Well, what is there to say? I’ve spent the past few months being rather busy, and then the past month feeling acutely embarrassed about being British. The weather, at least, has been positively favonian, which won’t last. Best to appreciate the fleeting warmth with some iced tea. Thai tea, if you haven’t had it, is burnt […]
Category: Drinks
A little eggnog
A nutmeg-spiced custard which is light enough to drink, several of my favourite things in one mug. The first time I had eggnog was last year, when Mary and I made up a big frothy bowl of it for Christmas using Alton Brown’s recipe. It’s always a delight to try something new and delicious with […]
Salted golden caramel sauce + ginger hot chocolate
My favourite salted caramel sauce, made with a goodly amount of golden syrup, and my second-favourite hot chocolate, the sort actually made from scratch. I’ll be straight with you: my favourite hot chocolate is a powder mix and I make it in a microwave. I sincerely love it, not just the associated nostalgia. Now, I […]
Rhubarb syrup + oven-poached stems, scented with vanilla and orange
Quite unlike Tara’s charming rhubarb story, the main way I’ve come by rhubarb recently is squatting on the pavement, picking out stalks from a crate. Once I encountered a slug so tiny that it was like the crescent of dirt beneath one’s fingernail. It glistened on the rhubarb stem. I flicked it off: no need for a […]
Blood orange, honey and cinnamon yoghurt drink
Have I been tiresome towards you, friends? Have I been bequeathing you many multi-stage, fussy recipes? Yes. Yes, I have. Have something truly simple. (It does require a blender, though. ETA: I suppose you could also stick it into a lidded jar and shake well.) Blood orange season is, obviously, in full swing. I think […]