Overreliance on blends If you're choosing between brand X's Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Cup Club Blend and Kenya AA (a specific grading), go with the one that has more specificity.
Tourists and flashy young entrepreneurs schmooze to thumping Euro-house under heat lamps while sipping concoctions like the Cookie in a Cup, a blend of Glenmorangie Nectar d'Or, Mozart Black, cookie syrup, espresso and fresh rosemary and vanilla (13 euros).
CORNISH HEN TERIYAKI Time: 30 minutes 4 Cornish hens, split down the breast Salt and pepper 1 cup soy blend (recipe above) 1/2 cup mirin (or 2 tablespoons honey, mixed with 1/2 cup water) 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup white wine.
HERBED LEG OF LAMB Time: 30 minutes, plus marinating time 1 butterflied lamb leg, 3 to 4 pounds 1 cup soy blend (recipe above) 1 cup red wine 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary or 2 teaspoons dried 1 tablespoon ground coriander 1 tablespoon ground black pepper.
For a no-bake recipe, stir the seeds into 1 cup pitted, blended dates, 1/4 cup peanut butter or other nut spread, 1 1/2 cups rolled oats, 1/4 cup honey or maple syrup, and 1 cup chopped nuts.
Mr. Castro stocked the drink menu with a selection of Italian and French aperitifs, as well as a few sherry-, vermouth- and apertif-based cocktails, including the Spy Cup, a bracing blend of Dubonnet, ginger wine and two kinds of vermouth.
England's men's hockey team, which came fourth at the recent World Cup, contains a blend of youth and experience, with captain Barry Middleton in his third Games alongside nine Commonwealth debutants, including Dan Fox and Mark Gleghorne.
At the same location, this writer, who is a big fan of Starbucks, asked for a cup of Brazilian blend with space for milk and was told by a Barista that the local coffee is not usually part of the "daily offering".
Small minded bigots who condemn, threaten and sometimes harm those with personal lifestyles and choices performed by consenting adults that pose no real detriment to the community simply because such actions or viewpoints are not considered to be the majority's preferred cup of tea blend?
Take 1/3 cup oatmeal and blend in a blender until it's a fine powder.
