Cocktail Time: Cointreau Fizz

    Cointreau was first sold in 1875, and is a brand of triple-sec (an orange liqueur). This cocktail has a great provenance as it is recommended by Alfred Cointreau, Heritage Manager for Cointreau, and the 6th generation representative of his family’s business. He is the Great-Great-Grandson of the original Cointreau recipe perfecter and producer, […]

Rosemary Cointreau Spiced Nuts (Recipe by Jo Seagar)

  Because this mix tastes extremely good, the level of the nuts in the jar has dropped considerably from when we first filled it as we kept going back for another handful. As Mum or I was always caught with our hand in the jar, we came up with a saying “step away from the […]

Easter Holidays

  A selection of eggs and chocolate for an egg-scellent ‘healthy’ Easter feast : Creme Egg, Green Eggs (feijoas), and Candy Covered Chocolate Eggs. (We did actually have a boiled egg for Easter Breakfast followed by the traditional Creme Egg, egg-cetera, egg-cetera). Mum had just read an article and commented on how eating dark chocolate […]