I am like the next one sometimes – I buy ready made puff pastry and since it is almost impossible to get all butter pastry, I am not that bothered about brands (yeap I even buy it from Aldi – saying that: Tesco has an buttery puff pastry but only sometimes). So, when I saw…
DetailsVerbena Vodka As most of you will know, I love Cafe Paradiso and it is no secret that I have all cookbooks written by Denis Cotter. And it was in his second book ‘Seasons’ that I came across the herb Lemon Verbena (a gorgeous pudding with white chocolate & ricotta – just delicious). He stated…
DetailsWhenever I hear the word gluten-free I run a mile. I still have dry, powdery cakes in my head that tasted more of cement mix (at least what I imagined cement to taste like) than delicious pieces of heaven. Same with biscuits and the rest of treats we are all so looking forward to. I…
DetailsI am very lucky that I have a bit of land with my house and that I am able to grow a lot of vegetables (if the weather lets me). When my dad still lived with me, we had chickens, ducks, rabbits and for a few years even our own turkeys. We were organic before…
DetailsTaking lunch to work has a great advantage – first you save money, second you know what is actually in your food and last but not least – you can take your lunch outside on a sunny day like this and have a mini picnic. Quiches are a great standby as they can be eaten…
DetailsOlive & John Hallahan open the doors to their goats farm near Cloyne. We will be visiting the goats, see how goats cheese is made and have tasters of bread, cheese and of course the milk itself. A small BBQ follows with produce from the farm. Olive is running a Farm Shop every Saturday and…
DetailsA Punt Taster It is no secret that I am a big fan of Fenn’s Quay. Having eaten there several times, I was never disappointed with the quality of the food or service. I also had several events with Fenn’s Quay which were also a big success. Kate Lawlor is a very talented chef who…
DetailsBeetroot Chutney RTE Food was asking yesterday on Twitter how we eat beetroot. I personally love beetroot and grow it every year. I pickle it, make chutneys, soup and risotto with it. So basically, I love beetroot (by the way, if you grow your own, you can pick some of the smaller leaves for your…
DetailsGourmet Sandwich at its best Last Saturday, I paid Urru in Bandon a visit and since she had 20% off most of the items, I sneaked around a bit (who doesn’t love a bargain) and came across this little lunchbox (my old one retired a few months back). It is a system that includes lunchboxes…
DetailsCourtesy of Bibliocook If you know me, you will know that I try to buy local as much as I can (and afford). I was happy when I heard that we have now the real Buffalo Mozzarella made here in County Cork and buy it in the English Market on a regular basis at the…
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