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Rhubarb Cakes and Cocktails

February 5, 2022

Rhubarb and custard cakes, with a bonus rhubarb-tini cocktail.

I love an iced coffee, and I am here to tell you that I think it tastes better made with cold-brew. When I was little, my brother thought it was amusing to convince me that coffee was the best flavour chocolate in the box, purely because they were the only ones he didn’t like. It […]

Rhubarb Ginger Lime

April 10, 2015

Rhubarb, Ginger and Lime - The long and the short of it.

Melonade

October 4, 2014

I carried a watermelon.

Mulled Cider

December 27, 2013

If you say to your guests "Would you like a glass of Mulled Cider?" they will invariably say "Yes, that would be lovely."

Orange & Elderflower Liqueur

June 29, 2013

Something different to our usual elderflower cordial and champagne that's a gnat's heavier on the alcohol.

Dark and Stormy

November 6, 2012

These short, cold days have me craving a 'Dark and Stormy'. Actually they have been making me reminisce about drinking cocktails in the sunshine in Bermuda. It's a magical place with turquoise seas and pink sandy beaches. We once spent a week zipping around the island on mopeds, swimming with dolphins...and drinking these.

Ruby Gin Fizz

July 15, 2012

Nothing is easier than gin fizz. I tell a lie, drinking gin straight from the bottle is easier but I am told that it's frowned upon and I should really get a glass. Also, you've got to get your five a day from somewhere, so why not from cocktails?

Espresso Martini

June 2, 2012

Pour this cocktail into a martini glass and top it with 3 coffee beans. The bartender told me that they were for luck, happiness and....well I can't remember what the third thing was but that's because I have just had to drink a couple of these, for photography and testing purposes...just for you.

Rhubarb Cocktail

March 24, 2012

These images remind me that murky mornings, like yesterdays, can turn into glorious afternoons which flow into happy hour and the promise of a Friday evening rhubarb cocktail.

Appletini

October 12, 2011

So this is how it went. Our neighbours came up trumps again by donating a big basket of beautiful little Discovery apples from their tree. I must send George round to fetch his ball back more often. The colour of the apples is so vibrant even the flesh has streaks of red running through it. George […]

Entente Cordiale

June 15, 2009

I made some Elderflower Cordial yesterday from the recipe in Celia's blog and today it looks a bit less pretty but already tastes and smells lovely.

10 Green Bottles

June 13, 2009

We have just bottled up 10 litres of 'Elderflower Champagne' and are waiting nervously for it to mature, or explode, whichever comes first. It certainly smells the part and was not really any trouble to make.