Monthly Archives: December 2016

Better than Baked Beans

Ingredients:
2 tsp Oil
2 Onions, halved and thinly sliced
4 Rashers of streaky bacons cut into largish pieces
2 tsp Brown Sugar
2 x 400g cans Chopped Tomatoes
200ml stock from a cube
2 x 410g cans Cannellini, Butter or Haricot Beans in water drained and rinsed

Method:
Heat the slow cooker (if required).
Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the onions and bacon until the onions soften and just starting to turn golden, stir in the sugar, tomatoes and stock and some seasoning.
Put all into the Slow Cooker and stir in the beans.

Cook on low for 9-10 hours

Serve on hot buttered toast.

Pimp your Gin and Tonic

If you’re partial to a gin and tonic, then here’s a product we know you’ll love. Personalising your drinks is all the rage at the moment, so these new botanical packs from OriGINario are just the thing.

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There are four contrasting styles each one adds an intriguing slant to your G&T.

Floral – roses and lemongrass
Mediterranean – lemon and orange peel
Spiced – star anise and clove
Traditional – juniper berries and Brazilian pepper

Either pair your botanical pack with a complementary gin that is similar in style, or go leftfield and choose a contrasting style – either way, the result will be a cut above your average G&T! Once you’ve made your drink, simply add the contents of the pack, and you’ll notice a fresh hit of aromatics that takes your G&T to the next level.

Available for £16.95 from the Whisky Exchange

Sharish Blue Magic Gin

A bright blue Portuguese gin from the Sharish range. The only difference from the regular Sharish is the magnificent colour that comes from all natural extracts of the Clitoria Ternatea flower, also known as Asian pigeonwings, bluebellvine, or the blue pea. According to the producer this Gin has a magical touch. When tonic water is added and both liquids are mixed it will transform into a light pink hue! In Sharish Blue Magic delightful notes of strawberry and fresh raspberries give it a sweet, refreshing flavour. Warming notes of coriander and cinnamon develop behind the juicy fruit and there are traces of citrus and other sweet spices from the botanicals that include juniper, coriander, angelica root, ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, lemon peel, strawberry and raspberry.