There are only so many times that you can be caught reaching for the gin at 10am. Thankfully this time I was excused as I explained to my helper that the secret ingredient in any decent prawn cocktail is Mother's Ruin. Luckily she believed me. Click here for the recipe, which was my mother-in-law's, and serve it with your ripest avocados and your iciest iceberg lettuce, shredded, of course.
What you need:
1 ripe avocado
100g tiger prawns
2 tablespoons of mayonnaise
2 tablespoons of ketchup
1/2 tablespoon of lemon juice
Drop of Tabasco
Drop of Gin
Pinch of cayenne pepper
Pinch of salt
2 slices of buttered wholemeal toast.