I made a lovely boozy batch of this for the Naughty Habits Strolling Supper Club that Battenburg Belle and I collaborated on a few weeks ago. It was wonderful evening and BB has written about it more eloquently than I can over here.
The punch was a big hit. In the end I used half a bottle of Chambord, which made it a lot more alcoholic than when I made it for my Christmas party. I think this is very lovely punch for a summer al fresco event. We had this and some Joan Crawford Canapes in the secret garden behind my flat – a well kept secret…
The recipe for the punch is here... We used the real McCoy Sauternes for the punch, and it really did get everyone in a good mood. All the guests did the conga from my garden to Cathy’s place round the corner for the splendid buffet that followed! We might do a summer fundraising event once a year, as it was such a success. Davey did his seven songs and the evening raised a massive £370 for the Alzheimer’s Society.
One of the many things I have enjoyed about camping out at Mr Rathbones for a few weeks while 2 Kiwi girls stay in my flat, is the TELEVISION. I don’t have one and there are only three programmes I like to watch if I’m ever sat in front of one. Judge Judy, Storage Hunters and Come Dine With Me. The latter 2 seem to more or less cover the schedule at the moment but I haven’t seen JJ showing up at all.
I am like an alien from outer space when the adverts come on. I haven’t had a TV for about 10 years and I am like a sponge when the ads come on. Cillit Bang – that looks amazing. The Ting Tings must be LOADED now their ace pop song “That’s Not My Name” has been appropriated by Coca Cola. And just now I saw an ad for Chambord about how flamingos stand on one leg purely and simply because they like to.
The Chambord tagline / catchphrase / whatever you call it is: “because… no reason” (said with a French accent. So why not make this “because…no reason”
I had some of this leftover so put it in a bottle and served it up over lots of crushed ice as a pre-dinner drink when Vic and Anna came round. It was a scorcher of a day so this was perfect – YUM. Thanks Madeleine. This boozier version of your punch was GOOD.
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Madeleine Carroll is SO classy. I can’t wait to try the punch x
It’s a goodie!
Madeleine Carroll is SO classy. I can’t wait to try the punch x
It’s a goodie!
I have a telly, but not a million cable tv channels, so when I am anywhere with
a tv that gets HGTV, I spend hours watching “Flip or Flop”, “House Hunters”,
and “Property Brothers.”
OOOh, I’m going to look all of these up online. I have no idea what “Flip or Flop” might be but I like the title!
I have a telly, but not a million cable tv channels, so when I am anywhere with
a tv that gets HGTV, I spend hours watching “Flip or Flop”, “House Hunters”,
and “Property Brothers.”
OOOh, I’m going to look all of these up online. I have no idea what “Flip or Flop” might be but I like the title!