women...and a couple of dudes...this past Sunday and Monday at the Women in Biz Conference. Idid my Virgin talkie and it was fun...I managed not to make a total ass of myself..YAY me...

However on the Sunday night it was all about the DRINKIES!!! A fab Women in Biz Tweet up rocked the night...

I served up the...

Women in Biz'Tini ....

1/2 ounce Vodka

1 ounce Melon Liquor

1 tbs Kiwi puree

2 ounces Apple Juice

1 ounce Limeade

Add all ingredients to a shaker filled with ice, shake and strain into a martini glass...

Hope you all enjoyed it !!!

I know that Julie Cole DIDN'T as she breezed by me and proclaimed..." Hey Dee, I's getting a Beer"...waving said drink ticket in the air...Don't believe me that the sweet Julie Cole could be so Cocktail calus....????

EXHIBIT A !!!

Huge THANK YOU to all the Fab Ladies involved with Women in Biz Conference... for inviting me to participate in such a Fabulous event... Leigh , Barbara, Catherine and Alli...Next stop...BLISSDOM CANADA... more Drinkies..;)

And what would a FABULOUS party be without an amazing moment...and this was my fave... and a tear jerker...When the deevine Heather Hamilton won a ticket to Blissdom Canada...and she was on the waiting list...the perfect ending to a perfect party! Cheers can't wait to enjoy some Drinkies with you !!!

Last but certainly not least...Huge LUV...and sloppy kisses to the Fabulous C L Buchanan Photography for doing such an incredible job of capturing this amazing party and conference.

Cheers to all the fabulous people I met !!! Can't wait to enjoy more Drinkies...and Talkies with you all soon...

Cheers

Women in Biz...