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Gubbeen & Smoked Salmon Potato Bake

Last year (2005), the hubby and I did our Christmas shopping in Kinsale. We took a day off work and went on a gentle stroll through the quiet, picturesque streets, picking up books, local crafts and other goodies before heading off for a boozy lunch in Fishy Fishy. Martin Shanahan was working his magic in […]

Great gift idea for foodies

Your Recipe Book is a beautifully designed personalised recipe book, full of recipes and messages from family and friends.
The idea is simple: Choose from four different book styles before inviting family and friends to submit their recipes and good wishes through www.yourrecipebook.ie Four weeks later, a stylish, hard backed and uniquely personal recipe […]

A Magic Mushroom Moment

Following Simonetta’s (from the Blog of San Lorenzo) recent challenge to
“Produce and send me a recipe involving any San Lorenzo product in their store, and the three most intriguing entries will receive the products mentioned in the recipe for free.”
This weekend, I decided to have a go at creating an autumnal mushroom tart, […]

A Mexican Feast

It’s getting wintery out. The weekend is here and you feel the need to wrap yourself in some gorgeous comfort food. These recipes are just the thing when you have a bunch of friends coming over who are happy to pitch in. You can also do a stripped down version for mid-week dinner and if […]

Kids in the kitchen

From Simonetta at San Lorenzo - a great way to involve kids in pizza making!

Rainy afternoon with a toddler

My 2 year old and I spend a couple of hours doing things together every afternoon before her daddy comes home. Sometimes we:

go shopping for food
go on playdates
make jigsaws
paint
make dinner
walk
do some other toddler friendly jobs, (like lately pick blackberries)

These activities generally take us up to about 6.30pm, when she races out to greet D-A-D-D-Y!!!
But today, […]