Category Archives: The Wednesday Tipple
The Wednesday Tipple – Steaming Bishop
Back in the UK to Christmas the way Dickens surely intended it. Shopping in Kingston with my Mum, a curry with my sister, and a car ride to Edinburgh with a break in scenic Wigan to see my Grandparents and have a cup of … Continue reading
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The Wednesday Tipple – Candy Cane Hot Chocolate
There’s nothing like a carol concert to put people in a festive frame of mind. And this was a concert and a half; brass band, a harpist, an organ, a children’s choir singing descants, percussionists playing jingle bells, the whole … Continue reading
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Tagged candy cane, carols, Christmas, hot chocolate, peppermint
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The Wednesday Tipple – Hot Buttered Rum
Hot buttered rum is a state of mind as much as it is a drink.
The Wednesday Tipple – Lychee Fizz in preparation for Sneak Like A Ninja Day
As Sneak Like A Ninja Day creeps closer and closer it’s easy to feel overwhelmed; am I prepared? Am I ready? The good news? There is still time. But December the fifth is coming. Act now. Think ahead. Don’t let … Continue reading
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Tagged ginger ale, lychee, ninja, sneak like a ninja, tequila
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Thanksgiving wine – no, not Beaujolais this year ….
Back in London my sister Sarah is currently writing a thesis that hopefully will enable her to become a master of wine. Can I just say, what an awesome thing to almost be a master of. I can barely master … Continue reading
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Tagged beaujolais nouveau, Pinot Noir, Sarah, Thanksgiving, wine
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The Wednesday Tipple – White Cranberry Cosmopolitans and Butternut Squash Goat Cheese Wonton Bites
One year, Jon and I abandoned traditions that we hardly even knew about yet, and spent Thanksgiving weekend in Las Vegas.
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Tagged butternut squash, cranberry, cranberry cosmopolitan, Thanksgiving
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The Wednesday Tipple – Spice-infused Appletinis with Grilled Cheddar, Walnut and Apple Sandwiches – oh, and some nudity too.
When Jon’s Dad came to visit us, he’d look up at the buildings and sigh. He pretty much could not believe that people would want to work and live piled up on top of each other in boxes. He lives … Continue reading
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Tagged apple, appletini, cheddar, grilled cheese, naked neighbours, retro, vodka
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The Wednesday Tipple – Bobbing for apples Hot Apple Punch, and Pumpkin Spice Popcorn for Bonfire Night
November the 5th is on the horizon. If you’re not British you’re probably thinking; sure, and November the 4th, in fact, and November the 6th for that matter too … and that’s because you have no historic foiled Catholic anti-monarchy … Continue reading
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Tagged apple cider, apple punch, Apples, Bonfire Night, cinnamon, fireworks, guy fawkes, Plot, popcorn, pumpkin spice
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The Wednesday Tipple – Satan’s Whiskers, roasted pumpkin seeds and a lot of dogs in costumes
It was a fancy dress parade for dogs. In Tompkins Square park.
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Tagged cocktail, dogs in fancy dress, halloween, orange, Parade, satan's whiskers, vintage
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The Wednesday Tipple – Pumpkin Beer (and cocktail) with Roasted Spiced Chickpeas
I’d never heard of Pumpkin beer until I came to New York and bought a selection of Autumnal bottles because I loved the Halloween themed labels. Yes, I am a marketer’s dream.
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Tagged chick peas, cocktail, crunch, pumpkin, pumpkin beer, sugar spice
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