Digital Marketing for Food Business (and others) Digital Marketing for Food Business (and others) is ideal for people who are looking to develop a marketing strategy for their business. The ability to use social media to regularly engage people, build an audience and express your personality is becoming an essential digital skill for every business.…
DetailsCoconut & Lime Cookies Everyone should have some type of cookies in the pantry in case a neighbour pops in for a cup of tea. I personally love making cookies, I remember my mum and myself making Christmas cookies. Cutting out the shapes, making sure the baking tray was nicely buttered (we are talking before…
DetailsOne Bite Quichettes I was once called the Queen of FingerFood. And I took it as a compliment. Indeed, I love fingerfood, not only to eat it but to serve it to my friends. You can prepare everything in advance, having loads of time to chat to your guests. No running in and out of…
DetailsWe don’t get much sun here in Ireland but when we do….. Last Sunday was such a day; the sun shone from morning to evening and the birds were singing.I decided to have a lazy ol’ Sunday with a good book. Of course, it was a food related one by Nigel Slater ‘Notes from the…
DetailsSetting the Scene A few weeks back I organised an artisan lunch for a corporate client’s overseas visitors. As the lunch was meant to showcase the best of Cork’s produce, the majority of the budget was indeed spent on the food. As much as I knew the food would impress the diners, I also wanted…
DetailsA Week of Pasta – Sauce Recipes My comfort food is Spaghetti with olive oil, garlic, chili and pinenuts. It is perfect in summer and winter alike – you can eat it in the sunshine in the garden or in front of the fire on a dark winter night. The aroma of the fried garlic…
DetailsI am quite lucky as I have a tree growing along my wall. The tree is young and only gives me enough flowers to make two bottles of cordial. But I am also surrounded by farms and they are heaping with elderflower trees. Cordial is a great way to preserve fruit and elderflower cordial has…
DetailsEuro 2016 – The Foodie Way The Euro 2016 has arrived – France will be opening the competition with a game against Romania. Europe might come to a standstill while the teams are batting it out to take home the crown as best European team. Ireland will take to the pitch on Monday, 13th June…
DetailsI am at that age now where I prefer to have friends over at mine rather than going to a pub or club to catch up with the girls. And thanks God, I have amazing friends who don’t mind calling – one of them is the wonderful Carol. Not only a neighbour but also an…
DetailsI had the immense pleasure of interviewing Sheila Kiely for The Food Hour show and we talked bout her busy life as a mother of 6, running her husband’s business and writing two cookbooks on top of that. I met Sheila a few years ago just after she published her first book ‘Gimme the Recipe’…
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