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Aquavit Sour

In Scandinavia it is Aquavit time!!!! My favourite is Linie Aquavit, a true Norwegian brand and also the oldest Aquavit […]

This is definitely a winter cocktail and might I just add that this is not for the fainthearted!!! As you […]

It has been one hell of a week with a second Covid-19 lockdown, events cancelled and running around trying to […]

This recipe is straight from Marion´s Kitchen!!! It is hands down the best chilli-oil recipe out there and I use […]

A Collins is made with gin, but for this cocktail I decided to use vodka instead. It is a shame […]

At a previous farmers market, I was given a jar of Norwegian honey by Frank Hoover from Honninghagen in Bergen […]

These summer days are hot and lazy and I totally get it that it is easier to pop into the […]

This Thai peanut sauce is so versatile! I use it as a dip with lettuce or rice paper wraps or […]

What is nicer than a bowl of hot piping cheese, fresh bread, a glass of wine and good company? On […]

An ouzeri is an eating and drinking establishment that specializes in the serving of ouzo and the delectable mezethes (small […]

A few years back I was asked to develop a moctail (non-alcoholic cocktail) for Clausthaler, Norway. Well, the end result […]

This cocktail I developed for one of the restaurants where I live. I am happy to say that it went […]

I had my first taste of a Pornstar Martini in St Tropez with my husband. Sitting at a harbour front […]

I first tasted a White Cosmopolitan at Restaurant Daniel off Park Avenue in NYC. The presentation with an orchid flower […]

I think I have mentioned before that one of my best friends back in South Africa used to teach me […]

A unique and heavenly champagne cocktail with blackberries, maple syrup and lavender flowers! Adapted from The Adventure Bite. Cheers!