Monthly Archives: March 2012

Coffee Walnut Cake for a Game of Poker

Posted on Friday, March 30, 2012 by

There’s a game of Poker in our house tonight. Six men, passionate about the game, will play cards, drink tea and eat cake. Himself asked me to provide a snack for ‘the break’- ‘just tea and cake’. These guys don’t … Continue reading →

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Mad Hens aka Mad Men

Posted on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 by

Take one bride-to-be Take two families Take some great friends- from work, college, secondary school, childhood. Include seriously competent party-planning bridesmaids. Take a theme of Mad Men, or Mad Hens

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Dine in Dublin Restaurant Week

Posted on Saturday, March 24, 2012 by

‘Dublin can be Heaven…..there’s Magic in the Air’ Spring is here, the clock goes forward tomorrow evening. We’ll all relish the ‘grand stretch in the evenings’. There are so many reasons to book a table in Dublin City from Monday … Continue reading →

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Stunning Seafood @ The Tannery, Dungarvan

Posted on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 by

Keywords: generosity, abundance, inspiration, taste, technique, Go ‘off piste’, no waste = more generosity, be tidy, present beautifully. Paul Flynn invites you into his world, starting with a stroll around the kitchen garden. “It starts here” he says “this is … Continue reading →

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Lá Fhéile Pádraig

Posted on Friday, March 16, 2012 by

On Saint Patrick’s Day, Irish people go out. Neither home entertainment nor home cooking are on the agenda. It’s a day when we celebrate being Irish, and we go out and do it in style. Families haul sleeping babies out … Continue reading →

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Pulled Pork- Epilogue

Posted on Monday, March 5, 2012 by

By the time the day of the party arrived, I had slow roasted four 6 pound joints of pork , a mix of gigot and shoulder.

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