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Party Soundtrack: Give your party an eclectic and soothing vibe with our choices for dinner party music. Best of all you can listen to these cd’s up to January 6 or year round ! Easy to bake www.presidentschoice.ca PCPACIFICSALMONMINI WELLINGTONS Flaky pastry, and tender salmon with a dill sauce will have guests popping more than a few into their mouths. SERVES 8-10 PREPARATION TIME: 20 minutes 1 Package PC pacific salmon Wellingtons 2 Large pomegranates, shelled (seeds removed) 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees 2. Place wellingtons on a cookie sheet, and bake according to package instructions 3. Arrange pomegranate seeds on serving platter 4. Place baked wellingtons on the bed of pomegranates. Serve he upbeat rock and Latin-in uenced Christmas Spirit from Los Lonely Boys (Sony BMG) boasts the signature sound that made their single How Fair is Heaven so popular. is would be the ultimate Christmas movie soundtrack or early Christmas morning energy booster. e prominent electric guitar heard on most of the tracks makes this one infectious holiday CD. T aving an elegant soiree or an intimate dinner with friends? Song of Joy and Peace (Sony BMG) packs a punch; twenty two tracks performed by cellist Yo Yo Ma and an array of talented artists including Diana Krall, Chris Bo i, Renee Fleming and James Taylor. e CD is a mix of classical, jazz, opera and rather than selecting obvious (and sometimes overplayed) overtly Christmas songs, Ma’s choices show that this is an undeniable soundtrack for the Holiday season and beyond. H 5 great tips you cannot live without ① Howmanyservingsareinone winebottle? Astandardbottlecontains750ml,or25 ounces.Theaverageglassshouldbe5oz. Sothisworksouttoapproximatelyﬁve glasses. ② Calculatinghowmuchyou’ll needforaparty? Adinnerparty,lastingfourhourswith eightpeople,atﬁveglassesperperson= eightbottlesofwine.Whew. ③ Howlongdoesittaketochillmy wine? WHITE: serveat55degrees Havesometime? Inafridge:1.5hours Inarush? Inafreezer:40minutes RED: serveat65degrees Inafridge: 20minutes » WANT MORE cSl FOOD ? Visit citystyleandliving.com 20 | WINTER 2008/09 | citystyleandliving.com COURTESY PRESIDENTS CHOICE, K&S MEDIA, SONY BMG MUSIC CANADA •• Wine Suggestions nowed in at the cabin? Winter Songs (Sony BMG) is a collection of new artists such as Colbie Caillat, Katy Perry, KT Tunstall, Sara Bareilles (all of whom have a consistently throaty tone), is hauntingly melodic with 15 touching songs. e simple harmonies and musical arrangements from the female artists (many of them MySpace alum) is paired down and at times evokes the 1960s. S Swingin’ Christmas (Sony BMG) is a lively jazz addition to any party. e tempo and tone also compliment relaxed family gatherings. Featuring the Count Bassie Big Band, the album is requisite to any holiday collection. Benne ’s tight 11 track album features a clever selection of classics. As a bonus, Benne ’s accomplished paintings decorate the CD case. A id you kno w that the Elvis Christmas Album is the number one Christmas album of all time? is reworked fourteen track album, Elvis Christmas Duets (Sony BMG), featuring duets with artists such as Amy Grant, Carrie Underwood and Wynona Judd updates the classic record. What is remarkable is the way Elvis’ voice compliments the sound of these female artists. ank goodness for technology. D hat at Night (Sony BMG) follows Connick’s previous Christmas album, Harry for the Holidays. While some arrangements lack uidity and some are too melancholy for such a voice, the album reaches perfect pitch on the last third of the album with upbeat jazzy tracks such as Dance of the Sugarplum Fairies (those fairies have rhythm), the ultra cute duet with daughter Kate, Winter Wonderland, and the perfect big band version of It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas. W http://www.presidentschoice.ca http://www.citystyleandliving.com http://www.citystyleandliving.com

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City Style and Living - Winter 2008/2009 Contents Editor's Note Behind the Cover The District Events Wrap It Up To Market To Market Culinary Conversation Need It Want It Kitchen Restaurant Inspiration Dancing the Cocoa Covet Prêt-à-porter Inspired By... Giving Anatomy Of... Casanova Fragrance Profile Focal Pointe Passport 24 Hours In... The Staycation Ombudsperson Horoscopes Final Thought

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