We've teamed up with Prosecco Parties to tell you about their great Prosecco and Gin parties coming up next month.

It's a celebration of Prosecco, and all the fabulousness it brings to our lives.  Experience a fantastic party atmosphere with a cool chill out vibe, amazing resident DJ, great music, spacious dance floor, stunning scenery in an incredible themed venue, and not forgetting a never ending supply of Prosecco!

The great thing is there is Prosecco, Gin and cocktails.  You should expect the ultimate party night but with a focus on amazing Prosecco and gin drinks.  This is not a festival, this is a new concept, it's a party night rather than there being lots of producers there showing off their brands etc.  A chance to let your hair down and have fun with your friends.

I'm in love with their "Pimp Your Chips" station concept -  think a bowl full of the best fries with a variety or sauces and toppings to make your very own “soak me up”!  I hope they have cheese, my favourite topping!

They are due to announce some very special guests at the events too, so check out their website for tickets and more info - www.proseccoparties.com

Any tickets purchased this weekend will automatically enter you into a draw to win a MAGNUM of Prosecco at your chosen event and FREE DRINKS ALL NIGHT for you and 5 friends!

Locations are Prosecco Parties Reading, Prosecco Parties Billericay, Prosecco Parties Milton Keynes Prosecco Parties Nottingham and Prosecco Parties Windsor and these links will take you directly to each Facebook page.

One of the nicest Prosecco out there in my opinion, so I just had to share this fantastic deal that's running in Waitrose at the moment.  This beauty is £10.99 for the 75cl bottle, or on a special offer of 2 for £15!

You can view the deal by clicking HERE!

This week I have been lucky enough to sample the Mionetto MO Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superior DOCG.  The Mionetto MO collection embodies elegance, made in the DOCG zone, this Prosecco oozes quality.  The bottle is incredibly elegant and stylish, with the MO logo raised on the front from the glass, and a swing tag giving a description of the Prosecco, how to serve and details of its taste, (in Italian, those lessons are paying off).
I really like the Mionetto range anyway, and the Orange label bottle is my go to bottle if I see it in store, so I was really looking forward to trying the premium range from them.  I can honestly say I was not disappointed.  As you can imagine, I have tried ALOT of Prosecco, some poor, some average, most nice, and a handful truly delicious.  I would put this one up there with the truly delicious, as it is crisp, fresh, delicate, and reminds me of the spring (much needed here at the moment)!  A beautiful straw yellow colour, with a floral, apple like fragrance, this is so easy to drink.  The bubbles seemed smaller and more delicate, although no less fizzy in this Prosecco, which adds to the premium and elegant feel.  I tried this first, whilst cooking, then with my evening meal, which was pasta and pesto, and it complimented it perfectly.  It was lovely on it's own, and worked so well with the food too.  The sleek design really is a selling point for me, as this would be a fabulous gift to give or receive.  I would say this is a step up from your standard everyday Prosecco, and definitely worth trying. 

I also just wanted to add - I expect you are thinking, oh this is a sponsored post, she is not going to say it's not very nice etc, but any Prosecco I am sent to sample and I don't like, I don't write the review.  Simple.  I'm not going to be negative about a product as everyone's taste is individual, but I will only review things I genuinely believe in, and I like this!

You can currently buy this Prosecco from Majestic Wines here, on offer at £10.99 from £14.99!

.....and the glass is available here

The Prosecco craze is continuing, this time with pasta.  Batchelors have released this limited edition Prosecco and Mushroom flavour Pasta 'n' Sauce.  Social Media comments so far are very positive, with many saying Pasta and Prosecco - their two favourite things rolled into one!  I've not tried it yet, but you can get it in Asda for 75p!

I am often asked about the calories in Prosecco.  It's coming up to the festive period and if, like me, you want to lose a few pounds - you might want to read on, and find out how many calories are in that glass (bottle) of Prosecco!

If you are following a plan, then Weight Watchers Smart Points is 4 points for a 125ml glass and Slimming World is 5 syns for a 125ml glass.

If you are calorie counting then there are 86 calories per 125ml glass, or if you go for one of the reduced sugar varieties, it's around 67 calories per glass.

To give this some perspective, the below is a rough guide on calories in other wines too - 

125ml Red Wine - 85
120ml Dry White Wine - 77

​I hope this helps a little, and cheers!






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This recipe really is the dogs doodah's!  I tried this at the weekend, and couldn't wait to share it with you, but I've been too busy stuffing my face with it to write the blog!  I got the recipe from the BBC Good Food website, and tweaked it slightly, by taking out some of the nuts suggested, adding some of my favourites and also switching some of the dried fruits.  It's great as you can basically add anything you like - I also used crushed dark chocolate biscuits instead of the shortbread too.

Enjoy!
Ingredients -

• 200g Butter
• 140g golden caster sugar
• 4 large egg
• 2 tbsp cocoa powder
• 50ml Prosecco
• large pinch of sea salt
• 250g 70% dark chocolate
• 140g shortbread biscuit (lemon if you can get it), roughly crushed
• 100g blanched almond, roughly chopped
• 75g macadamia nut, roughly chopped
• 75g walnut piece, roughly chopped
• 140g mix of dried figs, prunes & Cranberries roughly chopped
• icing sugar, for dusting
  
  

Method

1. Cream the butter and sugar together using an electric whisk until really light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time and beat well between each addition. Don’t worry if the mix has curdled slightly, it will come together again when you add the other ingredients. Mix in the cocoa powder, Prosecco and sea salt.
2. Put the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water and turn off the heat. Leave to melt slowly, stirring now and then, until silky smooth. Remove the bowl and leave to cool slightly, about 5 mins. Beat the chocolate into the egg mixture until fully incorporated. Fold through the biscuits, nuts and dried fruit.
3. Put a large double layer of cling film on a clean work surface that has been wiped with a damp cloth (this will help the film to stick). Spoon the chocolate mix into the centre of the film – you need a rough sausage shape about 30cm long. Wrap the sausage in the cling film, pushing against the work surface to make it quite tight. Once completely covered, hold the ends of the cling film and roll the salami as if it were a rolling pin to help tighten the wrap. Tie the ends into a knot, then chill for at least 8 hrs, preferably overnight.
4. When ready to serve, unwrap the cold salami and, if you want to decorate, tie loosely with string. Dust generously with icing sugar. Place on a board in the middle of the table and cut into thick slices to share. Keep leftovers (if there are any!) chilled.
   
   

Source -image and recipe www.bbc.goodfood.com

I recently got sent this a bottle of Mionetto Extra Dry DOCG to sample and review.

I've tried a couple of their other Prosecco's (which I really liked), so was keen to give this one a go, and the Mionetto Prestige DOC (currently available and on offer in Tesco) is delicious!

This Prosecco has a beautiful straw yellow colour, and smells like the spring, reminding me of apples and blossom.  The flavour is light, fruity, almost pear like,  and I have to say, very easy to drink.  This is a Prosecco I would happily drink by itself to really savour the flavours, but it would work well with chicken or fish dishes too.

I have to say that Mionetto Prosecco's are becoming one of my favourites.

A triple pack has just been launched on Amazon, which includes both the Prestige DOC Brut and DOCG Extra Dry.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B010MAKH3C?redirect=true