Monthly Archives: March 2012

Diet Schmiet: Neris and India’s Idiot-Proof Diet, From Pig to Twig

Posted By: Gastrogirl, 28th March 2012, in News, World of Food
This book didn’t work for me. That’s not to say it isn’t brilliant, as it is.  The only problem is that I enjoyed it so much, and was so thoroughly engrossed in the familiar and girlfriend-like patter of the narrative that I forgot the actual subject matter and settled...

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Butternut Squash & Chickpea Soup with Kale, Chorizo & Chickpea Topping

Posted By: Gastrogirl, 22nd March 2012, in Dinner a Deux, Feeding Families, Recipes, Skinny Bible, Student Corner, Weekly Favourites

Yep, I know, far too many ingredients.  What happened was that I got a notion for Butternut Squash soup, and then when googling images on how best to present it, found this topping.  And I just so happened to have those ingredients in...

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Children In Restaurants – The Munier Question

Posted By: Gastrogirl, 21st March 2012, in News, World of Food
This afternoon, my news source of choice, Twitter, reported that Nick Munier (apparently he has a restaurant called Pichet, but most of us know him as the one with the cool glasses on Masterchef) has banned children from his restaurant. Well, children under 2. And after 6, to be precise.
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Individual Beef & Guinness Pies with Champ

Posted By: Gastrogirl, 17th March 2012, in Feeding Families, Man Food, Recipes, Weekly Favourites
This Paddy's Day is a busy one in our house as we're off to the seaside! So, to keep you going, here's an old post which ticks the green tinged boxes for today! Happy St. Patrick's Day all!! We don’t do salads in Ireland.  Oh, of course they’re available, but we...

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Skinny Food: Posh Spice’s Kale Crisps

Posted By: Gastrogirl, 14th March 2012, in Recipes, Skinny Bible
I cannot believe I’m about to type this sentence, but here goes. This recipe is based on cooking advice from Victoria Beckham. If you take a quick peek out your window, it’s quite likely that there is indeed a fat happy pig sailing through the sky, tipping his hat to the...

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Cool (Free) Stuff: Labelizer

Posted By: Gastrogirl, 10th March 2012, in News, World of Food
Wearing the many different hats that I do, I often come across pretty cool online stuff that makes work and hobbies a little easier, a little more fun, and quite often both. I’m constantly in awe at the amazing work web / app developers do to fill the little...

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Gastronomics.ie is a fully independent food and shopping blog, updated daily, bringing tips and hints on how to cook, eat and drink like a true recessionista. We are mother and daughter, catering for six people and two respectively, and in this blog we share our efforts to lower the grocery bills, while keeping the tummies satisfied! Have a look at the news section for some industry gossip, check out our recipes if you’re looking for inspiration, or have a look at our ‘weekly shop’ and ‘special offers’ menus to see how we’re saving the pennies this week. If you’ve got any tips or hints just drop us a line or leave a comment – we’d love to hear from you!

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