Easy Chocolate Mousse
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…
DetailsThe Guinea Pig Club @ The River Lee Hotel
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…
DetailsPumpkin & Chickpea Curry – for dark cold nights
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…
DetailsWhere to go for Valentine’s Day
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…
DetailsCookie of the Week
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…
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Some exciting things are happening in Cork in March – so I thought it is time to list some of them. Let me know if I have missed anything and I will add it. 13th February Again, in L’Atitude, as part of the series ‘Bringing the Wine Geese Home’, Jane Boyce, wine writer, will present…
DetailsFrench Toast – S’il vous plaîs
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…
DetailsL’Atitude 51 is bringing the Wine Geese Home
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…
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