Stuffed Peppadews Dinner Parties are great (not the ‘Come Dine with me’ style). You sit with friends around the table and time just flies by. Last Saturday Frederic and his lovely wife Edyta came over for dinner and that gave me the perfect excuse to get my pots and pans out and do some serious…
DetailsTwitter Pic Steve Bennett is a chef from Wales who likes to travel and visit restaurants around the globe. His latest trip took him to Denmark where he visited NOMA (not jealous at all of course). He has beautiful photos up and you get hungry just by looking at them. He doesn’t post very often,…
DetailsYummy Gnocchis I love pumpkin and butternut squash. This vegetable is so versatile, takes on flavours and can be used in savoury as well as in sweet dishes. Dennis Cotter has many lovely recipes in all his books (in Seasons he has a pumpkin gratin which is just to die for). Pumpkin Gnocchis are one…
DetailsAll waiting to be unwrapped Yesterday was the day that my first homemade cheese was officially tasted in Fenn’s Quay after 2 months of maturing. Mr T already loves the cheese but then he is bias. I wanted an objective taster and who better than a professional chef who has worked with cheese of all…
DetailsLast Saturday I went to Liberty Grill for breakfast – next to Farmgate & Fenn’s Quay my favourite place for breakfast. I normally get the scrambled eggs and rye bread but this time I thought I give the baked eggs a try. For some reason I thought that would be a great dish – I…
DetailsIt is no secret that Fenn’s Quay is serving great food based on local produce but did you know that you can eat Cork on a Fork? Kate and her team created a wonderful menu focusing on local produce – who wouldn’t love the famous Cork Spiced Beef served with beetroot relish or soused local…
DetailsDorothy Reinhold Shockingly Delicious is written by Dorothy Reinhold – a food writer and recipe developer. Reading through her blog shows that she loves food. Not only the food as a cooked results but the ingredients individually. Her blog is clear, straight and without fuss. Clear instructions in her recipes makes it easy to re-cook…
DetailsCooking 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…
DetailsI 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…
DetailsWhen 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.…
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