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Posted on Oct 1, 2010 in Bake, Grow | 0 comments

Irish Foodies’ Autumn Fruit Cookalong: Courgette Cake

Irish Foodies’ Autumn Fruit Cookalong: Courgette Cake
Ahem! Now, I know that the theme of tonight’s cookalong is actually autumn fruit and I know that a courgette isn’t exactly what you might call a fruit but as it grew in my garden and I’m turning it into a Very Good Cake, I thought I might get away with it. Besides, this is the kind of...
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Posted on Aug 3, 2010 in Bake, Grow | 3 comments

Redcurrant Almond Cake

Redcurrant Almond Cake
If you grow any soft fruit, in the summertime there is always a need for a simple cake recipe that lets you showcase the berries (and use them up). Last year, it was this Blackcurrant Almond Cake, which I made several times before the blackbirds finished off my currants, but this Midsummer Cake from Nigel...
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Posted on Jul 3, 2010 in Bake | 4 comments

Twookieparty: NYT Chocolate Chip Cookies

Twookieparty: NYT Chocolate Chip Cookies
I was away from the computer yesterday so here’s my belated entry to the Twookieparty, especially as Theresa from The Green Apron is judging and offering some of her amazing preserves as prizes – I’d put in a fair effort just for her raspberry and chocolate jam, as tasted recently at the...
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Posted on May 27, 2010 in Bake, Food for Friends | 9 comments

Pizza for lunch: Pizza dough recipe

Pizza for lunch: Pizza dough recipe
In our house we really like pizza, especially when the parents aren’t about and the cottage turns into the Sunday lunch stop for the Sister, Little Sister and Small Brother. It’s easy to make the dough and sauce ahead of time, leaving the final assembly for when everybody turns up. That way they...
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Posted on Mar 16, 2010 in Bake, Read | 6 comments

St Patrick’s Day: Potato Apple Tart

St Patrick’s Day: Potato Apple Tart
With St Patrick’s Day being tomorrow, one’s thoughts turn to food. Specifically food of an Irish sort, which includes, naturally enough, all things potato. So when I was reading through my recently acquired copy of Margaret Bates’ Talking about Cakes with an Irish and Scottish Accent, her...
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Posted on Mar 8, 2010 in Bake | 6 comments

International Women’s Day – let’s bake cake! Chocolate Sheet Cake (and cupcakes)

International Women’s Day – let’s bake cake! Chocolate Sheet Cake (and cupcakes)
It’s not that I need an excuse to bake, especially if there’s a cake and/or chocolate involved, but the radio was so full of International Women’s Day blather today – George Hook was particularly enjoying himself with his list of “top ten females” on Newstalk! – that...
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Posted on Feb 26, 2010 in Bake, Life | 4 comments

Baking for babies: Banana Spelt Biscotti

Baking for babies: Banana Spelt Biscotti
Sometimes, in this house, baking is not just for the bigger members of the family and, along with the Flapjacks and Shortbread, there’s even a tin marked with Little Missy’s name. It’s currently filled with these twice-baked Banana Spelt Biscotti, which I love because they are easily made,...
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Posted on Feb 13, 2010 in Bake, Food Events | 0 comments

Sweet treats for the one you love: Chocolate Caramel Shortbread

Sweet treats for the one you love: Chocolate Caramel Shortbread
Never mind flowers and forget about going out for dinner, with Valentine’s Day tomorrow, get baking for your sweetheart with this Chocolate Caramel Shortbread. This recipe makes plenty to devour – and share – but it’s so good that your biggest problem will be not eating the entire...
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Posted on Dec 7, 2009 in Bake, Work | 0 comments

EveryMonday.ie: Brunching at Christmas: Christmas Muffins

EveryMonday.ie: Brunching at Christmas: Christmas Muffins
Christmas is the time for long, leisurely brunches with family and friends. Make it easy with dishes that you can prepare in advance and whip into the oven just before your guests arrive. Caroline Hennessy, writing for EveryMonday.ie, gives you a few easy ideas that won’t have you losing your...
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Posted on Dec 4, 2009 in Bake, Demos, Work | 3 comments

Oven fun – again! – at cookery demo: Banana and Cardamom Cake

Oven fun – again! – at cookery demo: Banana and Cardamom Cake
Cookery demonstrations + cakes + ovens + me = narrow escapes! On Wednesday night I was demonstrating some recipes in the community centre at Knockcarron, a really lovely renovated primary school in Co Limerick, when oven issues arose once again. Last time I was dealing with an unfamiliar gas oven, which I...
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Posted on Nov 21, 2009 in Bake, Cookery Books, Read | 1 comment

Banana and Chocolate Cake from Eat Good Things Every Day

Banana and Chocolate Cake from Eat Good Things Every Day
When the weather gets tough, it’s time to get baking. Just made Carmel Somers’ Banana and Chocolate Cake from her Eat Good Things Every Day cookbook and it’s a winner. With Little Missy loving her banana lunches when we’re out and about, the fruit bowl is kept stocked up. Sometimes,...
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Posted on Nov 5, 2009 in Bake, Demos, Food Events | 4 comments

Cake demo disaster narrowly averted! Caramelised Plum Upsidedown Cake

Cake demo disaster narrowly averted! Caramelised Plum Upsidedown Cake
The suspense was growing. There is an element of hope in cooking an upsidedown cake at the best of time but cooking one for a demonstration in front of 35 members of the Glenroe Ladies’ Club was, perhaps, asking for trouble. Throw in anirregularly used gas oven – I live in a world of...
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Posted on Sep 24, 2009 in Bake, Food for Friends | 5 comments

In season: Rhubarb Rosewater Cake

In season: Rhubarb Rosewater Cake
When I was small, we had rhubarb growing in the back garden. Whatever variety it was – we had sourced the crown from some friend or relative so there were no labels – it grew gigantic stems, as thick as a baby’s wrist, topped by enormous leaves that we thought looked like child-sized...
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Posted on Sep 11, 2009 in Bake | 4 comments

Lemon Poppyseed Loaf

Lemon Poppyseed Loaf
There are days when nothing but a loaf cake will do. When I’m calling round to a friend or heading to stay with a cousin, I like to bring something with me and these days I’m going through a phase of loaf cake making. I normally make a pair so there’s one to take and one to leave at home...
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Posted on Sep 7, 2009 in Bake, Food for Friends, Grow | 8 comments

Blackberry picking: Apple and Blackberry Crumble

Blackberry picking: Apple and Blackberry Crumble
As a child, autumn was one of my favourite times of year. Going back to school was much eased by the fact that there were blackberries available for eating on nearby hedges, crab apples down the fields to be gathered and plenty of field mushrooms to be picked. This year, Little Missy in her sling for our...
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