Posts tagged drink
Recipe • The Quarantini

The 1920s had prohibition and Speakeasy’s, with many of classic cocktails created during this period in an effort to cover up the harsh taste of illicitly distilled alcohol. The 2020s equivalent may well be the Quarantini, a loose term based on whatever happens to be lurking at the back of your cupboard during a period of self-isolation when you are unwilling or unable to leave the house.

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Recipe • Matcha Latte

I consider Aldi a barometer of the times. Last week I was perusing the mythical middle aisle and came across organic, Japanese matcha powder. I’ve been in the health and wellness world for coming up to 20 years and remember a time when it was a struggle to find many ‘superfoods’ in health foods shops, let alone a small supermaket. Then you see it on a Starbucks menu and know it’s reached the big time.

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