So another glass And a cigarette . . . Isabel Monteiro from Drugstore

Drugstore is a band I fell in love with. I bought their second album "White Magic For Lovers", based solely on a 3 second clip of music that I had heard in a commercial for HMV.  That album stayed in heavy rotation until Songs For The Jet Set came out. From there I tracked down a copy of the then out of print self titled first album.  

Drugstore, who took their name from the film Drugstore Cowboy, is a London based band with a multinational cast of characters led by the wonderfully talented Brazilian born Isabel Monteiro.  After their third album Songs For The Jet Set, and much to my disappointment, they went on a hiatus of sorts and seemed to disappear from the musical landscape. 

Things were quiet for 7 years, and then in 2009 there were rumblings from The Cave, and Isabel popped her head out.    That year saw a reunion in the form of a sell out gig at Dingwalls in London.  That reunion wasn't enough for the fans or Isabel.  The start of 2010 saw a search for new "Cowboys" to join Drugstore, and shortly after that another sell out gig at the ICA . 

As of right now Isabel and her crew are in the midst of recording a new album.  Which I and many other fans are eagerly awaiting.  I personally recommend the songs "I Wanna Love You Like A Man" and "I Know I Could" (from which the title of this post is taken from).

Isabel is not only the first contributor to my quest, but happens to also be the first person I wrote to.  Which seemed like a very good sign, so far I'm batting 1000.  Isabel keeps an online presence through Facebook, Twitter and her blog, Drugstore Anatomy. Visit them all.

The recipe is called Brigadeiro, it's a Brazilian dessert and just looking at the ingredients make me want it. Once I have pictures of the process and the final product I'll post them.

Isabel wrote:
"Sending you a super-basic recipe for a traditional brazilian sweet treat.
It's prob the 1st thing you learn as a kid, but it stays w/ you forever.
Every now and again, when I'm feeling cold and grey, I get a tin of condensed
milk and make a batch of 'Brigadeiro' - takes me right back to my childhood.
Hope you'll enjoy it. Maybe serve after meal, w/ coffee and liquors?
Recipe attached.
Hope everything's gonna be cool w/ you.
keep me posted.
love
x
isabel"

The closest thing I have to a liqueur in my house is a bottle of Jameson's, that should work. The recipe is as follows.

‘Brigadeiro’ (brigadier)

Recipe

Ingredients:

1 tin sweetened condensed milk

100g of dark chocolate

25 of butter (2 tablespoons )

Chocolate sprinkles or granulated sugar

Tiny paper candy cups

Method:

Combine first three ingredients in a heavy pot and stir constantly

over medium heat, bringing to a boil.

Continue stirring until mixture thickens enough to coat the bottom

of the pan.

Remove from heat and carefully scoop hot mixture out of pot into a

separate bowl to cool.

Cool completely.

Coat hands with butter and scoop out a tablespoon sized amount

into the palm of your hand. Roll into a small ball, roll the ball in

sprinkles or sugar and let rest in paper cup.

Makes about 40.