Emmanuelle and Beverly opened L’Atitude51 to great acclaim last night and I was lucky enough to receive an invite for the official opening. L’Atitude 51 is located on Union Quay – formerly An Cruibin and has gotten a gentle make-over. They kept the atmosphere and just freshened the interior where it needed. I know Emmanuelle…
Making fudge is not as hard as I thought and not as easy as I hoped. Everytime I see the mountain of fudge at the market stall of The Man of Aran, I think I should make my own (save a lot of money as well). Stirring and stirring There are different recipes out there.…
Rice is so versatile. I just love it. My favourite of course being risotto. But sometimes – just sometimes – risotto seems to much of an effort. This is when my own version of fried rice comes in. Cooking rice couldn’t be easier – yes you could use the ‘Boil in the Bag’ but it…
Can you cook a nice Sunday Roast without breaking the bank??? Yes, you can. We had friends over for Sunday lunch and I didn’t have time to prepare a big bash. So I settled for roast chicken – €5 in a supermarket (yes, it was an Irish chicken) – so I thought we need to…
Pizza is one of my weaknesses and I love a good one. The chipper in Blarney makes a wicked one but now and then it is nice to make your own. You have to plan it as the dough needs a bit time to rise – just like bread but the result is worth the…
I took a break yesterday but today is our last day of Sweet Week – my waistline seems to be relieved. I went through my larder and found a pack of semolina…I can hear you, but trust me this recipe is really nice and when it is finished, you won’t believe it is semolina…trust me…
Ok, 2 people at home can only eat so many desserts. So, I thought it was time to bring a bit of health back – almost. Something small that can be snacked throughout the day and doesn’t fill you up too much. I made these little clusters a few months back for a charity event…
Mr T is starting to complain about the desserts (the weight word came up) – but saying that, he ate the entire Mandarin tart and most of the biscuits – so he might have a point but when I took the chocolate tart out of the oven, I could see that his love for chocolate…
I came home yesterday and was considering my options for a new dessert. Unfortunately Mr T found the secret stash of chocolate and the chocolate tart I planned was off the menu. I still had egg whites left over from the Mandarin Tart and decided to try my luck on macaroons. Really nice Biscuits (not…
January seems to be all about loosing weight, cutting fat, new miracle diets etc etc etc….. you can’t open a food magazine without the word DIET screaming at you. I still think moderation is the key to a healthy weight and plenty of exercise. So, here it is – the rebel of all diets –…