Discoveries



A collection of recipes, ingredients and things that are possibly relevant…


Christmas Lockdown

I don’t know what the end of 2020 is like where you are, here it is going a bit shit. So we are heading back into lock down. I have some plans with my “bubble” and am in charge of drinks (of course). I have been testing some things. Here are my three Christmas Cocktail…

Drinking Like Ladies

I came across this book online and ordered it through a local book shop IMMEDIATELY. Flipping through, there are a lot of ladies and a lot of unique ingredients. I saw this recipe honouring Whina Cooper. I have añejo tequila (not Reposado) and maraschino syrup instead of Cherry Heering Liquer. And no oranges for the…

It’s been a while…

What feels like last century, I spent a week away at a lovely house on the beach. The closest building to me just happened to be a really fabulous bar. On the last day I went and purchased some Crème de Cassis (blackcurrant liqueur) because it seemed liked the right thing to do at the…

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