We are lucky to have lots of enterprising people here in N.Ireland and Ireland as a whole producing wonderful food products. I’m always drawn to the artisan producers doing things in traditional ways . A few that I would love to receive in no particular order Cinema Project Coffee. Being married to a Spaniard, mornings…
At this time of year it is important to be prepared for the impending festivities and today I am going to focus on the preparation of the much anticipated Christmas dinner! A Christmas dinner is one of the highlights of this festive season for many of us foodies, and now a few weeks out we…
Only three weeks to go now until Christmas … but still plenty of time to have a go at making your own Christmas Cake. Making your own cake does require some time but if you get ahead and have all your ingredients weighed out and the cake tin prepared, the making of the cake is…
Coming into the colder months it can be harder to keep the kids entertained when the darker nights roll in and it gets chiller outdoors. Encouraging children to get involved with cooking can be a fun way to keep them entertained as well as teaching them new skills. Cooking with children can have…
The pumpkins are abundant at this time of year , look out for onion squash and the pumpkins with a blue green skin , they both have a lovely deep orange firm flesh and can be found at markets and some supermarkets. Butternut squash works perfectly well also. And if you have a pollytunnel they…