Smooth, citrusy, a touch sweet, sour and salty, this Blue Margarita, with its electric blue colour, is quite possibly, the sexiest, most provocative margarita I have ever met! Given my love of margaritas, I’m just amazed it’s taken me this long to make it, seeing how Curaçao is such an obvious substitute for Cointreau in […]
Asparagus on Risotto with Džiugas (award winning Lithuanian Cheese)
This article is a paid partnership with Džiugas. All opinions and recipe in this post are mine. I love cheese, and am always looking for new ones to try. So when Džiugas approached me to review their award winning cheese, and to come up with a recipe for it, I was beyond excited! I had […]
Eggless Christmas Pudding Cheesecake (how to use up Christmas Pudding!)
It’s a recipe that’s been a long time coming! Over 2 decades, to be precise. From the first time I made Panettone Bread and Butter Pudding with leftover Christmas pudding, I just knew I had to give one of my cheesecakes the same treatment. So why has it taken me so long? I guess December […]
Alcohol Free Christmas Pudding (Vegan and Gluten Free too!)
Like the traditional alcohol version, it is also extremely easy to make, a case of stirring everything up, then steaming for a few hours. A good few hours. What is Christmas Pudding? Christmas pudding is a traditional British dessert served at the end of the Christmas meal. It is a rather heavy, spicy and sweet […]
Vegetarian Sausage Rolls with Mango Chutney
What are Sausage Rolls? Simply put, they are sausages rolled up in puff pastry, and are especially popular at Christmas time. Traditionally, the sausages are chopped up and spiced up with aromatics and herbs. Or you can be lazy and just wrap up cocktail sausages in puff pastry. I love sausage rolls, there’s no two […]
Christmas Cranberry and Ginger Tonic (a Christmas Mocktail)
I was commissioned by a client to come up with an easy alcohol free drink for her Christmas party this year, and as usual, you, my readers benefit from all the work I do in the non virtual world! It’s a delicious little number, with all the right flavours and colours for the season. Christmas […]
