Sat down to write a letter to an old teacher of mine who helped me with Bengali in 1984 (I was not good at it). Made a valiant attempt to write the whole letter in Bengali. Landed up using a couple of English words…But writing with a fountain pen to a Bengali teacher in Bengali – that is as 1984 as it gets for me!!
Nikita had asked me to wake her up at 7 am. Which is never an issue for me. It is a different matter that after about half a dozen nudging, she eventually gets up at 8:19AM. One full minute ahead of class starting at 8:20.
This morning though, I slept in and did not even get up till 7:15. I had barely put my glasses on and picked my phone up when I was accosted by these hilarious texts from Nikita. Apparently, she has been awake since 5 and realized I did not wake up at 6 (as I told her I do – which is normally what I do.)
But you can see her funny texts here accusing me of putting up a charade. She even went to the extent of opening up a website – http://exposingrajib.weebly.com to expose by double standards!!
BTW, I was checking the website – apparently, there are more exchanges on the website – I assume from Nikita’s friends?
The three ingredients of a Racquet Club are Gin, Dry Vermouth and Orange Bitters. Interestingly enough, you can make a Leaning Tower, Delmonico or an Astorio Bianco using those exact ingredients and nothing else. It is all in the proportions.
This one has 3 ounces of gin, 1 ounce of dry vermouth and 4 dashes of orange bitters.
If you like cinnamon, you might like this. First, muddle a small cinnamon stick (they are very strong in aroma, an inch is more than enough) in your mixing glass. Pour half an ounce of fresh lime juice and three fourths of an ounce of honey syrup of honey liqueur (like Barenajager) and muddle it a little more. Pour ice and two ounces of rum and shake it. Pour into a coupe and top it off with champagne. Gently stir it and serve.
I loved the end result. I do not think I had seen this recipe before. Got this from The Spruce Eats.
First, muddle a jalapeno in a mixing glass. Add ice, two ounces of mango juice (I have a nice one from the local Indian store0, two ounces of vodka (I used Tito’s), a spoon of Agave Nectar, a spoon of lime juice and a couple of dashes of orange bitters. Shake it well and pour it in a martini glass.
The drink has a kick and is very flavorful.
It was only 48 degrees (9 Centigrade) and windy but I had not taken the bike out in a few days. Felt compelled to do so. Rode around Alpharetta and then landed up in Valor coffee. The coffee was great but was a little too crowded. Had to keep my mask on all the time while reading a book and having coffee.
