Yes. It’s true. It is going to be the first chocolate themed cookalong. Mark the date, it is April 8th. I think it’s fair to say this one is going to be spectacular altogether! If you wish to take part the invite is here https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=146168245446249 OR leave me a comment below informing me of your intentions. … Continue reading
Hello all. First up, I am tremendously busy over the next two weeks so expect a temporary lull. When I get a chance I’ll pop up the Irish Traditional food cookalong recipes. There is Soda bread, a nice butter making tutorial, slow roasted lamb (straight from the farm) with rosemary, and colcannon. And a strawberry … Continue reading
Now first things first. These are called SC-OH-NES. Not scons as my father says, bless his cotton socks (that are clearly not helping his pronunciation). Right then. So I have had the opportunity go home sweet home for the first time in.. gosh.. almost 3 months, and whilst there I clearly had to raid my beloved … Continue reading
You simply mast pay a visit dahling! So this has been a while coming, but before Christmas I got a lovely email from the folks at Salon des Saveurs in Dublin asking a few of we food bloggers to pop in for a nice dinner. I had heard much about the restaurant, which is owned … Continue reading
Ok all, So as you know, I also run the Irish Foodies Cookalongs the first Friday of every month. Just to make it easy on people I am going to post links to all the cookalong posts that I get via FB and Twitter pages. Again, anybody who wishes is welcome to take part, we … Continue reading
Friday began my familiar tirade of healthy eating, which has of course begun a few times but somehow I get distracted by various new chocolate based ideas, somehow.. Anyhow, despite my eager claims of no more rubbish, I felt the need to bake something, and I know I always have an eager crowd that will … Continue reading
It is very nice. I very much like it. Recipe can be found here: https://cakeinthecountry.com/2010/12/04/winterwarmers/ The edges look a bitteen dark but that would be due to the brown sugar and butter and apples morphing into appple flavoured toffee stuff that is really quite lovely! Serve with vanilla ice cream or a dollop of cream … Continue reading
There is such thing as an addiction to cookbooks. There must be. And I am afraid I suffer rather terribly from the affliction. Books in general actually, we had to convert our playroom to the library in the house. There are 4 more bookcases in various locations around the house, and one of my walls … Continue reading
Seeing as they refuse to let me change the old one, and considering have completely changed site, I have created a new page for people to click on. Can be found here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cakeinthecountrycom/134093276657499 Go mad!
This #Romanticcooking cookalong.. Whether or not you buy into Valentines I’m sure at some time or other you want to have some kind of slightly romantic meal. I couldn’t tell you when my first real romantic moment was (well I could but I won’t), but this was definitely one of the first visions of romance. … Continue reading
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