Posted on Jul 30, 2007 in Bake | 10 comments

No-Knead Bread from the New York Times

No-Knead Bread from the New York Times
The No-Knead Bread recipe from Mark Bittman – aka the New York Times’ Minimalist – is one of those recipes that has taken on a life of its own. Published in the newspaper in 2006, it still keeps cropping up on other people‘s blogs and, finally – it was on my list of...
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Posted on Jul 24, 2007 in Cook, Grow | 4 comments

Rabbit recipes

Rabbit is in season at the moment, at least according to one of the emails I got from Eat The Seasons a few weeks ago. I should tell the Husband although, with lush, fresh grass everywhere at the moment, I’m not sure our rabbits would venture into one of the cages for a carrot (even if it was a...
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Posted on Jul 16, 2007 in Eating Out | 5 comments

Café La Serre, The Village at Lyons

Café La Serre, The Village at Lyons
Sitting on the N4 on Saturday night, watching the car temperature gage climb dangerously in the not-moving traffic and the clock moving much faster than we were able to, I was glad that I was heading off to dinner at Richard Corrigan‘s Café La Serre rather than continuing on with the crowds to Barbra...
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Posted on Jul 12, 2007 in Read | 3 comments

Monica Sheridan revival

Monica Sheridan revival
Watch out on television tonight for a programme called Home which features none other than finger-lickin’ Monica Sheridan! I discovered Monica or, rather, one of her cookbooks, in a second hand bookshop in Athlone last year and Monica’s Kitchen is a treasure indeed. As well as useful recipes it...
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Posted on Jul 9, 2007 in Read | 2 comments

A trip to Carlow with the Bridgestone Irish Food Guide

A trip to Carlow with the Bridgestone Irish Food Guide
The new Bridgestone Irish Food Guide didn’t see the Husband and I wrong on a brief trip to Carlow this weekend. Just released, it is a compendium of food producers, delis, markets, cafés and restaurants up and down the length and breath of the country. This is Sally and John McKenna’s eighth...
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Posted on Jul 3, 2007 in Bake | 3 comments

By Request: Gingerbread from McDonnell’s Good Food Cook Books

By Request: Gingerbread from McDonnell’s Good Food Cook Books
A recent request for the Gingerbread recipe from the first of Paula Daly’s McDonnell’s Good Food Cook Books brought back a host of memories. This was a cake that was often made at home, first by my mother and then, when I was allowed to get stuck into more complicated recipes, by me, standing on...
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