A Martini Gift Hack from IKEA
An affordable, practical and lovely way to share martinis in gift form. Continue reading A Martini Gift Hack from IKEA
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Atmospheric Lighting with Palms
A simple, affordable way to create dramatic, exotic shadow-based lighting in your home or business Continue reading Atmospheric Lighting with Palms
A Martini with Pepper
A simple martini variation with the addition of freshly ground pepper. It’s fiery, tasty and definitely much better than I expected. Continue reading A Martini with Pepper
More snacks and nibbles to accompany martinis
Here is another selection of savoury snacks I’ve recently served and eaten with martinis. Roasted and salted soy beans. Prawns on lettuce with Peking duck sauce and fried spicy broad beans. You can get a lot of good stuff in IKEA. Fish roe goes well in Swedish croustades. Here are some of the filled croustades, as well as some Japanese nuts and seaweed snacks. Here … Continue reading More snacks and nibbles to accompany martinis
Swedish akvavit
It’s Christmas time and last night I decided to have a non-martini drink. I’ve previously mentioned my liking for akvavit for midsommar, but I also like it during the winter (to keep warm). I put some miniature bottles of akvavit (from Ikea) in the freezer for a day, then served them in heavy glasses and a single spherical ice cube. I like all the different … Continue reading Swedish akvavit
More Swedish influence
There were no martinis served in the household last night. It wasn’t a problem. Continue reading More Swedish influence
Swedish accompaniments for a martini
Sweden produces some absolutely delightful snacks to accompany a martini. I love pickled things and seafood so it’s an absolute delight for me. Fish roe, gherkins and a range of condiments with subtle, natural flavours make a tasty accompaniment to a martini. As an accompaniment for this entry I served Japanese peanut/rice snacks (obviously not Swedish, but it’s what I was craving) and two different … Continue reading Swedish accompaniments for a martini
The Martini Socialist 