Rosemary Lemonade I have a lovely herb garden where I grow sage, thyme, lemon verbena, marjoram, oregano, chives, parsley and rosemary. The other day, I checked on my herbs (there was a bad storm and I wanted to make sure that my little darlings were ok) and discovered that my rosemary has grown larger than…
The German Files: Potato -Leek Soup Have you noticed that when you get older, you start thinking more and more about things of your childhood? At least I am – about games my nan used to play with me (I think she was borderline gambling addicted as I learned a lot of card games), watching…
Easy Tasty Tomato Soup Who doesn’t love a good tomato soup? Did you know that Tomato Soup is the most sold ready-made soup in supermarkets (next to mushroom soup)? One reason could be that most people are deterred by the thought of peeling a pile of tomatoes. I have made tomato soup for years by…
A Row of Canapés As regular readers of this blog (or followers on my Facebook Page) know, my friend Carol has been coming over for a ‘catch-up’ for a number of years now. Although we live only a few minutes walk away from each other, it’s the only time we see each other. We have…
Product Watch: Bluebell Falls Goats Cheese In my work, I met amazing and fascinating people – food producers, farmers and writers. One of these people is Victor O’Sullivan of Bluebell Falls Farm in North Cork near Charleville where he produces the most amazing Bluebell Falls Goats Cheese. I only went to see the setup but…
Pork Meatballs in Wild Garlic Cream With the season of wild garlic halfway through, I thought, I can’t let spring go by without at least one dish with this lovely wild herb. Wild garlic is a relative of our domestic chives with wider leaves and white flowers (which are edible) and the season goes from…
White Sprouting Broccoli I simply love discovering new ingredients and at my last visit to the Coal Quay Saturday Farmer’s Market I found these little beauties at Caroline Robinson’s stall. She calls them White Heart Broccoli and when I researched this cute vegetable I found out that it is actually a White Sprouting Broccoli. These…
Tasty Pumpkin Quesadillas Whenever my friend Carol comes over for one of our famous ‘catch-ups’ I try to prepare something she hasn’t tried yet. So, last week she came over again and for some reason, my brain pulled a blank on what to cook for her. It has to be easy to eat as we…
Gingerbread House A few years back I bought a cutter set for a Gingerbread House as I always wanted to make my own little creation. Every time I saw one at one of the many Christmas markets I went to in my life, I thought, I want to make that (it’s a curse as I…
Coconut & 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…