Drinks

This homemade coconut milk takes 10 minutes to prepare and is a great dairy-free alternative to cow’s milk. In this pic: Small glass milk bottle and blue striped straw.

After my successes with rosewater ginger beer and turmeric and orange ginger beer I thought I would try a ginger-free soda and see how that went. Happily, it went well! This lemon soda is not as fizzy as the ginger beer, I believe this is because the acid in the lemon…

Did you catch my rosewater ginger beer recipe recently? You must try it! It’s really good. Anyway, while I was making it I got to thinking about how I could make a slightly ‘healthier’ version, seeing as sugar is apparently not so cool these days. So I thought I would…

Yip I am officially shrub-mad! Since making the strawberry and sorrel shrub recently, I have been obsessed. For those of you who missed it, a shrub is basically a sweet and tangy fruit or vegetable syrup which is delicious with fizzy water or in cocktails. This tomato one is a…

I recently reached out to one of my favourite food bloggers Erika Raxworthy to see if she would like to partake in a little blog challenge. And yay! she said yes! I sent her some gorgeous picnic goodies from our shop and our task was to each create a fun…

You heard it here first – shrubs are the new ‘it’ thing. “What is a shrub?” you say. Well it’s a type of syrup made from preserving fruits and vegetables with sugar and vinegar. They are also known as drinking vinegars. Supposedly shrubs date back to the 18th century when…

I seem to have gone food gift-mad this year! It’s okay though right? This homemade coffee liqueur takes barely any prep time at all, just a little patience. It’s super tasty over ice, or try it poured over a mud cake or stirred through hot chocolate or chocolate sauce. Homemade…

Need a refreshing dessert or a tipple for Melbourne Cup? Well look no further than this fruity granita. Keep it virgin and tuck in with a spoon, or get into the spirit of the day by adding a slosh of your favorite liquor. Either way you really must try it.…

Homemade pineapple and cucumber flavoured gin, or infused booze if you prefer. It’s so simple to make that it left me scratching my head and wondering “why have I never made this before?”. You can do it with most spirits and loads of different flavourings – think tequila with watermelon,…

I seem to have a glut of beetroot at the moment which is rather nice so as well as making some beetroot chutney, I thought I would try something new – a beetroot, rosemary and lemon cordial. It’s sweet and earthy with a glorious colour and I highly recommend adding…