Display of cakes A few weeks back, Toonbridge Dairy opened their cafe next to their dairy in Toonbridge, Macroom. And since I was heading to the Macroom Food Festival anyway, thought it the best opportunity to pay them a visit. The cafe is nestled nicely between the dairy and a beautiful garden.The inside is smallish…
DetailsMr T loves apples and we brought a full box back from the Apple & Cider Festival in Caher a few weeks back. We stored them cool and they were still looking quite good – but we knew we had to finish them soon. Quite a few of them landed in my famous tomato chutney…
DetailsLast night was the third night of our cookery class – cook a complete dinner and we covered a second starter option. For some reason, I always offer 2 starters – you can use the soup of course as stand alone starter – or even have it for lunch, it is delicious either way … …
DetailsMarc Kingston talking coffee Wow – what a great food festival. I have been to a few now in the last few months (it seems every weekend there is one on) but I have to admit that Dingle Food Festival is one of the better ones (next to Kenmare Food Carnival). The whole town is…
DetailsThis week, we will be cooking up some ‘entrees’. Starters are setting the expectations for the rest of the meal. They can be cold, warm, spicy but never filling. That is where most hosts go wrong. They dish up a big starter and are surprised that so much food is left over at the end.…
DetailsMr T deserved a treat the other day and since he doesn’t like ‘fancy’ food, I thought I cook him a nice hearty stew. I thought I had lots of vegetables at home, so didn’t bother with shopping other than the beef. My surprise was quite big when I saw that Mr T ate most…
DetailsThis is the season to have friends over for a lovely dinner – what is better than to sit around a table with great food to catch up with your friends. I am always cooking several courses (keep the portions small so that your guests can make it to dessert) and like to start the…
DetailsThis Summer – or the lack of it – has all growers in tatters. Same here. my raspberries didn’t look too happy and my strawberries went into hibernation (or never came out of it). My own apple tree looks sad sad sad….But the rhubarb withstood all elements and stand proud and tall….. so what to…
DetailsHave you ever heard your parents say – tomatoes don’t taste like tomatoes anymore? If so, your parents haven’t grown their own. Supermarket tomatoes are grown under cover and manipulated to be very red and very uniform. It makes them more appealing to the shoppers when they are nicely stacked up on the shelves. I…
DetailsStrawberry Fields Wow – what a festival. Slow Food & The Apple Farm invited to an Apple & Cider Festival and everyone came – Mr T and I did anyway. The event took place at the Apple Farm which was the perfect location to host the festival. Row after row of wonderful apple trees, raspberries,…
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