Chocolate Enthusiast Fred Ponnavoy’s Festive Hot Chocolate Recipe

November 28, 2011 By 1 Comment
Gu Hot Chocolate

Hot Chocolate is one of my favourite evening drinks during the winter months but, up until recently, I have not found a single recipe which could match the Spanish hot chocolate traditionally served here to accompany churros. As I said that was until recently - and this all changed when I received word of Chocolate Enthusiast Fred Ponnavoy's Festive Hot Chocolate Recipe. Take a look at the following video for a wonderful new take on Hot Chocolate. How about serving this on a Christmas … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drinks, Goodies Tagged With: , , ,

True Blood Menu: Mulled Wine & Sangria… its RED!

June 25, 2011 By Leave a Comment
mulled-wine

Although traditionally served at Christmas and during cold weather I firmly believe Mulled Wine has the glorious red colour you would want at a True Blood party... as well have having a warmth from the spices added. I know Talbot is rather fond of Tangerine in his blood and, so, I chose to put together a recipe for Mulled Wine which utilises this glorious fruit... You dont need to force feed a human tangerines and drain them to make this drink! For this drink you need:- • 2 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drinks Tagged With: ,

True Blood: Vampire Drinks

June 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment
TrueBlood-786288

I never thought I would get to the stage of True Blood obsession where I would start to contemplate how we could make the synthetic drink which nearly all vampires in the show pretend to live on but, effectively, dont! The most exciting discovery in this quest revealed my my home country, England, actually churns out Vampire Vodka. Its made by G&J Greenall and is a fabulous triple-distilled a succulent red colour with a silky flavor like no other top-shelf vodka. You … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drinks Tagged With:

True Blood Menu: Sparkling Blood aka Strawberry Champagne

June 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
strawberry-champagne

Its day three of our celebration of all things True Blood and today we are once again returning to our Talbot inspired menu - remember the Sparkling blood with a hint of tangerine?  Created from the humans who had eaten nothing but tangerines for two weeks before harvesting! Well, we arent suggesting any of that... We are suggesting some non-blood drinkies with a touch of red and a hint of citrus! We experimented with a few ideas:- Sparkling water with cherry syrup and a touch of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drinks Tagged With: , ,

Red Wine in cooking

September 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
redwineglass

"If you cant drink it, dont cook with it" As a well seasoned foodie I often hear people state they use cheap wines for cooking. But, truth be told, this is not my personal mantra. For me, there is little point in cooking with a wine which is, by all accounts, totally undrinkable. A poor quality wine, especially one which tastes awful, will result in equally poor quality dishes and sauces! That said, I do not believe that the price of a wine is in any way indicative of its drinkability! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drinks, Tips Tagged With:

How do you take your coffee?

September 4, 2010 By Leave a Comment
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

I adore coffee. It is one of my favourite tipples and I find it a great pick-me-up when dealing with the heat of Southern Spain. Generally speaking I like a nice simple Café Solo with just enough sugar to take the edge off (not too much!). But I have another craving around mid morning which is far more indulgent - Café Bombón. This is a coffee I encountered during my first week of living in Spain - strong black espresso coffee with "leche condensada" (condensed milk).  The condensed milk … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drinks Tagged With:

Sangria

November 23, 2006 By Leave a Comment
sangria

I have been enjoying exploring Spanish cuisine so much of late that I thought I would give you alcoholics a little treat today - my recipe [stolen from many many people] for Sangria. There are actually many variations of this recipe, which vary in fruit, type and quantity of alcohol or soda. Whichever one you chose remember one thing - it must be chilled. This recipe makes 2 pints 1 bottle dry full bodied red wine 1 can fizzy orange, chilled 1 can fizzy lemon, chilled Spanish … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Drinks Tagged With: ,