So I’ve just got back from my latest cruise. We sailed on Wind Star from Rome to Barcelona, visiting islands in the Mediterranean along the way – including Elba, Corsica, Menorca, and Mallorca. For most of them (excluding Mallorca) it was my first visit – and I loved them all. As much as I love […]
Today I’m sharing some easy cocktail recipes. I love a cocktail and through the dark days of winter lockdown we started a regular cocktail and canapé Friday. A tradition we’ve kept up as it’s been so much fun. So I was delighted when I was sent some little cans of juice from The Soho Juice […]
So we’re officially out of lockdown (sort of)! It’s been over a year. Non-essential shops and all restaurants and bars with outside areas opened on Monday. We still can’t eat or drink inside. And yes I did go out for lunch and I am again today! More of that later. How lovely it is to […]
So today I’m experimenting with Binary Botanical Beer. Made in West Sussex with organic hop leaves from Worcester, it’s called Binary because hop leaves grow on a bine. Never knew that. It comes in two versions, alcoholic and non-alcoholic and is described as “Wine-lover’s beer”. There’s certainly a lightness and tanginess about and a kind of […]
Thank goodness for Cocktail & Canape Friday. It’s really keeping me going through Lockdown 3. I’m losing all track of time except I know it’s winter (it’s cold and dark)! So it’s nice to have a Friday ritual to mark out the week. Today I had the idea of using brandy, a fabulously warming ingredient […]
So today is the beginning of Lockdown 3 week 2 in London. This time it’s called Tier 4 which was hastily introduced from midnight on December 20th and everything but essential shops closed. All Christmas plans had to be cancelled. There’s a new more contagious variant of the virus dominating London and the South East […]