Showing posts with label tequila sunrise. Show all posts
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Monday, December 9, 2024

Cocktails, Cats and Rainbows

 

Cocktails No. 2 were Enzonis: gin; campari; lemon juice; standard syrup; muddled grapes

Enzoni

Progression

The Blackhurst Advent Cocktail Calendar Day 3 was a Negroni with a bonus advent jigsaw puzzle. 


Even when one is not in the best location (outside the cinema where I'd been watching films at the British Film Festival), rainbows are always worth photographing.


The Blackhurst Advent Cocktail Calendar Day 4 was a Tequila Sunrise - bright and colourful. Oh, and I have bought a plant to put in my giraffe pot, and I think it looks lovely.


The Blackhurst Advent Cocktail Calendar Day 5 was a Mexican Firing Squad, which contains tequila, lime juice, grenadine and Angostura bitters.


The Blackhurst Advent Cocktail Calendar Day 6 was a Long island Iced Tea. A friend popped round to visit at cocktail hour, which is why there are three. We all have a Long Island Iced Tea story - some of us even remember them.


It might not have been the best time to put up the solar lights in the gazeebo, but, however...


The Blackhurst Advent Cocktail Calendar Day 7 was a Water Lily. These contain equal parts gin, creme de violette, fresh lemon juice and Cointreau. We also celebrated Sourfest; hence the commemorative T-shirt in the photos. 


A brief interlude to admire the aftermath of Sourfest (it seems I didn't take any photos of the actual event), and then the Blackhurst Advent Cocktail Calendar Day 8 featured a French 75.

Monday, September 23, 2019

Rainy Weekend

A friend came to stay for the weekend, and she likes tequila, so Him Outdoors made tequila sunrises. Aren't they pretty?

Tequila Sunrises
In the morning we went to our local cafe for posh French toast with fruit. Regular readers of the blog will recognise the dish. Other breakfast options are available, as seen below. 


Zucchini, spinach and feta fritters with fennel and beetroot puree

Smoky bacon with eggs, cheese and tomato relish on a brioche bun

As it rained, we did what do on rainy weekends, and finished off our latest puzzle. It's a beautiful image, and I now have an even greater respect for Monet's seemingly abstract approach to colour. There was only a little bit of swearing at the Impressionist master...