So you may be wondering where on earth I have been over the last 3-4 weeks. Well, as frightfully lazy as I am lately, I come furnished with an excuse: I have been losing my sanity in Italy! Along with some of the nicest people ever, I have spent 3 weeks singing camp songs involving … Continue reading
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
2 ways. Like these guys: As all you Irish peoples know, we grew up with one savoury potato snack – the legendary Taytos. But the days have gone where the choice is so sorely limited, and tasty as the old Tayto are, it’s nice to see a bit of variety in the siopas. In saying … 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
Yes. That is their official title. Please do not refer to them as anything but this title. These were one of my cookies for the #twookieparty! Link to yere own posts in comments #irishfoodies! These, my good people, come with a warning: You cannot stop at one. Sorry. Sorry to your waistline too. But you … Continue reading
A dinner fit for kings! I went down to our local beach today and picked some mussels. As you do. Not much time tonight, so straight to it. I used what I had on hand, feel free to substitute fresh ingredients 🙂 You will need: About 20-30 mussels or so 1/4 bottle of white wine … Continue reading
Well I am back with a bang! After a rather eventful weekend it’s high time I made some fooooood! And I had some goats cheese that was staring out at me every time I opened the fridge. So I decided to use it up! And what better way to use it up than in a … Continue reading
So living where we do with some good neighbours around, we had a visit from one a few days back with a hefty supply of fresh local salmon, caught that morning, filleted and looking absolutely fabulous. However it was packed as a whole side (or rather 2 whole sides) and we figured that 3 of … Continue reading
Cake in the country 