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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 Oct 27, 2009 in Do, Life | 2 comments

Kaffee und kuchen in Berlin

Kaffee und kuchen in Berlin
Coffee and cake – kaffee und kuchen – can you think of a better thing to warm you up on a bracingly cold Berlin afternoon? Over the course of ten days in Germany there were a lot of stops with Little Missy for a variety of sweet treats – and a lot of walking to compensate! Herself, myself...
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Posted on Sep 26, 2009 in Grow, Life | 2 comments

Blackberries for babies

Blackberries for babies
The Little Sister, who finishes college early on Fridays, was around yesterday so we took Little Missy for a walk that turned into an impromptu blackberry picking expedition. Not being very organised, we had to use LM’s hat for a basket, gathering (and eating) the berries while we strolled down the...
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Posted on Sep 11, 2009 in Food Events, Life, Read | 2 comments

Stop press: Julie & Julia screening at The Big Scream!

Stop press: Julie & Julia screening at The Big Scream!
I’ve only managed to go to the cinema twice since Little Missy arrived on the scene, an enormous drop off when compared with the four or five films a week I might go to see when I reviewed films for the RTÉ entertainment website. I used to go see those films during the day, and for free. That was a...
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Posted on Aug 19, 2009 in Kitchen, Life, Lovely Lunches, Travel | 5 comments

Have spork, will travel

Have spork, will travel
Last year, on a trip to London, I picked up a spork – a light plastic utensil which features a spoon at one end, fork at the other and serrated knife edge on the fork side – in a kitchenware shop and I’ve rarely been without it since. The last quarter of 2008 was taken up with train trips...
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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 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 May 28, 2009 in Bake, Life | 0 comments

Your daily bread: Fennel-Aniseed-Caraway Loaf

Your daily bread: Fennel-Aniseed-Caraway Loaf
Since Little Missy arrived on the scene, the breadmaker has been working at full tilt. The loaves aren’t the most beautiful but, then again, looks aren’t everything and the convenience and flavour more than make up for it. A few mornings a week, before the Husband heads out the door to work, he...
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Posted on May 15, 2009 in Life | 6 comments

Lunches with Little Missy

I’ve been getting out and about a good bit recently – Little Missy always in tow as she doesn’t like to let her food source out of sight for too long – and I’ve noticed that lunchtimes have suddenly become more complicated. It’s not as easy to hop on a bus and head down to...
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Posted on Apr 9, 2009 in Life | 21 comments

It’s a…

It’s a…
…beautiful, solemn-eyed, unexpectedly straight-haired, long fingered little girl! Little Missy is a week old today and we’re gradually getting the hang of each other, just enough so I get to actually turn on my computer for five minutes while she sleeps for a while. Food is obviously her priority...
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Posted on Mar 26, 2009 in Do, Grow, Life | 8 comments

Busy days at the cottage

My latest baking project – one that even takes longer than the three-day Sourdough Bread-making event! – is almost completed. All going well, the Husband and I hope to welcome a small new inhabitant to the cottage early next month, to join our family of two humans, three hens and one cat (yes,...
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