Project Vermouth: Part 1

My attempt to create a local variety of my favourite cocktail ingredient. This week: what on earth is vermouth anyway?

Biltong (AKA Buttockstrip): DIY vs Buy

Who doesn’t love Biltong ya? Learn how to make your own batch of this South African classic snack. What’s not to love hey?

Hey Pesto! Alternative recipe suggestions

Which pesto is the besto? (Fatbergs and sputum also referenced)

Infuse and enthuse: a guide to homemade liqueurs- part 2

What to chug and what to chuck when it comes to making your own alcoholic infusions.

Festive forage and feast

A spot of festive foraging; crap apples, hot haws and ‘dog’s arse’ fruit.

Bacon is good for me- notes on curing myself

Bacon derives from the word old German word bacho, meaning buttock. Anyone for a buttock, lettuce and tomato?

The Om-nom-elette: where it all began

This is my origin story, a tale of floral dresses, pre-pay day excesses and unlikely culinary successes

The cherry on top

Maraschino cherries, are they just for the 80s?