I have shared a basic, simple and low fat butternut squash soup before, but I have since discovered a more.. well, shall we say a more luscious recipe. Not one to go by if you’re counting the old calories- I’d suggest my alternative, which you can find here! On the other hand- for guests, for … Continue reading
One thing that has struck me since I started this site is that I have become some much more aware of where our food comes from. Sadly, this leads to some serious disappointments. The next time you go to your local shop – look at the origin of the fruit, vegetables and meat. An unfortunate … Continue reading
A traditional Irish Halloween description, complete with Irish Barmbrack recipe. Continue reading
Win a 50 euro groupon voucher from Cakeinthecountry. See post for details! Continue reading
A review of Neven Maguire’s astoundingly good restaurant, MacNean house, and ode to my granny, whose 87th birthday was the reason we got to spend a Sunday afternoon in foodie heaven. Irish ingredients, Irish chef, Irish food. It does the Irish proud. Continue reading
Learn how to make delicious homemade Irish truffles in this post. Perfect post dinner party treats, these little bites of goodness will impress your friends and family. Just don’t tell them how easy they are… Continue reading
So the reason I have been ridiculous with this whole blog shenanigans is that every last second of my time has been taken up with Colaiste and with running. As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I started running with Run with Tina. Now as you MAAAY have noticed I am a procrastinator. So I … Continue reading
Yes. Yes they are. After a rather painful and unsuccessful day of trying to find a grad dress with my sister, we got home late and I was in dire need of a sugar fix. With no cookbooks downstairs due to the cleanup for our Come dine with me night a la Hannah (more later), … Continue reading
So recently (actually quite a long while ago but I’m nothing if not a procrastinator), we had a 20 mile cookalong. I had Jennifer down to sample all the delights of the locality, but whilst we had a gap in the cooking time, we decided to have a wee stroll around the gardens. It just … Continue reading
Hello hello my lovely readers. You may not recognise me any more, but I’m still here! I’ve been ridiculously busy lately, and thus haven’t been trying many new recipes, and haven’t had a minute to blog! However, am finished on my attachment at the minute so I plan to get this back on track. I … Continue reading
Cake in the country 