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Friday Night Comfort Food: Mac & Cheese with Bacon

Posted By: Gastrogirl, 8th March 2013, in Dinner a Deux, Feeding Families, Man Food, Recipes, Student Corner, Weekly Favourites
It might be Friday and it might be March, but with cold wind and dull skies, it still feels like a depressing winter’s evening. So...comfort food is in order I think, despite the Spring season.  I’ve been meaning to try this stalwart of US menus for years, ever since a...

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Friday Night Comfort Food: Chicken Parmesan

Posted By: Gastrogirl, 17th August 2012, in Dinner a Deux, Feeding Families, Man Food, Recipes, Student Corner, Weekly Favourites
Y’know, I never heard of this dish until I visited the United States. Wherein I found it on every single menu. Seriously, it’s absolutely everywhere, and oddly enough pronounced “Chicken Parme-zhan’. (Perhaps, correctly, I've no idea - Mr Italian Foodie could probably advise!) Personally, I’ve never seen it in an...

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Movie Night: Tagliatelli with Chicken & Porcini in Creamy White Wine Sauce

Posted By: Gastrogirl, 3rd April 2012, in Dinner a Deux, Feeding Families, Recipes, Weekly Favourites

Recently, on a trip to the magical Cliffs of Moher, we had a bit of a movie night.  Huddled in front of a roaring fire, with four DVDs to watch, it was definitely an evening for comfort food.  And we all know pasta is simply Italian for comfort...

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Chilli, Fennell & Pancetta Pork Sausage with Hot Pepper Ragu

Posted By: Gastrogirl, 23rd May 2011, in Dinner a Deux, Feeding Families, Recipes, Student Corner, Weekly Favourites
Another ‘un adapted from that great big book I WILL find time to review at some stage was this nyummy pork recipe which so happened to tie in nicely with my contribution to #eatonlyirishforaweek.  By the power of Twitter, I managed to procure delicious Chilli, Fennell &...

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Pasta-gate / Spicy Crab Ravioli with Tomato Sauce

Posted By: Gastrogirl, 7th April 2011, in Dinner a Deux, Recipes, Weekly Favourites
Pasta-gate [pah-stah-gate] –noun Def: referring to time when Ms Gastronomics attempted to make homemade pasta at home in Mr Gastronomic’s spotlessly clean house. Flour, eggs, water, and carpet do not a good combination make. Origin: 2009 Irl
Seriously.  This has entered the vocabulary of my house. My little foray into homemade pasta-making actually led...

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Smoked Salmon Linguini with Goats Cheese Sauce

Posted By: Gastrogirl, 29th March 2011, in Dinner a Deux, Feeding Families, Weekly Favourites
Yes, it’s rich. Yes, it’s fattening.  And yes, it’s gorgeous.  This is in fact the evening supper that prompted Mr Gastronomics to rub his tummy contentedly, plonk a kiss on my cheek and tell me he's glad I'm doing this "blogging thing".  Praise indeed, eh? This recipe for pasta with...

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Restaurant Review: Fire Restaurant, Mansion House, Dublin 2

Posted By: Gastrogirl, 19th March 2011, in Dining Out, Restaurant Buzz
Among the great Christmas presents we got this year was a voucher for Fire Restaurant, at Mansion House, Dublin 2. And a bloody good job we did too, as this place is not cheap. Luckily, it’s also very good. We went on a Friday evening after a long...

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Cheat Nights: Chicken Mozzarella Bake

Posted By: Gastromama, 15th March 2011, in Cheat Nights, Feeding Families, Recipes, Weekly Favourites
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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Shopping Snapshots – March 14th 2011

Posted By: Gastrogirl, 14th March 2011, in Shopping, Shopping Snapshots
I was a super-duper good girl this week. Not even €40 for 14 meals! This week has been one of my "more calories, less cost" notions, partly because I was beavering away at Irish-style recipes such as Steak & Guinness Pies and Whiskey Cake for the week that's in...

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Skinny Seafood Pasta

Posted By: Gastromama, 1st February 2011, in Feeding Families, Recipes, Skinny Bible, Student Corner, Weekly Favourites
If you like prawns, calamari, mussels, fish chunks and all the rest of the delights of the sea, this is one very cheap and very healthy dinner. It can be made in quite literally ten minutes, to be doled out into lunchboxes or kept in the fridge for supper. It...

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