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French Onion Soup

Posted By: Gastrogirl, 26th April 2011, in Dinner a Deux, Feeding Families, Recipes, Student Corner, Weekly Favourites
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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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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Special Offer Highlights February 25th

Posted By: Gastrogirl, 25th February 2011, in Highlights, Special Offers
If you do your weekly shop at the weekends, you might want to factor this week's highlights into your shopping list... Aldi’s clearing out the competition this week with their 79c offers; Tesco’s Kerr Pinks at €2.07 and Supervalu’s Parsnip & Carrot trays at €1 aren’t coming...

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Larder Must: Stock Cubes

Posted By: Gastrogirl, 2nd February 2011, in Larder Musts, Shopping
Stock cubes. Probably the most boring thing in the pantry, but equally the most useful. Seriously, how many animal carcasses do you have lying around your house waiting to be boiled down for stock? None? Really? Me neither. Hence, little crumbly squares of genius. However, they’re not without their faults....

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