Kingsley Amis

Author of “Lucky Jim” and countless other works, father of Martin Amis, and lover of drink. His 1972 book “On Drink” is sadly out of print. If you can find a copy you’ll see that its pages contain drinking wisdom, recipes and pithy yet useful general principles (i.e. “it is more important that a cold drink should be as cold as possible than that it should be as concentrated as possible”).

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Creamy green soup topped with a square of blue cheese, served with a rustic bread roll and chopped herbs on a cutting board in the background.

Cheesy Courgette Soup

45 min • Easy to Moderate • 6 to 8 servings

Refreshing Mai Tai cocktail garnished with mint leaves and a cherry, served in a glass filled with crushed ice on a wooden table.

Mai tai

5 min • Easy • 1 serving

A plate of couscous with tomatoes served on a cloth napkin, accompanied by a jar of couscous and a loaf of bread in the background.

Bread crumbs

10 min • Easy • varies servings

Steaming bowl of spiced mulled wine with floating orange slices, cloves, cinnamon sticks, star anise, and dark berries on a kitchen counter.

Christmas Bowl of Bishop

100 min • Moderate • 4 to 6 servings

Mango margarita with a salted rim, garnished with a mango slice, lime, and cocktail shaker in the background.

Margarita (easy master recipe)

10 min • Easy • 1 serving

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