Posted on Mar 31, 2008 in Bake, Read | 6 comments

By Request: Irish Tea Brack from the McDonnell’s Good Food Cookbooks

Since I first wrote about the McDonnell’s Good Food Cookbooks I have had several emails asking for recipes that people remember from their childhood or enjoyed years ago but have since lost. The latest request, from Renee who wants to make the cake for a family occasion, is for the Tea Brack recipe...
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Posted on Mar 26, 2008 in Do | 3 comments

Dublin food and wine events

In the “I wish I was still living in Dublin” category, check out the forthcoming evening of Italian food, wine and song organised by Greatfood.ie and the Italian School of Cooking for this Saturday night (29 March). Tickets for that are on sale at Greatfood2buy.com. Independent wine blog Sour...
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Posted on Mar 24, 2008 in Do | 4 comments

More Easter chocolate

Not having a TV, I’ve only just heard about Willie’s Wonky Chocolate Factory, a Channel 4 series about chocolate entrepreneur Willie Harcourt-Cooze and his dreams of growing, importing and manufacturing high-end chocolate products in England. Although there’s no video online, there is a...
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Posted on Mar 23, 2008 in Bake, Food for Friends | 2 comments

Chocolate for Easter: Chocolate Hazelnut Mini-Puds

Chocolate for Easter: Chocolate Hazelnut Mini-Puds
I think my mother has one of her legendary Pavlovas already in the works for the aftermath of the Easter family lunch but, if you’re not going to be as lucky, these Chocolate Hazelnut Mini-Puds, adapted from a Nigella recipe, are well worth trying. This mixture makes eight – serving our family...
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Posted on Mar 19, 2008 in Travel | 5 comments

A few days in London…

…in which Bibliocook pays a quick visit in the rain to Blackheath Farmers’ Market, picking up a log of goat’s cheese on the way, has dinner in a rather nice private room at The Punter in Cambridge, eats breakfast in Baker and Spice (while admiring the enormous rectangles of butter and jars...
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Posted on Mar 12, 2008 in Cook, Grow | 3 comments

Days of kale and wonder: Kale with Garlic, Chilli and Lemon

Spring may not be properly sprung, judging by this week’s storms, but there’s still a lightness in the air, a brightness in the mornings and evenings which translates itself onto the dinner table. Not being entirely well organised gardeners, it took us a while to figure out which of the selection...
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Posted on Mar 10, 2008 in Bake | 8 comments

Sweet treats for work: Lemon Traybake

Sweet treats for work: Lemon Traybake
After the success of last week’s Chocolate Peanut Butter Squares, I decided to move on to something lighter and more fruity for this week’s sweet treat. I’m have been reading Annie Bell’s Gorgeous Cakes recently – the Mallow library is coming up trumps for brilliant cookbooks...
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Posted on Mar 4, 2008 in Bake | 0 comments

Sweet treats for work: Chocolate Peanut Butter Squares

Sweet treats for work: Chocolate Peanut Butter Squares
Nowadays, with a little breathing space and a (slightly) more regular routine, I’m on a mission to expand my cooking horizons and explore the years of stored up recipes. I finally have all my cookbooks in one house, albeit still scattered between the kitchen shelf, a corner of the table in the living...
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Posted on Mar 4, 2008 in Do, Read | 1 comment

Our Grannies’ Recipes

Eoin Purcell of Mercier Press in Cork (the same company, incidentally, that are publishing Kieran Murphy‘s Ice Cream book) has set about putting together a collection of recipes of traditional Irish family favourites. Everyone is welcome to contribute recipes from their own granny – or granddad!...
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Posted on Mar 3, 2008 in Do | 2 comments

Irish Blog Awards 2008

Irish Blog Awards 2008
Congratulations to Lorraine at Italian Foodies – the winner of this year’s Best Food/Drink Blog at the Irish Blog Awards! Kieran of Ice Cream Ireland was also a winner, taking the Best Business Blog award. You can read about all the winners on Maman Poulet, herself also a joint winner in the...
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Posted on Mar 1, 2008 in Do | 0 comments

Irish Blog Awards – tonight

Best of luck to all the nominees, particularly those in the Food and Wine category, for this year’s Irish Blog Awards! It’s all happening tonight at the Alexander Hotel in Dublin but, the fact that this North Cork-based blogger works on Saturdays, combined with a visit from the...
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