When I was a kid living on a Karroo Farm in the 1950’s and 60’s (wow that makes me really old!) we never drank fizzy cold drinks, but my Mother made wonderful fruit cordials. The only fizzy drink we had on the farm was home-made ginger beer, but deserves a page on its own. [...]
A few years ago group of friends have agreed that we will give one another Christmas gifts that cost less than R100 (yes, we do factor in inflation!) and are preferably ‘home made’. two years ago my contribution was home-made bitters. Everyone loved their gift. It was delicious so I quickly made a [...]
I was first introduced to this quintessential Italian lemon liqueur on my first visit to Sorrento, Italy in the early 80’s, but it is only in recent years when we have been ‘brewing or should I say infusing' our own, that I have started using it generously in the my cocktails and cooking. Wherever you [...]