Dinner parties, friendly gatherings, fun evenings
Cos it’s been a farmery day, and this is representative of that. Which I shall describe in detail at a later date as am really quite tired today. But probably have a pet lamb now. Super cute tho. A pandalamb :)Will get a pic tomorrow as is intent on following me around. Basic story is … Continue reading
This is taken on my phone as was too lazy to find proper camera but: What’s more, it’s the real deal. Italian recipe from my Italian Mammy (i.e. the one who I lived with for a few weeks in Italy). I made it with 70% chocolate and it’s chocolatey heaven. And I shall share that … Continue reading
I am now a banoffee convert. I love it. I mean, the years I’ve wasted not making/gorging on banoffee.. It makes me sad to think of it.I should be packing for study week, but am being completely generous and giving you Banoffee recipe instead. Go and buy/root out approx 35 digestive biscuits 1 pack of … Continue reading
So on a windy night long long ago (Sunday) I had just returned from Iron Man 2 (V.Good) and was craving comfort food like a madwoman. I turned away from brownies in despair- they’re no comfort food. Hang on, I’ll give you a minute to reread that. It’s true. And it came to me. Risotto. … Continue reading
Dear world. I am a brownieaholic. A hardcore brownieaholic. A brownie purist. And now a maker of the best brownies ever. In the world. Or so I like to believe. If you don’t believe me try em.. I used Jamie Oliver’s brownie recipe as a base and tweaked a wee bit here and there. Here … Continue reading
Bread = Yum. Sun dried tomatoes = Yum. Onions = Yum. Hmmm, what if we were to put them together to make something magical.. Answer: this would happen… Sun Dried Tomato and Onion bread 450g Strong white bread flour (Don’t use cream/plain/self raising, it won’t work, you need the gluten in this flour) 1 package … Continue reading
Right so I have teased thee muchly with claims to the best garlic bread in existence. I must admit, up until a while back I too was a patron of the icky prepackaged overbuttered trash that one buys in shops. Have I mentioned that the true nature of proper cooking has only been revealed to … Continue reading
Ok so this whole ‘Grilled cheese’ Shenanigans is also known as toasted sandwich, and in my experience largely consisted of ham and cheese up until about 8 or 9 years ago and the concept of ‘panini’ appeared in Ireland, to general suspicion and disregard. One must remember that pre-cheap flights era most country people were … Continue reading
Well it doesn’t contain chocolate, therefore it’s not top on my list of desserts, but its a bit of a staple really! And I had a mighty surplus of apples that were teetering on the verge of ‘I’m not going to eat them, they’ve been on my shelf a week or two’ So I whipped … Continue reading
I am back in the capital and kinda not liking it already. Where are the fields?! And the water?! And the mountains?! AND THE DOG! Sigh. As nice as it is to be back in my own space and shall be nice to see all them there foreign classmates tomorrow, I miss my dog and … Continue reading
Cake in the country 