I have never been as excited for a cookalong as I was for this one. It’s a merry happy Christmas cookalong! To the scrooges of Christmas out there: I care not, I LOVE Christmas. I’ve had my good and bad ones, but in general I love it. In saying that, I reject anything remotely Christmassy … Continue reading
A while back (actually before I went to Italy) Roma were kind enough to send me out a packet of their new tipo ‘00’ flour. I had been reading recipes that suggested using ‘00’ flour for ages but the closest I could get was the odd packet of ‘0’ flour which I would scoop up … Continue reading
What do you get if you put 6 camera wielding food bloggers in an orchard on a fine autumn day? Well I shall tell you, good sirs! A very nice tour, that’s what. I’m a real joker me. But all joking aside, having had a chat with Michal from Bord Bia pre cookalong organisation, we … Continue reading
Well hello there. Despite my case notes staring at me from my notebook, I am writing a quick post and recipe for ye all. I am soooo good to you, really… Well with a sudden change in weather yesterday from lovely and sunny to a sudden downpour which I endured going over to Mary, Laura … Continue reading
I love this song: Old Old fashioned by Frightened Rabbit. On that note, I’ve been getting back to the recipes that one would come across in his/her early days growing up in the wesht. Now, living on a farm in the back arse of nowhere generally means that the only baked goods on the menu … Continue reading
This is from the other night, had to post it. Just really liked the sunset. Dublin Oct 10. Completely unedited for the record this is SOOC (Straight out of camera)
Sometimes you just feel like something super tasty. And there was a delivery of local fish in the butchers this morning. This got me thinking… Cod. Cod would be lovely. So I picked out a few choice pieces and off home I went.Well it was only fabulous. So here is the recipe I used! Ingredients: … Continue reading
Well it was a Friday evening. The first Friday of August. What else would we be doing but an (now regularly scheduled) irish foodies cookalong session. The theme: Seafood. Anything and everything that one could think of on a seafood theme. This is what becomes of discussing mussels on twitter! Well, being a recent sushi … Continue reading
This was a rather yummy dinner. I tasted some of Mary’s risotto one day and vowed to make it or something similar. And so, one dismal rainy summers day, I stood at the fridge, stared down the pancetta, and began to cook. Now this was kind of put together on the day, so change it … Continue reading
This one is simple and lovely You will need 400g cherry tomatoes Sea salt Handful of fresh basil Drizzle of olive oil _________________________ Mixed leaves of your choice. Red onion, small and finely sliced Parmesan. I had originally intended to use feta but ran out, so if you’d rather that then go for it! For … Continue reading
Cake in the country 