Ok, so I screwed up. My Aussie friend and I had this genius plan to sell sangria and tortilla on Queen’s Day whilst dancing around to Latino music. It wasn’t very Dutch, admittedly, but who likes orange clothes and Heineken anyway? The plan was going – well – according to plan, until I actually told people about it. And then several of those people said we needed a licence to sell food and alcohol, and to play music… But still, never let the law get in the way of a good party, eh? Only then we started doing our little amateur profit & loss thing, and that wasn’t looking good either. Plus, when I looked at my diary, I had Hidden Kitchen events and cookery workshops booked up every weekend between now and the royal birthday itself. When did I even think I was going to organise all this?
It seemed I’d made a mistake, and – to make matters worse – I’d promised you all a party I can’t deliver. But, as a small consolation prize, I’m giving you the recipe for the sangria-that-never-happened. I adapted it from a few different recipes I’d read on the Internet, but this one is simple, quick, fruity and fresh. Rather sadly, I only made this for a couple of glasses, rather than the giant jug I had in mind, so you’ll need to up-scale the quantities if you’re planning a party.