It is not often that I bake scones – not sure why actually. But if you love scones, you should always bake them yourself. It is so easy and only takes a small bit of time and the result is so much better than the shop bought ones – unless you go to a cafe…
DetailsWhen I grew up my mum used to make a dish she learned from her German mother. Eggs in mustard sauce. This was one of the few dishes I actually liked growing up ( my dad was a stew fanatic). Anyway, I cooked it the other night and Mr T was quite impressed how tasty…
DetailsHere is an idea for a quick, simple but delicious midweek supper. I went to Ballycotton fishmongers in the English Market and got 2 fillets of lemon sole (not bad for €3,50). And here is how you can have a delicious fish meal in almost no time: 2 lemon sole fillets2 tbsp Olive oil1 small…
DetailsHeating 10l of milk A few weeks back I attended a Farmhouse Cheesemaking Course in Teagasc and was bitten by the cheesemaking bug ever since. I am also very lucky to have a dairy farmer down the road from me and he promised me some milk. As I don’t have the facilities (at the moment…
DetailsMy good friend Sofie gave me about 3 years ago some Jerusalem Artichokes tubers and we planted them…I almost forgot about them when a few months later I was able to harvest some amazing artichokes (or sunchokes as they are also known). The first time I tried themw as in Cafe Paradiso and it came…
DetailsI still have lots of leeks in my garden so have to come up with ideas to cook them – in the next few days I will add some recipes for different dishes where leek is the main ingredient. But here is the most easiest recipe I have ever cooked – leeks soup (forget the…
DetailsShournagh Valley Allotments are looking for new gardeners. They have a fabulous setup and Frances & Ken are always at hand with tips, tricks and help. Give Frances a call on 087 9088009 for more information. Now is the time to get organised with your kitchen garden – and if you don’t have a garden,…
DetailsMy herb garden has provided me with a lot more herb that I could use in my normal cooking (small tip – lemon balm has the habit of taking over – so either leave it in a pot or in its on bed) so I made my famous (yeap, my foodie friends know this salt…
DetailsHave you started to prepare your garden for the next season??? My raised beds are covered with black plastic after we have dug in some well rotten compost. And we started to plan our next steps already. I gave Mr T. a wonderful Christmas gift (very selflessly I may add) – and he is now…
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