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It’s been banned, it’s been linked to ruining mothers, it’s been made in bathtubs and now - to the benefit of us all - gin is very much back right where it should be, right there in a glass in front of us. There are so many varieties out there now - and I’m discovering new ones all the time - but all have one thing in common, and that is the base botanical being juniper. Beyond that they vary hugely, and so do these recipes. My love for it runs deep, and it features on the blog quite a lot. There are numerous flavoured gin recipes - including raspberry, my most popular recipe - it has gone in a cheesecake and even actual cakes; basically I love it and you guys seem to as well. So this is where you will find all of The Usual Saucepans’ gin recipes and posts that feature our favourite spirit.
Jump to Recipe·Print Recipe OK people, the sun is out which means it is time to say sod it to our age, act our shoe size and eat ice lollies. But since we’re not children any more, let’s add some booze into…
Continue readingJump to Recipe·Print Recipe Orange and grapefruit gin How do you feel towards oranges? (When was the last time you actually thought about oranges?) I’ve been thinking about them quite a lot recently. Not only have I been making marmalade…
Continue readingJump to Recipe·Print Recipe Do you know those people who get up at 7.30 on a Saturday to do bootcamps, hill sprints and marathon training? I know those people. I am not one of those people. I like to have…
Continue readingJump to Recipe·Print Recipe You know how I mentioned those long lazy autumnal sunsets in the Tomato Crumble post the other day? Well I half-watched one the other day whilst having dinner with my family. That’s completely beside the point…
Continue readingJump to Recipe·Print Recipe If you’ve followed The Usual Saucepans for any length of time it’s likely that you’ll have come across gin at some stage; I’m quite the fan. After making my own raspberry gin a few years ago…
Continue readingSo whilst I write this, I’m a little distracted because Kelis is (randomly) on Sunday Brunch and all I can think about is milkshakes (she could teach you, but she’d have to charge).
Continue readingJump to Recipe·Print Recipe How to make mulled gin Ahhhh, White Christmas is playing on the radio. I’m back home with my family and the house is full of Christmas aromas. Christmas Eve is traditionally a day spent in the kitchen…
Continue readingJump to Recipe·Print Recipe It’s World Gin Day! How exciting is that? How can you celebrate? Well, for starters by pouring yourself a gin and tonic, but you can also get on the baking bandwagon with and make a gin…
Continue readingJump to Recipe·Print Recipe Sometimes in life you come across little brick walls. Barricades that have ‘dangerous’, ‘do not cross’ or ‘don’t even try it, you idiot’ written all over them. At times like this there is something in my…
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