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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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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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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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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I
don’t can’t bake. Anybody who has even taken a cursory glance at the recipe list on this blog will realise this. So, with six people coming for dinner the other night, I was faced with a quandary. I could either pack my standards off for the weekend and...
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Yes, I know, I'm having a rant,
another one. But seriously, lately I've taken to wondering if I was alone in being taught table manners as a child. Are these simple social rules simply not deemed necessary any more or are we just too darn lazy / busy /distracted...
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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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Last Saturday I visited the
Milk Market the first time, a lively Saturday food market entertaining Limerick crowds since 1852. Yes, I know, this is ridiculous for a person living in Limerick for oh, nine odd years, but better late than never, eh?
Anyway, now that I’ve finally...
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