Cleaners, More Health Problems,

Once again, we have a clean home. The cleaners turned up just before 10 on Wednesday morning and appeared to be a very nice young couple. They worked well, basically didn’t stop and did a very good job. We were very pleased and have arranged for them to come back. I am so relieved as I can no longer cope and Matt certainly couldn’t do the whole place. Mind you, I was never “brung up” to do housework anyway – my mother always had a cleaner for most of her married life. Couple of times when they couldn’t afford it but I guess she was better at this domestic stuff  than I am. Only thing I was ever good at was cooking.

We are doing well between us. It now turns out that Matt has a bleeding problem and I got him in to the doctors the minute I found out. She is sending him for a colonoscopy and he has to stop his blood thinners (which I don’t like one bit after all the TIAs he had). I still have dizzy spells which I think is a hangover from the antibiotics – they were strong ones. So we are doing very well, the pair of us.

I thought this cocktail looked particularly refreshing. It is intended for St. Patrick’s Day so if you celebrate, here is a drink for you. Sounds as though it might be quite lethal.

Spring 2014

Spring 2014 Cocktail

About the Spring 2014 Cocktail

This cocktail combines spring flavors like lemon thyme, verjus and sugar snap peas.

 

Ingredients in the Spring 2014 Cocktail

• 3 Sugar snap pea pods
• 1.5 oz Krogstad Aquavit
• .25 oz Pernod Absinthe
• .75 oz Manzanilla sherry
• .75 oz Lime juice
• .75 oz Lemon Thyme Syrup*
• 5 dashes Verjus
• 1 pinch Maldon salt or other sea salt

Garnish: Lemon thyme
Glass: Coupe
 

How to make the Spring 2014 Cocktail

In a shaker, muddle the pea pods. Add the remaining ingredients and fill with ice. Shake, and double-strain into a large coupe glass. Garnish with a sprig of lemon thyme resting across the rim.
*Lemon Thyme Syrup

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cups Sugar
• 8 oz Water
• 1 handful of Fresh lemon thyme
• Peel of 1 lemon

PREPARATION:
Add the sugar and water to a saucepan over medium heat and stir until the sugar dissolves. Add the lemon thyme and lemon peel, and bring to a low boil. Remove from the heat and let cool completely. Strain before using.

Have a great day