Mr T and I love having family over on a Sunday afternoon and we normally cook a nice dinner – nothing fancy just good old-fashioned home cooking. A few weeks back we got roast beef as a gift from a friend which we froze for future purposes – what better purpose than to feed a…
What a beautiful evening – The first outing of the Guinea Pig Club was a wonderful success. Shane O’Sullivan and his team have stepped up to the plate and delivered a wonderful menu with local produce and everything was made in-house – from the pasta to the curing of the duck breast. The restaurant in…
The other day, I came home and neither me nor Mr T did any shopping. It was dark, cold and wet outside, so we weren’t even in the mood for going out. Rumbling through the cupboards and fridge, we had the option of Risotto with pumpkin and goats cheese or a pumpkin and chickpea curry…
In case you left it to the last minute again – here is a list of restaurants worth a Valentine’s visit: Flemings Restaurant offers a 6 course tasting menu for €60 throughout the weekend. Michael is one of the best chefs we have in Cork and his charming country house is the perfect background for…
Cookies are always a great standby for dark evenings to have with your cup of tea. Every tea (and coffee) tastes so much better with a cookie or 2. I love eating them warm, fresh from the oven – but cookies keep very well in an airtight tin (this is where the selection boxes come…
It is not very often that I make French Toast at home because I only really like it with brioche and ‘normal’ bread just doesn’t work for me for some reason. So, on Saturday I took my spanking new K-Mix out of the box and made the best brioche one can make at home. I…
The charming Colm McCann & Maurice O’Mahony As part of The Gathering, L’Atitude 51 is hosting and organising several events throughout the year to introduce winemakers with an Irish heritage. The series kicked off last night with the official launch and Tom Lynch of El Comandante Wines, Argentina introduced his wines and talked about how…
Wonderful selection of oyster mushrooms I first encountered Ballyhoura Mushrooms at the Kenmare Food Carnival last summer and was impressed with the quality of the mushrooms and the different products Lucy Deegan is offering. From mushroom ketchup to marinated mushrooms – and all homegrown in Ireland. So when I went to Mahon Point Farmer’s Market…
I haven’t had carrot cake in a long time and after Mr T finished the last of the fruit cake, I thought a more healthy option (if that is possible) was in order to satisfy his sweet tooth. I used to make this cake when I lived in Germany and I never told people what…