Is there a better way to celebrate Christmas than being surrounded by good friends and good food? No, there isn’t. So I invited my friends over for some festive cheer and mulled wine. Of course, food was also included – a party is always a nice excuse to experience with some new ideas of finger…
Having brought back so much bread from the Firehouse bread making course, I decided to use the brioche to make a wonderful indulgent bread & butter pudding for dessert – especially because Mr T loves his desserts. Many cooks get the pudding wrong as they don’t butter the slices of bread properly or use only…
I really really want one of those It is not very often that I am impressed with a cookery/baking course but wow – what a day I had recently at Firehouse Bread Bakery in Heir Island. A beautiful spot in the depth of West Cork – 27 people are living on Heir Island and you…
I think I have mentioned several times that I love cookbooks – and that I have quite a few. But I think I have also mentioned a few times that you can’t have enough cookbooks. So here is my wishlist for Christmas – please feel free to ask for my mailing address 🙂 Pierre Hermé…
Sundays is fry up time @ The Cottage and we are taking our time and enjoying the lazy morning. We have scrambled or poached eggs, bacon rashers, sausages, hash browns and beans. Mr T is always giving out about the sugar content of the beans and why do they call it tomato sauce if there…