Apologies in advance to any Italians who stumble across my blog, this is not a traditional carbonara. I’ve been making different versions of Spaghetti Carbonara for over 20 years. When I first met himself, it was his favourite dinner. Being keen to impress I used to make it fairly regularly. But that version of carbonara […]
First up an apology to anyone who got an email this morning with a sneak preview of this post, I was having a quick look at the draft and hit publish instead of edit! Mortified for myself. However I think the tease was worth it for these Chocolate Guinness and Baileys Cupcakes. Here it is […]
This is a nice seasonal recipe but really it can be enjoyed at any time of the year.
This week is National Bread Week and the perfect time to share this recipe for Guinness Brown Bread. The aim of National Bread Week is to show how bread, real bread, can be part of a healthy low fat diet.
It’s all a bit retro-tastic here these days! I hadn’t had chicken kiev for years as the ready made frozen meal experiences I had in the past were not the most pleasant. Then I spotted that it features in Tom Kerridge’s Best Ever Dishes and Jamie Oliver’s Comfort. I believe there’s also a version in […]
This is one of my favourite salads. And everytime I make it I wonder why I don’t make it more often! Watermelon and Feta salads are not an original idea. If you’ve never had one I urge you to try it, the combination of sweet melon and salty feta cheese is so refreshing.
Last September I won a copy of Dinner by Domini Kemp after entering a competition on Twitter run by Keith Mahon of TheTaste.ie. The Taste is a great online magazine dedicated to Irish food culture with some fab offers so well worth checking out. Why it has taken me this long to post a recipe […]
There’s a big day coming up – Pancake Tuesday!! One of my favourite days of the year.