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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Here's a blast from last year's past - my Shrove Tuesday posts. Who'd have thunk I've passed a year blogging already?!! Time flies when you're having fun :)
The pancakes in our house would probably be better described as crêpes - light, fluffy and delicious. However, this means they...
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And @Gastromama's famous sweet crepes!
My family don’t let me wait until Pancake Tuesday to cook pancakes but the problem is, with a family like mine, I’m standing at the cooker for hours. The Panda Dad and our two sons have hollow legs when it comes to my pancakes.
This recipe...
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This Rogan Josh recipe is adapted from a great recipe book, 'Indian - a collection of over 100 essential recipes' by Parragon, which leapt off the shelf and into my basket during one mammoth trek through TK Maxx’s heaving aisles. Yes, I know I need another recipe book like...
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You know those days when you want something really hearty and filling and that bowl of healthy but utterly boring soup in the fridge isn’t going to do it? This is the antidote. It’s fast, easy and relatively cheap, but will make you feel like you just had a...
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This day last week I was Jamie’d. And I’m not ashamed to admit it.
There I was, cradling a cup of tea, gradually
becoming one with the couch, watching Jamie Oliver jump about the screen with the boundless energy of a four year old jacked up on Coke and Skittles. ...
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Last week saw a fantastic Twitter-borne concept come to fruition – eat only Irish for the week. This was a way to show Irish people the wealth of produce we have in our own country, without having to look any further afield. By buying Irish we’re supporting industry, jobs...
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Inspired by Mona Wise of the
Wise Words blog I recently cooked a roast chicken for Sunday dinner. However, unlike her beautiful bird, mine was supermarket bought (Tesco very kindly offered two chickens for €10 – would be great value if they weren’t €4.78 each), as I’m pretty...
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This is a simple, quick and cheap dish which looks like you went to far more trouble than you actually did....a great mid-week supper which can be pre-cooked on Sunday if you’re going to be working late during the week (who isn’t?). Battering the fillets into submission may also...
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Good food doesn't have to be unhealthy, or expensive. As I've mentioned before, I'm not calorie-obsessed or remotely slim (and getting further and further from that goal every day), but I do like to shave off some fat here and there in order to thoroughly enjoy my cheese, wine...
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