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Posted on Feb 8, 2012 in Grow, Print, Work | 0 comments

Slugs, snails and carrot fly tales: Jean Perry of Glebe Gardens, Baltimore

Slugs, snails and carrot fly tales: Jean Perry of Glebe Gardens, Baltimore
With the weather getting a little warmer – and wetter – this cottage dweller’s thoughts turn to the garden. Every morning, as Little Missy and I feed our hens, I try to incorporate a few seasonal jobs: weeding around the blackcurrant bushes, poking at the pots of perennial herbs to see if...
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Posted on Jan 27, 2012 in Print, Work | 0 comments

Food producer profile: Declan Ryan of Arbutus Bread

Food producer profile: Declan Ryan of Arbutus Bread
Artisan baker Declan Ryan of Arbutus Bread, and winner of the first Michelin star in Ireland, talks to Caroline Hennessy for SilverCircle.ie about the resurgence of interest in good quality bread and his grandmother’s recipe for brown soda bread. First published in 2009. Head along to Middleton Farmers’...
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Posted on Mar 16, 2011 in Do, Print, Work | 0 comments

Irish Coffee past in The Irish Times and present in L Mulligan Grocer

Irish Coffee past in The Irish Times and present in L Mulligan Grocer
On the eve of St Patrick’s Day, one’s thoughts turn – quite naturally – to Irish Coffee, especially if you’ve been at all following L Mulligan Grocer‘s search for the best of the best of Irish Coffee. During the Eighties I worked in a hotel restaurant (which shall remain...
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Posted on Mar 9, 2011 in Bake, Print, Work | 0 comments

The Press, Christchurch: No-fuss comfort food

The Press, Christchurch: No-fuss comfort food
With all that’s happening in my former home of Christchurch, New Zealand at the moment – victims of the earthquake still being named, constant aftershocks some up to 4.1 in magnitude, work continuing on restoring electricity, drinking water and sanitation systems, damaged buildings having to be...
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Posted on Jan 25, 2011 in Print, Work | 0 comments

Irish Examiner: Welcome to my world – 10 Irish bloggers

Irish Examiner: Welcome to my world – 10 Irish bloggers
The profiles of these 10 Irish bloggers were first published in the Irish Examiner on Saturday 22 January as part of the Welcome to my world feature. POLITICS Who: Suzy Byrne, MamanPoulet.com What: With a beady eye always cocked for politicial contradictions, the sharp insight and thoughtful commentary on...
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Posted on Jan 24, 2011 in IFBA, Print, Work | 8 comments

Irish Examiner: Welcome to my world

Irish Examiner: Welcome to my world
Music obsessives, election watchers, fashionistas and foodies – meet Ireland’s bloggers by Caroline Hennessy. As published in the Irish Examiner on Saturday 22 January. My name is Caroline and I am a blogger. Most particularly, I am a food blogger, addicted to taking photos of my meals and...
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Posted on Dec 21, 2010 in Grow, Print, Work | 2 comments

Irish Examiner: Feasting on family fowl

Irish Examiner: Feasting on family fowl
Caroline Hennessy had some misgivings about her plan to rear and then kill the family turkeys for Christmas and Thanksgiving but, after the Turkey Killer did his job, she gained a fresh appreciation of the festive feast. As published in the Irish Examiner on Saturday 18 December, following on from A turkey...
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Posted on Nov 26, 2010 in Print, Work | 2 comments

The Irish Times – Christmas supplement: Food glorious food

The Irish Times – Christmas supplement: Food glorious food
If you happened to pick up a copy of yesterday’s Irish Times, you might have come across the Christmas supplement with an article on food-related gifts by one Caroline Hennessy. If you didn’t, then you can take a look at a scan of the piece from the link below. Irish Times Christmas 25 Nov...
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Posted on Nov 23, 2010 in Grow, Print, Work | 2 comments

Irish Examiner: A turkey for the table

Irish Examiner: A turkey for the table
As published in the Irish Examiner on 2 October 2010. “They’re rather…ugly,” said Scott, aka the husband, gazing intently at the pair of awkward-looking eight-week old turkeys that he had just wrestled from the boot of my car into their new home. All long legs, ruffled feathers and...
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Posted on Nov 23, 2010 in Grow, Print, Work | 0 comments

Irish Examiner: Turkeys – really, really stupid or just misunderstood?

Irish Examiner: Turkeys – really, really stupid or just misunderstood?
As published as a sidebar to A turkey for the table in the Irish Examiner on 2 October 2010. Barbara Kingsolver may be responsible for propagating the myth that turkeys are so suicidally dumb that they can drown just by gazing skywards as it rains but a quick online search will soon see you right. In 2003,...
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Posted on Jul 22, 2010 in Print, Travel, Work | 0 comments

The Irish Times Failte Kerry supplement: Food fit for a Kingdom

The Irish Times Failte Kerry supplement: Food fit for a Kingdom
Fancy some food in Kerry? Check out the Failte Kerry supplement in today’s Irish Times with Food fit for a Kingdom by Caroline Hennessy. Click on the newspaper below to see it in a larger format. The short version: Out of the Blue, Waterside, Dingle. 066 9150811 www.outoftheblue.ie QC’s Seafood...
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Posted on Apr 7, 2006 in Do, Print, Work | 0 comments

Irish cheese in Food & Wine Magazine

Irish cheese in Food & Wine Magazine
If you’re interested in cheese, particularly of the Irish variety, it’s worth picking up this month’s edition of Food & Wine Magazine for a series of profiles of Ireland’s leading cheese makers, a piece by Sheridan’s Cheesemongers‘ Dan Fennelly on how cheese changes...
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Posted on Oct 13, 2005 in Bake, Print, Work | 0 comments

The Press: Brown Soda Bread

The Press: Brown Soda Bread
Published in The Press, Christchurch, on 13 October 2005. Ask an Irish emigrant what they most miss from home and it’s a sure bet that Brown Soda Bread will figure somewhere near the top of the list. A simple wholemeal loaf, leavened with bicarbonate of soda rather than yeast, it – together with...
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Posted on Jun 4, 2005 in Print, Work | 0 comments

Food & Wine Magazine, Ireland

Food & Wine Magazine, Ireland
Great excitement here this afternoon when I got an email from friends in Ireland to say that my article on food in New Zealand has been published in this month’s edition of Ireland’s Food & Wine Magazine! It’s the new look edition of “Ireland’s Food and Drink Bible”...
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Posted on Jun 1, 2005 in Print, Work | 0 comments

Food & Wine: New Zealand Food

Published in Ireland’s Food & Wine magazine in June 2005. Most people think of New Zealand and imagine spectacular scenery, lots of wine, and, thanks to Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, a landscape populated with hobbits. But, since arriving in New Zealand six months ago, I’ve...
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