Triple Orange Gin Mare Cocktail #ATasteofTravel
Spread the loveBeing a mixologist has is not one of my skills but I am always up for learning. I do quite like to tinker with recipes, including cocktails recipes. Celebrity Cruises sent me some of the ingredients including premium gin, Gin Mare, to make this cocktail for their #ATasteofTravel campaign. This cocktail uses oranges…
Chilled Melon Soup
Spread the loveChlled melon soup made with the sweetest summer melons and red prawns At a recent cooking lesson at Eataly London as a guest of the Italian Chamber of Commerce, we learnt to make 2 dishes with some truly fabulous ingredients. All the ingredients we used were either PDO or PGI status (Protected Destination…
Homemade pesto recipe
Spread the lovePesto is a really versatile sauce and not just good for pasta. You can use pesto to jazz up some simple steamed or roasted vegetables or add a spoonful into a bowl of soup to add an extra level of flavour. The combination of the aromatic herbs and the umami tanginess of parmesan…
How to make choux pastry swans
Spread the loveInspired by all the baking going on in Bake Off, I really wanted to get baking again, specifically to make some choux pastry swans which is also sometimes called cream puff swans. I’ve only made choux pastry a couple of times before, just to make eclairs and cream puffs. The last time, I…
