… we will remember him. It was last Summer that I conjured my last creation, in the form of a rum based cocktail to mark the occassion of Jimmy Anderson’s 500th test wicket. That was a Summer of rum, the West Indies were in town and while the weather wasn’t all that great the cricket…
So, the last test match of the Summer in this surprisingly entertaining test series against the West Indies. With one to play the teams are all square after a remarkable recovery from the tourists, marked by my previous creation – in collaboration with the Guardian’s Over by Over readers – the Zombie homage, “Back from…
Who’da thunk it!? The sun’s out on an August Bank Holiday weekend and it looks like we’ve got a test match on our hands. Remarkable, when you consider the apparent demise of West Indies cricket in the first test. So, cricket on the tele, sun in the sky, and booze in the bar equals a…
At last the first test match of the Summer is here as England host South Africa at Lords. And I’ve largely missed the fun so far due to marathon road trip escorting child 1 to various university open days. But as I sweltered around various university campuses (or is it campi?) it seems that my…
When life gives you limes …. make Caipirinhas! A little late for the Brazilian fiesta of the Olympics but there’s still the paralympics to bring us a ray of sunshine from the Copacabana. So here’s a video showing you how to make a Caipirinha, using Cachaca the Brazilian rum based spirit. This uses Leblon currently…