Last year's cocktails post seems long enough ago to start a new separate one with this year's recipes. I love a cocktail, but I rarely follow recipes though and enjoy making things up a bit as I go with little or no planning. So here are a few of my recent inventions... Rosalie I tried … Continue reading Making Stuff 17: Cocktails 2021
The gin and fruit and sugar has been steeping for about 6 weeks now (see annual gin, jam, and chutney marathon). So I'm ready to put it into bottles. I've got Kilner bottles that I accumulated at car boots and emptied of gin over the last year, plus a pack of small one to fill … Continue reading Making stuff 3b: gin bottling time (2019)
Really today started at 1am with large boy in tears cos he couldn't find a teddy. Then a similar story at 3am from small boy. Having gone bed much later than usual we were rather put out to be woken up at 7.45. Himself drove a long way yesterday so I got up and refereed … Continue reading Holiday 2019 D3
Himself and I went out out last night. Proper out for post dinner in very high heels and a short skirt and him in not trainers and a shirt. We went for a tasting menu. It was 7 courses plus 3 tiny snacky bits, no wine cos driving. pre) bread with whipped butter, eel filled … Continue reading Fancy foamy food
