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Recipe Challenge: White Christmas
We all love a good challenge! So here is a chance to try one! I am one of the judges in the December Challenge at Very Good Recipes where the theme is “White Christmas”. To kick things off, all the...
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Atholl Brose for a Happy Hogmanay!
That’s it! 2011 is coming to a close, measured now not in weeks or days, but hours and minutes. The excesses of Christmas are over, now replaced with plans for more excess on New Year’s Eve. This year...
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Sloe gin revisited
Back in early autumn last year, as we were enjoying an unseasonal heatwave in London – picnics in the park, drinks in the sunshine and balmy evenings. At that time, I posted about my attempts at...
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Diamond Jubilee: Regal Cola
You might have noticed that I’ve got yet another new header. It’s all about HM The Queen, and the regal theme is a not-very-subtle hint that the next few posts are all going to be about the Diamond...
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Horchata de Chufa
Valencia, in my dreams it always seems, I hear you softly call to me! Valencia, where the orange trees forever, Send the breeze beside the sea! Yes, that it the theme song of the Spanish coastal city...
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Farewell to Summer
It’s the last day of August. Forget the technicalities, I always think of this day as the last day of summer. The British weather has that odd habit at this time of year of offering tantalising...
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Spiced Pear Liqueur
I’ve managed to get myself a new hobby. It started oh-so-innocently when I made a batch of sloe gin two years ago with berries that I got hold of from the local park. The result? Quite simply stunning....
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Slices of Quince
In Edward Lear’s famous poem The Owl and the Pussycat the protagonists chose to dine on mince and slices of quince. Whether or not this was a delicious combination (and as the owner/servant of two...
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Hot Ginger
From time to time, I get a request in my inbox suggesting I have a go at something, and from time to time, that suggestion is really rather tempting. This was an invitation from the folk at Johnnie...
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Zippy Ginger Beer
You might have seen my post a few days ago about oleo saccharum. I promised an idea of what to make with it, and here it is! For the oleo saccharum novice (like me!) ginger is one of the best starting...
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