Yesterday Lucy and I headed up to Donegal. I was checking it out for possible locations for my Wild Atlantic Wayfarer project in association with LookWest and the Hawk's Well Theatre and it seemed like a great idea to tie it in with a visit to Harvey's Point to check out their Sunday lunch carvery... Continue Reading →
Guinness Chocolate Cake
As it's St. Patrick's Day tomorrow I thought I should make something fitting for the occasion. It's a Guinness Chocolate Cake based on Nigella's recipe but a budget version 😉 I really like it so if you give it a try let me know what you think: 250 ml Guinness 250 grams margarine 90 grams... Continue Reading →
Happy Pancake Day!
Firstly Happy Pancake Day. As it's a big year of WB Yeats here in Sligo (well worldwide really) I dedicated my pancake to the poet himself...I think there's a bit of a likeness there. It's also my birthday today, I got very spoilt and had a lovely day 🙂
A special night in Sligo
Joe from The Wine Buff has a great night planned in Sligo on March 12th: A food and wine night with some special visitors. His friends from the great Montaribaldi Vineyard in Piedmont Italy are coming over to Sligo in early March with some of their beautiful wines. The wines will be served alongside amazing... Continue Reading →
Sligo Skies and the Swagman
A bit of a random blog title but I was trying to think what to call it and was giving myself a headache! This morning started off with the ground covered in hailstones and ice, watching Jono and Lucy walk to the car was like watching the march of the penguins! I should have filmed... Continue Reading →
Peanut Butter Fudge
A year ago...yes I'm not the quickest in the world, I saw a blog post by the Burlesque Chef for Peanut Butter Fudge. So I had a go at making it and I was a bit worried as I've never made fudge before and thought I might weld the spoon to the saucepan. I didn't... Continue Reading →
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