So what do you think of when you think of Irish food? These days the food is fantastic and there are all kinds of foods on offer which is great. We really are spoilt for choice. Thinking back over the past though and especially when I used to visit my Nan in Galway it was... Continue Reading →
Cooking and Budgeting Course
I started a new course last week. It's a Cooking and Budgeting course. Naively I thought it was going to be cooking on a budget but it's not. There are two parts of it; the first part is cooking and the second part budgeting. As the first class fell on Shrove Tuesday we made pancakes.... Continue Reading →
Enniscrone
Last Saturday Lucy and I went to Enniscrone. I won a voucher for lunch from the Diamond Coast Hotel so we went out for it. Enniscrone is a beautiful place and even though it was cold there were several people out walking. The Diamond Coast Hotel is a lovely place, I'd love to stay there.... Continue Reading →
Fun with food
The weather has been too awful to be out and about taking photos so I decided to try something different (yes I know I have too much time on my hands). So above we have 'Cheeses of Nazareth'. My idea of an edible nativity. A couple of years ago I made this: Which was all... Continue Reading →
Thank you Dr. Oetker!
I won a competition on twitter last week for a Dr. Oetker baking hamper. It arrived today and it's fantastic! Loads of goodies in it. Rocket-dog was very impressed as well. We decided to make cakes right away to try out all the lovely products! Here's the recipe we used: 175g butter 175g caster sugar... Continue Reading →
Donal Skehan – The HomeCooked Tour
Last night we went to the Hawk's Well Theatre to see Donal Skehan's HomeCooked Tour. Now I must admit I did wonder how a cookery show was going to work in a theatre but I have to say it was brilliant. We had a really good night. As soon as we walked in we were... Continue Reading →
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