Cocktail of the Month

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Mother Root Spritz (Serves 1)

Are you trying to be good now that it’s January?.. Have you overindulged over the festive season?!.. With this in mind, I thought I’d share a non-alcoholic cocktail for January. It’s a branded recipe and one that since discovering, I’ve become rather partial to. As you might have recognised, I love a ‘proper’ cocktail, but I’ll be the first to admit that sometimes I feel the need to be ‘good’ . On these occasions, ‘Mother Root’ is great, as garnished with a sprig of rosemary and a slice of lemon, it almost feels like a ‘real’ cocktail!..

25ml Mother Root Ginger

150ml Soda water

A slice of lemon and a rosemary sprig to garnish

  1. Shake the bottle 8 times
  2. In a tumbler filled with ice, mix gently to combine with a bar spoon.
  3. Garnish with a lemon slice and rosemary sprig.
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Cooking has always been something I've enjoyed, I have an extensive collection of cookbooks, some are well thumbed whilst others collect dust on the shelves; I can’t bear to get rid of any cook book, just in case one day I might use it for that one obscure recipe - light on a rainy day! I enjoy eating out and discovering new flavours, whether it’s just a local haunt or a ‘dress up’ to dinner restaurant - food is my hobby! In my opinion food is the one of the most important pieces of knowledge you need to know about any culture in order to really understand it, so when we go away, it’s not the local sights that I’m googling but the best place to eat! I'm not one of those fortunate cooks who can throw something together by looking at the contents of their fridge, I need a plan to work with, then I organise my fridge around the recipe. I am however a very organised person, you might even call me a control freak! I love the orderly fashion of a recipe, I find it soothing to have a plan in front of me, so the thought of trawling through my recipe books and trying new recipes is my idea of a perfect afternoon. But I realise that this is not everyones idea of fun, hence the birth of this blog. This blog is essentially for people who adore food but don’t have the time, patience or energy to search through cook books to find that winning recipe – that’s the job of Menu Mistress!

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