Well I finally have my new kitchen. And new house. And new mortgage, and new bills, and new government charges, but we'll concentrate on the good news :)
When the
champagne prosecco (it is 2012 after all) bottles finally went in the bin, the wobbly Christmas tree came...
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I can't believe we're here already. Somehow I blinked and the 'summer' has disappeared, to be replaced by dull, dreary, dishwater skies. Yes, winter's here and as you can tell I'm far from enthused at its arrival. This week I've been eating warming soup for supper, nursing endless cups...
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Just back from France, and ooh la la, how lovely the short break was! We basically ate, read and slept, which is how every good weekend break should be. More to come on that, but in the meantime, here's a recipe that I did on the first night over...
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If you want a winter warmer like stew, but with a hint of a kick, this dish is your new Hungarian best friend. It’s officially served with pasta or dumplings, but the first time I was in Budapest I was poor, hungry and cold and the potato-laden rustic version...
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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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It sounds awful. Trust me, it’s not. It’s utterly satisfying and encapsulates all of the magic of rustic France. It ain’t pretty, but by God does it hit the spot. Again, there are lots of variations of this, but this is how we do it in our house. Nyum. ...
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This is a standard casserole, which I then add cover with pastry. The pastry recipe is the
one I gave to Gastrogirl when she was making her
Guinness Pies. If you’re making pastry at all, make a big batch, it freezes great, and can then just be...
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This new section of our blog is going to cover those ‘cheat nights’ we all need. My daughter (so far!) has only herself and her boyfriend to look after but I know what it’s like to have to feed a family quickly, cheaply and easily. And that often means...
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To very precise about this dish, the boyfriend cooked this leg of lamb. I prepared it, marinaded it and served it, but he cooked it. I had been on an increasingly rare (for good reason, is it just me or is the hangover getting more vicious every year?) night...
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Welcome to the 70’s… Pressure Pots girls. Ask your Moms about these great inventions to cut the cooking time way down. My beautiful daughter still is frightened by them. I guarantee when she is up to her knees in kids and work, she will be a slave to the...
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Tags: Cheap Eats, Easy, Family Feeds, Pork, Winter Warmers
