on the menu: aloo ghobi + cilantro, naan, chocolate layer cake

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More Indian. A little heavy on the garam masala but even this is no disaster. Good level of heat with some sanaam chilis.

I was going to have green tea mochi when I was offered cake. Not the most fitting progression  but I often eat strange combinations. I see the virtue of careful pairings but…as long as I like all of the elements…

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I usually don’t eat dessert at all, am more inclined to drink it if anything. But once in a while I see the appeal.

on the menu: gin tonic with cardamom, mint, lime

 

gin tonic
gin tonic

Guerlain Homme was one of the first fragrances I got myself. It smelled fresh and good, and I later learned that what smelled fresh was mint, and what smelled good, was vetiver.

Perfumer Thierry Wasser explains that his inspiration was, in part, the mojito, and it isn’t far off. It smells like…a manly mojito. I was wearing it today and so started craving mint. Not wanting a mojito, quite, I made my own thing: a gin tonic with cardamom, mint, and lime.

Beefeater 24 gin, Fever-Tree tonic water, cardamom pods
Beefeater 24 gin, Fever-Tree tonic water, cardamom pods
Guerlain Homme, gin tonic
Guerlain Homme, gin tonic

 

Salud.