One of the best things about walking in the door of Ginuary Hobart on Saturday was being handed a sampling glass, a program, and a mini Lady Hester doughnut filled with apricot jam and gin. Hello, yes. Delicious. (Ok, so I didn't get handed one of these because I was madly stuffing programs into sampling … Continue reading Ginuary 29th: Lady Hester doughnuts.
Ginuary 23rd: Hotel Chocolat gin truffles.
I'm a known hoarder, and I'm not an absolute fiend for chocolate, which means when I'm gifted something delicious in July, if I really, really want to, I can save it until January. Some of it, anyway. (Half of it, to be exact.) This sweet set of treats was lovingly posted to me from a … Continue reading Ginuary 23rd: Hotel Chocolat gin truffles.
Ginuary 16th: Gin & Tonic chocolate block.
I had grand plans for today but the best laid plans mean that sometimes you end up eating half a block of dark chocolate as consolation. I found this sweet thing on the shelves at my favourite little curated homewares store, Home State Hobart. It's made in Scotland by Coco Chocolatier but somehow ended up … Continue reading Ginuary 16th: Gin & Tonic chocolate block.
Ginuary 30th: Pink Lady Sugar Cookies.
Today's a busy one! No time to muck about! Squeeze that gin in where you can! Ah, a bit of prepared baking. Perfect. Nailed it. Pink Lady Sugar Cookies 225g unsalted butter, room temp 1.5 cups caster sugar 1 egg 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp kosher salt 1/2 tsp vanilla … Continue reading Ginuary 30th: Pink Lady Sugar Cookies.
Ginuary 27th: Baked Martini Olives.
This one's up a bit late because I spent the day entertaining a couple of gal pals at my place! I could have served them up a cocktail or two each but instead I went with finger food. Not the best choice for card games but we polished them off pretty darn quickly, nonetheless... Baked … Continue reading Ginuary 27th: Baked Martini Olives.
Ginuary 22nd: lemon rice pudding with gin syrup.
You wanna know something I love? Yes, ok, gin. But also rice pudding. My nanan used to make the best rice pudding ever when I was little, and now I live in a beautiful cold climate (well, in winter, anyway) I find curling up on the couch with a blanket and a bowl of rice … Continue reading Ginuary 22nd: lemon rice pudding with gin syrup.
Ginuary 13th: Tomato Jam.
What? That's not gin, that's tomatoes. Ah, see... but gin cooks so well with tomatoes. I remember this well from one of my all-time favourite gin foods, the perfect and simple gin penne pasta. This year's recipe obsession has been this one. This one right here. Tomato Jam 1 large shallot, minced 1 Tbsp EVOO … Continue reading Ginuary 13th: Tomato Jam.
Ginuary 9th: G+T iceblocks.
Hot dang, am I glad I made these up last night or what! This afternoon was warm, and I couldn't think of anything I wanted more. I polished one off for the photoshoot and then strolled to work eating a second one, because summer is here. G + T Iceblocks Or G + T Popsicles. … Continue reading Ginuary 9th: G+T iceblocks.
Ginuary 7th: gin-pickled zucchini rainbow salad.
More food! What can I say, I've got a lot of gin food recipes up my sleeve at the moment and they're the ones I'm most excited for this year (or week, at least). Gin-Pickled Zucchini 3 zucchinis 1 Tbsp gin (I used Tanqueray) 1/2 thumb sized piece of ginger, grated 1 tsp cumin seeds … Continue reading Ginuary 7th: gin-pickled zucchini rainbow salad.
Ginuary 6th: gin & lime cake.
Here it is! What I meant to post yesterday, but it was literally still baking at 10:30pm last night (like I said yesterday, I was a fair bit birthday lazy) and you gotta let a cake cool to ice it, so instead of birthday cake last night I had birthday cake for breakfast. Living the … Continue reading Ginuary 6th: gin & lime cake.
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