The Uborkess herself asked me to post a couple of reminders. “Sure!” I said. “I write reminders all the time!” The problem is, mostly I write them to myself, and mostly they don’t work. I have one by my elbow … Continue reading
Imagine a smooth, liquid transition from the theme of the weeks’ writings into a marvellously witty angle on serving cocktails. Imagine how we may have sown the seeds of this approach in earlier articles, building up in a spectacularly planned … Continue reading
Good afternoon all, and welcome to a decidedly alphabetical Uborka cocktail hour. Graybo has kindly offered to act as waitress for this afternoon’s imbibement, and will be passing amongst you distributing a few finger-bowls of Alphabetti Spaghetti, whilst I deal … Continue reading
You’ll have noticed, if you’ve been paying attention, that this week’s themes have been blogging and luuuurrvve. With luuuurrvve also being the theme of last week’s cocktail hour, the only other option was blogging. But Graybo and I thought about … Continue reading
Can someone help me get this pinney tied on at the back? Thanks. Apologies for the short delay. We value your business, customers. There can only be one theme for today’s cocktails. The theme of LURVE. And you all know … Continue reading
today’s theme is ‘my first alcoholic drink’, if you please. what are we having, then?
It was some two years ago that we thought we had completed The MCU Project, never to have to return to its often-incomprehensible kablam kapow blah de blah storytelling. We should have known better; even a global pandemic couldn’t save … Continue reading
I entirely and completely owe the inspiration for this post and the last five months of cookery to my brother the honourable gourmand Dr Pockless, who didn’t fight me when I stole the idea, cooked up by him and his … Continue reading