Posted on Jun 18, 2009 in Do | 1 comment

West Cork eating

Things will be quiet about here next week as the Husband, Little Missy and myself are heading down to West Cork for a few nights. We’re staying in one of the Irish Landmark Trust’s restored properties on Galley Head, just south of Clonakilty, and I’m hoping to do lots of eating! I’d...
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Posted on Jun 16, 2009 in Life, Travel | 3 comments

Little Missy in London

Little Missy in London
Tablefuls of tapas, full English breakfasts, bags of cherries, good coffee aplenty, savoury bacon baps and decadent brownies – just a few of the things that Little Missy enjoyed, albeit second hand, while in London at the weekend. After a hissy fit at Cork Airport – yes, we were that couple...
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Posted on Jun 11, 2009 in Grow | 2 comments

Ravishing radishes

Ravishing radishes
We were slow off the mark this year with our planting but now – finally – we have some produce from our garden. The salad seedlings that the Husband set in large pots (they are easy targets for the slugs and whitefly if planted out in the garden) are taking off so we now get to have more than...
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Posted on Jun 9, 2009 in Do, Life | 1 comment

Cork Coffee Roasters

Cork Coffee Roasters
Ever since Louise Sowan of Sowan’s Organics put me on to Cork Coffee Roasters I’ve been a fan. Their full bodied Rebel City Espresso is a fixture in my kitchen and I rarely manage to go past their stall at the Mahon Point Farmer’s Market or events like the Mallow Food Festival without...
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Posted on Jun 4, 2009 in Food for Friends | 4 comments

Barbecue days: Marjoram and Lemon Chicken

Barbecue days: Marjoram and Lemon Chicken
A quick marinade to make, with herbs from the garden, while someone else is lighting the barbecue. Avoid chicken breasts – overpriced and tasteless pieces of cotton wool that they are – and grab yourself some cheap and tasty chicken thighs instead. I normally allow two per person or one if I...
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Posted on Jun 2, 2009 in Food Books, Read | 6 comments

The Food of a Younger Land by Mark Kurlansky

The Food of a Younger Land by Mark Kurlansky
Great research is the key to Mark Kurlansky’s The Food of a Younger Land. The subtitle – A Portrait of American Food–Before the National Highway System, Before Chain Restaurants, and Before Frozen Food, When the Nation’s Food Was Seasonal – explains the what of the latest book...
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