Mallow Farmers’ Market on TG4
There's a video report on the first Mallow Farmers' Market on TG4 - go to Cúrsaí Reatha - Cartlann, scroll down to Nuacht TG4 - 05/04/08 and the piece is third on the Nuacht, 6.38 into the clip. The...
View ArticleSlow Food Cork: An Crúibín
Slow Food Cork has an event coming up this Thursday, 17 April, at a new bar called An Crúibín on Union Quay. Before it was revamped and made over, the venue was known as the Lobby Bar, site of many a...
View ArticleSweet treats for work: Apricot Date Cake
Always read the recipe before starting, always read the recipe. That's an instruction that's been drummed into me for years, whether in Home Ec class, while studying in Ballymaloe, or just from...
View ArticleBibliocook in The Irish Times
Woo hoo! Bibliocook got a brief mention in Marie-Claire Digby's Webwatch in the food section of yesterday's Irish Times Magazine. Unless you have a subscription, you can't view it online so here it is...
View ArticleSweet treats for work: Chocolate Buckwheat Cookies
Lacking my once-easy access to a variety of shops, providing me with a large assortment of ingredients to play with, these days I tend to concentrate on the products available in Urru and have also...
View ArticleSprouts ahoy!
Although there has been lots of salad planted in the garden on recent weekends, including mustard greens, rocket and mizuna (at least I'll be able to distinguish between the plants after cramming in...
View ArticleGrilled Pizzas & Piadinas by Craig Priebe with Dianne Jacob
I love experimenting with and learning different cooking techniques, especially if they involve playing with yeast. No Knead Bread? Yes please! Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day. Made that. Sourdough...
View ArticleCooking for Your Child by Nicola Galloway
Nicola Galloway may be based in Nelson, New Zealand, but this no-nonsense, practical cookbook will appeal to parents in any hemisphere. From first tastes and flavors to school lunches and dinnertimes,...
View ArticleVegetarian Cookalong: Greek Bean and Tomato Stew with Feta
A bag of butter beans on the kitchen shelf was the inspiration for this month's Irish Foodies' Cookalong. Soaked overnight, then thrown into the pot by themselves - or with some onions, carrots and...
View ArticleEight Degrees Brewing: the path to a pint
It all began with a few pints in New Zealand. When the Husband and I lived in Christchurch there were about three brewpubs within 15... The post Eight Degrees Brewing: the path to a pint appeared first...
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