The latest Irish food producer I'd like to feature is The Granola Maker, I was delighted to win a competition from their Instagram account, and I thought their granola was so gorgeous that I'm now a happy customer. Aifric started her business during lockdown when she was expecting her third baby and her husband was... Continue Reading →
I was delighted to be invited along to Tempo in Ballisodare to taste test their new menu. I'm a big fan of Tempo and to try every item on their menu was my idea of heaven! I've often wanted to try a little bit of everything on menus, so this was right up my street!... Continue Reading →
I've made chocolate biscuit cakes in the past, and they've always gone down really well with the family. I think this is my best one to date, and it's gluten free, so it's OK for people with coeliac disease to eat. This isn’t a recipe as such, because I didn’t measure anything out. I’ll have... Continue Reading →
Another very easy recipe and a great way to get your five a day. You can really use any vegetables that you happen to have in the house, I've used Lidl frozen stir fry before and it works just as well but for this one I used: One aubergine 50g chopped white onion 50g sliced... Continue Reading →
For some reason I was in a baking mood yesterday....a very rare occurrence in this household. Above was meant to be a Chocolate Fudge Cake (minus the fudge) because I didn't condensed milk...so we googled how to make fudge sauce without it....it failed. The brown part of the cake is with chocolate fudge topping but... Continue Reading →
Thursday evening saw the launch of 'The Surf Cafe Cook Book'. It is a beautiful book by Jane and Myles Lamberth (with Shannon Denny). Jane and Myles are the proprietors of the wonderful Shells Seaside Bakery and Cafe. Shells is a wonderful cafe in the heart of Strandhill. I've had many a breakfast in there... Continue Reading →