Posted on Jun 29, 2010 in Food Events, Grow, Travel | 1 comment

Blooming all over

Blooming all over
Gardens and food in the sunshine: what’s not to like? The Husband and I – Little Missy landed with the Little Sister for a day’s worth of chasing the dog in my parents’ garden – headed up for the Friday of this year’s Bloom festival. It was a day for sunscreen and...
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Posted on Jun 25, 2010 in Food Events | 5 comments

18 hours in Dublin

18 hours in Dublin
Just enough time to… - attend a dinner to celebrate 20 years of John and Sally McKenna’s Bridgestone Guides and Bridgestone at the just-opened Pinot’s restaurant in Sandyford. (John also blogs at The Bridgestone Guides.) - enjoy sumptuous wines from Enrico Fantasia, the all-cooking,...
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Posted on Jun 22, 2010 in Food Events | 2 comments

Mellow Yellow and Dinner du Jour on MyKidsTime

Mellow Yellow and Dinner du Jour on MyKidsTime
MyKidsTime.ie has just published a Mellow Yellow recipe booklet in aid of the Meningitis Trust. There are lots of yellow, lemony recipes contributed by chefs and cooks like Catherine Fulvio, Darina Allen, Rachel Allen and Kevin Thornton – I particularly liked Kevin’s Lemon Tart with Cassis Sorbet...
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Posted on Jun 17, 2010 in Food Events | 9 comments

Food Bloggers Country Outing: Old Farm Heritage Pork

Food Bloggers Country Outing: Old Farm Heritage Pork
First Margaret and Alfie decided to get two pigs – one for themselves, one for a brother – and Alfie came home with three. Then a few sows arrived and before long there were 48 little piglets squealing, tumbling and racing around their farm at Lorrha in North Tipperary. Now they sell their...
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Posted on Jun 11, 2010 in Cook, Food for Friends | 7 comments

Twizza Party: Roast Asparagus, Knockalara Sheep’s Cheese and Roasted Hazelnut Pizza

Twizza Party: Roast Asparagus, Knockalara Sheep’s Cheese and Roasted Hazelnut Pizza
It was dough at the ready for the first Irish food bloggers Twizza Party (think Twitter plus pizza plus party) last Thursday, organised by Reindeersp of Musings of a med student. A gang of newly acquainted bloggers dementedly (or maybe that was just me!) cooked, photographed and tweeted an assortment of...
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Posted on Jun 8, 2010 in Food Events | 15 comments

Off to the country: Food Bloggers Outing

Off to the country: Food Bloggers Outing
Inspired by last month’s very successful Irish Food Blogger Event, put together by Bord Bia and Donal Skehan, Theresa Storey from The Green Apron (watch out for her artisan preserve stall at Limerick’s Milk Market on Saturdays) and I got together for a chat. A couple of hours later, fired up...
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Posted on Jun 7, 2010 in Food Events | 1 comment

Taste of Dublin 2010

Taste of Dublin 2010
After the excitment of Bloom last weekend, don’t forget that the fifth Taste of Dublin event will be taking place from this Thursday, 10 June, to Sunday 13 June. It’s again located in my favourite Dublin park, the fabulous Iveagh Gardens, just off Harcourt Street – just a stroll (or...
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Posted on Jun 1, 2010 in Food Events | 2 comments

Meat matters: Slow Food in Lismore

Meat matters: Slow Food in Lismore
As a child, I was fascinated with our local butcher’s shop. Every time I was sent in there, I’d have my fingers crossed that there would be a big crowd ahead so that I’d have more time to watch, enthralled, as the big men behind the wooden butchers’ blocks speedily and expertly...
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