Posted on Apr 13, 2007 in Bake | 2 comments

Chocolate Sesame Flapjacks

Chocolate Sesame Flapjacks
Being a big fan of porridge – especially good with Muscovado sugar and natural yoghurt on a cold morning in the cottage – I always have a bag of oats in the house and they often find their way into my baking. I regularly make batches of Anzac Biscuits and Oaty Apricot Biscuits to keep the tins...
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Posted on Oct 8, 2006 in Do | 0 comments

Time for baking, but not for writing

With the onset of cooler weather, the amount of cooking and baking in my house has increased, if not the recent writing about it. It’s no longer torturously hot in our tiny kitchen if the oven is on and, as a result, I’ve gotten back into baking old reliables like Brown Soda Bread and our...
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Posted on Nov 26, 2005 in Do, Return to Ireland | 4 comments

Irish farmers’ markets

In the twelve months that I spent in New Zealand, most weekends of which were involved in exploring a variety of markets, there seems to have been a mushrooming of farmers’ markets in Ireland. Or maybe it’s that I’m more aware of it now! Last Saturday, after just two days in the country,...
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Posted on Nov 8, 2005 in Cook, Kitchen | 2 comments

Focaccia – the lazy way: Rosemary Focaccia from your Breadmaker

Looking at Sunday’s entry about flatbreads and focaccia, I just realised what was missing – I forgot to write up my focaccia recipe! What I give here is just the basic recipe but there are countless variations. You can always add different herbs or some crushed garlic, top the dough with...
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Posted on Nov 6, 2005 in Cook, Kitchen, Lovely Lunches | 0 comments

Flatbreads from the Breadmaker

Flatbreads from the Breadmaker
Even though I haven’t been mentioning the Breadmaker very much recently, it does get a regular workout. Every so often we’re out of Brown Soda Bread and it’s just too much hard work to go down to the shop so I just throw ingredients into the Breadmaker bowl and it makes one of its little...
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Posted on Aug 30, 2005 in Do, Living in New Zealand, Storecupboard Specials | 0 comments

Eat Local Challenge: Your daily bread

Eat Local Challenge: Your daily bread
Bread is very important to me. I love it fresh, I love it stale and ready for toasting, l love it with cheese, I love it in particular – fresh or toasted – with good salty butter. I love the way it mops up your plate after you’ve had a particularly tasty tomato pasta dish. I love the...
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Posted on Aug 22, 2005 in Cook | 0 comments

The simple things in life: Ham and Pea Soup

The simple things in life: Ham and Pea Soup
As it is winter at this side of the world – although the temperatures seem to have taken a turn for the better lately – I’ve been cooking lots of soups. I love making anything that just takes 20 minutes of chopping and frying, and then is happy to sit simmering on the cooker for an hour or...
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Posted on Jul 15, 2005 in Eating Out, Living in New Zealand | 3 comments

Wandering in New Zealand

Wandering in New Zealand
Those of you who are regular readers may have noticed that it’s been quiet on Bibliocook over the last week or so. The reason for this is because I have recently returned from a road trip up the East Coast of New Zealand’s South Island with my mother and aunt who were visiting from...
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