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Newsletter
November 2009
Ignite Your Senses for the Holidays!
Make this holiday season rich with beauty and pleasure by awakening all your senses! Igniting your senses costs nothing and it takes very little effort. You have everything you need to feel the “spirit” of the holidays, and see the beauty as you may have not experienced for a very long time.
The science of sensuality tells us:
"Humans have the capability to experience life moment to moment with all their senses ignited, in as much as several or all of their senses may be stimulated at the same time, providing for a richly satisfying holistic experience."
Each sensory modality: sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell are tuned to a different form of energy, each contributing a unique perceptual experience.
Our senses continually receive energy or stimuli; it is what they do. The key is to notice it! Be keenly aware of the bountiful and beautiful information you senses are providing.
What is beauty: a sight, a sound, a taste, a feeling, or some combination of all of these? What characteristics satisfy the definition for beautiful? Beauty is not a trait that is inherent to any object. According to David Hume, the Scottish philosopher, it is an attribute of the “mind, which contemplates them.” Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The beholder is you!
Enjoy Your Holiday Moment to Moment:
Avoid Holiday "Blur", Frenzy & Detachment
Remember the richness of the holidays when you were a child? The sight of the glowing lights, the sound of the bells, the cold sting of snow on your face, the smell of the turkey roasting in your grandmother’s oven, and taste of your very first New Year’s champagne!
Holiday "blur" occurs when you are consumed with accomplishing all the items on your "to-do-list" in order to make a perfect holiday for you, your family and all your friends! Your goal is to make the season celebration perfect for everyone you care about and in the frenzy you have created, you feel detached from the rich experience you are trying so hard to create.
Here is a tool you can apply to bring yourself back to the present and engage you with the ones your care about most.
Involve others in holiday preparations. Doing everything yourself robs you of the rich relationship that you could be experiencing with others and foils the magic of discovering a different way of doing things. Reward yourself with rich shared memories; just like when you were a child.
Invite a diverse group of people to share your holiday and include others that may otherwise be alone. Keep preparation simple and be flexible to the new traditions that others may bring.
After all, new experiences make new memories. Childhood is magic because everything is new!
"Sizzle Your Celebration" Recipes with Sensual Wines
"Everyday Indulgences; I’m not going to kid you: These dishes aren’t for dieters. But richness has its place too. Try indulging yourself with these recipes!"
Giada de Laurentis
Everyday Italian
Everyday Italian
Broiled Salmon with Garlic, Mustard, and Herbs
2 garlic cloves, minced2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons whole-grain mustard
¾ teaspoon finely chopped fresh rosemary
¾ teaspoon finely chopped fresh thyme
1 tablespoon Amorosa Bella Chardonnay or alternative dry white wine
1 tablespoon olive oil
Nonstick olive oil cooking spray
6 (6 – 8 oz) salmon fillets
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
6 lemon wedges
In a small bowl, mix the garlic both mustards, rosemary, and thyme. Mix in the wine and oil. Set the mustard sauce aside.
Preheat the broiler. Line a heavy rimmed baking sheet with foil and spray the foil with non-stick spray. Arrange the salmon fillets on the baking sheet and sprinkle then with salt and pepper. Broil for 2 minutes. Spoon the mustard sauce over the fillets. Continue broiling until the fillets are just cooked through and golden brown, about 5 minutes longer. Transfer the fillets to plates and serve with the lemon wedges.
Enjoy with a glowing glass of Amorosa Bella Chardonnay candlelight and bright music.
Flank Steak with Red Wine Sauce
6 tablespoons (¾ stick) cold unsalted butter1 onion, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon dried oregano
¼ cup tomato paste
2 ½ cups Amorosa Bella Pinot Noir or alternate red wine
salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 (2 lb) flank steak or tri-tip steaks
Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large, heavy saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onion and sauté until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and oregano and sauté until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in the tomato paste and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Whisk in the wine. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sauce reduces by half, about 10 minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat. Whisk in the remaining 4 tablespoons of butter. Strain the sauce into a small bowl, pressing on the solids to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard solids. Season the sauce to taste with salt and pepper. Keep the sauce warm.
Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the steak generously with salt and pepper. Cook the steak to desired doneness, about 8 minutes per side for medium-rare. Remove the skillet from the heat and let the steak rest in the skillet for 10 minutes.
Transfer the steak to a cutting board and slice it thinly across the grain. Drizzle the sauce over the steak, and serve with your favorite selection of seasonal vegetables and pair with Amorosa Bella Pinot Noir.
Your Holiday Gifts Reflect You!
Give unforgettable gifts of “pleasure” this holiday. Warm the hearts and trigger the senses of everyone on your gift list.
Unique custom crafted gifts from Amorosa Bella reflect your style and good taste at every price point.
Allow Amorosa Bella to fulfill your gift list, custom wrap your treasures in elegant silk gift bags and ship directly to your recipients with your warm holiday greeting.
Simply select your gifts online and include a note in the comments line of the shopping cart detailing your instructions for enclosure cards.
Romantically Sensual Gifts
Amorosa Bella offers the ultimate in romantically sensual gift sets! Create a custom set by combining, arousing natural perfume, exquisite lingerie, soothing scented massage candles, with a splash of playful “private pleasures” and the holiday begins to heat up the moment your package is unwrapped. All gifts are sensually wrapped in fine silk bags and wrapping that makes receiving the gift almost as fun as what is inside!
Corporate Gifts
Unique Artisan wines make an excellent business gift for the holidays. Lush Sonoma County grapevines, alluring aromas and warm sunny days are swirled with cool nights and the ocean fog. Through this luscious alchemy of elements our Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Sparkling Wines will awaken your senses and enliven all gatherings.
Very Personal Gifts for Family and Dear Friends
The artwork of Susan Burks uses the beauty of the natural world as a living palette. Her work focuses on the vital role our physical environments have in creating harmony and balance by infusing the places we live, work and play with the nourishing energies of nature.
Sight, sound, touch, taste, smell and intuition are each represented in this series of limited edition prints created exclusively for Amorosa Bella.
Amorosa Bella’s exclusive candles are made from 100% pure soy oil. Because they melt to pure oil, contain no dyes and burn at a very low melting point these luscious candles can also be used for sensual massage. Scented candles are available in Heavenly Plumaria, Lemongrass, Tropical Rain and Déjà vu.
Exotic Gift of Travel
Exclusively for Amorosa Bella, Inner Life Travel has created, "Travel for The Senses".
Design a "Journey Experience" through the senses within a destination of your choice EXCLUSIVELY for you!
Or, "Jet Away" immediately on a seasonal package.
