Cooking during the week when you work fulltime can be shore but also very satisfying when you sit down to a meal with your family (just make sure you have help cleaning up afterwards). One of the easiest and fastest dinners for a midweek dinner is Pork Chops in Cider Cream. It doesn’t get easier…
I love food festivals and I wish I could attend them all – maybe when I have won fnally the big jackpot I will make it my mission to go all of them. Below are some interesting ones – I might see you at one of them Galway Food Festival – 6th – 8th April…
When I went to Cafe Paradiso to taste their new menu I was blown away by their carrot dip. So I went into cooking mode and tried a few versions and I think I came pretty close with the following recipe. I baked some yummy pide (Turkish Bread) and had a lovely Sunday evening treat.…
There are many food blogs out there – I mean you are reading one at the moment. Some are good, some aren’t (no question that my blog belongs to the better part). In this new series I am on the lookout for good blogs (might get some bad ones in as well – to show…
If you – like me – love pizza then you will have dreamed about your very own pizza oven. It can cost you quite a bit to have one build for your garden (although it looks fantastic) or you can take part in a workshop (Hendrik Lepel is offering workshops throughout the year – click…
Ireland has a fantastic mix of wonderful artisan food producers – our cheesemakers win regularly in cheese competition around the globe, Irish Black Pudding has been awarded prizes in France and our seaweed & fish is exported throughout the world. As I had lots of bread made for my last baking class – I decided…
It is no secret to anyone who has ever met me that Cafe Paradiso is my favourite restaurant in Cork – if not even Ireland. I got all cookbooks ever written by Denis Cotter and I still draw inspiration from his books. So I was very happy when I was invited to test the new…
Sucuk comes in a pack of 6 or 8 My oldest and best friend is Turkish and we grew up on the same street. We went to Turkey together and I lived with her family for a few months (it is a long while ago – but not telling you how long, lets just say,…
Because you are worth it Everyone deserves a little treat now and then – after a long day at work, on a rainy day, after your favourite football team lost or simply because you are worth it. I started making chocolates years ago when I was really frustrated by the prices charged by chocolate shops…
The Book I think I mentioned before that I am collecting cookbooks – what I didn’t mention is that I am obsessed with them. It is very hard to admit but so far I haven’t sought out any help. Can’t imagine myself standing up in front of a group and saying ‘ Hi, I am…