Holiday Cocktails: Part I

The weather is finally hitting the big chill and with snowflakes in the air, nothing will thaw you out faster than a warm glass of spiced wine! Try out our Choice-tested and tasted recipe now!

Holiday Mulled Wine:

2 bottles red wine

1/4 cup Cointreau

4 cinnamon sticks12 crushed Juniper berries1/2 tsp freshly ground nutmeg

1 cup sugar

1 1/2 cups water

1 orange studded with cloves

*Put the sugar in a pan with water. Add the cinnamon sticks, juniper berries, nutmeg, and one orange slice. Heat gently to dissolve the sugar. Bring to a boil, then turn off the heat and let stand for 10 minutes to allow everything to infuse.

*Add the liqueur and red wine and heat through gently, then pour into a jug. Add the remaining orange slices and serve.

Shakin' It in Times Square

In early November, Choice staffer and office staple, Ashley Kirchner, could be found dancing in NYC's Times Square. But she surely wasn't alone! Ashley and 500 other professional dancers were part of the Microsoft Kinect for Xbox 360 Launch Party. Microsoft debuted it’s long awaited and highly anticipated Kinect motion-control system at midnight on November 3rd with a huge dance party! This controller-free gaming system, gave NYC a reason to party with performances from Ne-Yo  and Lady Sovereign and having fans literally dancing in the streets.

Kinect is a new way to game; its technology allows users to operate the Xbox free from wands by being motion sensitive – sounds like something fabulous and fun for the office!

Check out the below video and keep your eyes out for Ashley’s hot dance moves during this mega event!