It’s raining and miserable BUT

I will be productive today.  I got up (Maaaybe not as early as planned) and bounded down the stairs full of optimism. And I decided, being super enthusiastic, to make myself a breakfast smoothie! Which I must say turned out wonderful. So I thought I’d share the ingredients: Breakfast smoothie (Makes about 3 servings) 2 … Continue reading

Simplicity…

A friend made these little bites of heaven for a cupcakes and cocktails party. I just thought they needed mention. Strawberries – amazing. Chocolate – amazing. And some person (for whom I am eternally grateful) thought ‘What if… we put them together?’ Let’s have a minute of silence to show our respect for this person… … Continue reading

Sushi? Like… with the fish?

Right. So being a rural Irish girl I naturally had a huge aversion to the idea of Sushi. Raw fish and all that. However, after a rather lovely post-quiz sushi evening on Wednesday last I am completely converted. It didn’t start off too well, and I figured okily dokily I’ll just stick to the veggie … Continue reading