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 we’re six days out of Lockdown 2. There’s a lot of shopping going on (and not just by me). It’s like everyone fears they are going to be locked up again soon so they’re trying to get all their Christmas shopping in. Seriously, yesterday I saw a guy carrying about 15 shopping bags. I’ve […]
So we’re still in lockdown. There are days when it feels like this is the way it is forever. We’re waiting with fingers crossed to find out which of the dreaded Tiers London is put into when we come out next Wednesday. If it’s Tier Three life won’t be vastly different from the way it […]
So lockdown kind of ambles on. Slight relaxation of restrictions, shops opening up more and ‘rules’ being broken all around. I think everyone’s a bit unsure about what happens next and how we’re supposed to behave. I’m all for doing pretty much what I’m being told and being cautious. Longing for restaurants and borders to […]
The sun is shining and the sky is blue…summer is here. And what better way to spend a summer’s evening than relaxing, sipping exotic cocktails? A real indulgence, I never really have a cocktail unless I’m on holiday…but hey we all need a bit of a treat in these days of Corona. So why not […]