How are you? You haven’t seen or heard much of me in the last few months, which is mainly down to the fact I’ve been living with my nose in a mixture of books and pillows, and boy did it pay off for I am finished and graduated- hip hip hooray! Now admittedly I did … Continue reading
National school. Where to even start. Class time was class time. We learned of the adventures of Ann and Barry; Ann had quite the penchant for cakes, while Barry preferred to put away a few jars of jam a day. It was relatively boring. Although it perhaps partly explains the obsession with cakes that I … Continue reading
I missed out on a trip to the Keelings orchard this year due to my getting sick at the worst possible time! The irony – an apple a day keeps the doctor away, eh? Clearly I needed to upgrade my apple intake, but the very chance I had to get to an orchard was hindered … Continue reading
A traditional Irish Halloween description, complete with Irish Barmbrack recipe. 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
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
Okily dokily where to start. Right! I shall put today’s dinner recipe up in a separate post methinks. So. I made the chocolate cake. Used the same recipe as my chocolate fudge cupcakes. But grease and line 2 7 inch sandwich tins (I actually had to use 8″ and cooked for some less time), preheat … Continue reading
Cake in the country 