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Twenties girl…..

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On Saturday night, we had a few moments to not be Mums and return to the roaring Twenties at Bonana Fana Social Club. This is a pic of me and my lovely friend Vic, dressed up to the ninesWe wiggled, jiggled and charlestonned on the dance floor. One friend even stuck to a revolting drink which could have definitely been invented in the time of the Speakeasy….. ‘Sin’ – a pint of cider containing a shot of gin. Have to say I steered clear!

Suffered a bit on Sunday and I am sure that someone should do some reearch into why when hungover all you want to do is eat rubbish. Thank goodness for Vic’s early sausage baguette and Jon’s scrambled egg for lunch, because children are completely unsympathetic about hangovers!

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‘The Report Buster’ – this cocktail is for all you teachers! …. and any sympathisers who just love a tasty drink!

All over the world at the moment there are teachers writing reports….. writing reports….. writing reports….writing reports. It is fantastic to be able to convey the amount of progress that your students have made in a year, but sit at a computer for a couple of hours a night (after a full day of teaching) writing, writing, writing and you’ll need a drink! So this one’s for the teachers! It is a healthy cocktail because of the fresh fruit, to help our our bodies and brains and a little alcohol to ease the day away! I also used my new Norfolk Cordial – but you could use lime cordial or elderflower cordial.

Sip your reports away!

The Report Buster

1 banana
1 cup strawberries
2 cups Tropicana Tropical Juice
Splash Norfolk cordial Red Gooseberry and Wild Elderflower
100ml White rum

Nice and easy…. Bung all in a blender and whizz up – pour over ice into a tall glass – garnish with a strawberry pushed down onto the rim

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Book club….. ‘One Day’ and Mexican food to celebrate Cinqo de Mayo!

Loved loved loved this book!

Our monthly book group convened at mine on Wednesday night to discuss ‘One Day’ by David Nicholls – a book given to me by Jon for Christmas which I had been dying to read and then had the chance to, and not only that but also share the experience with good friends! I loved this book….. the idea is that it follows two people, Emma and Dexter through 25 years of their lives but you only see one day a year – the 15th July! Great concept and a real page turner – Vic read it in 3 days (and she has been known to purchase the audiobook in the past!).
 

Digging in to quesadillas...

Anyway, I thought I would continue the Mexican theme that seems to be infiltrating all my cooking at the moment, especially as Cinqo de Mayo was the next day – that and I couldn’t think of any Star Wars themed nibbles to deliver for May the 4th be with you!

I made quesadillas from Nigella Express, adapting them to omit the parma ham and including olives as the veggie option. This was followed by Margarita Ice Cream (again from Nigella Express). Jon was doubtful when I said I would be making this, but it really was the fastest ever ice cream and I didn’t even need my ice cream maker!! Just a bit of forward planning as I made it in 5 minutes (actual time!) on Tuesday night! The ice cream was a massive hit and I am now inspired to try other cocktails, turned into frozen desserts – Long Island Ice Tea Granita may be next!

Anyway, here is the link for the recipe: http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/margaritaicecream_87463

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and the most amazing margarita ice cream!!

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A ‘good’ cocktail for Good Friday!

Had the most amazing cocktail at our hotel in Tunisia on holiday – called the ‘Riu Palace’…. tried to recreate it and think I did an awesome job actually, especially considering I had no quantities…

Anyway whether you have spent the day entertaining the children, we have been for a bluebell walk and to the beach, or just chillin’ you deserve a great cocktail once the sun is past the yard-arm and this one is full of vitamins!!

Fee’s take on the ‘Riu Palace’ cocktail – Tall glass or hurricane glass

Double of vodka, shot of Creme de Bananes, shot of cherry brandy

Top up with 300ml of a mixture of pineapple and orange juices (or… pineapple and ‘tropical juice’)  and splash of lime juice to taste

Shake in a cocktail shaker and pour over ice, garnish with a slice of orange….

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