Yearly Archives: 2018

Sunny Saffron Chicken, with Bulgar wheat..

Saffron chicken (9)

This is a little recipe that I found on-line recently. Naturally I couldn’t bring it before you unless I’d tried

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The Bee-loud Glade…

June 25th back garden.. (8)

We live in a funny kind of house – the sun mostly shines on our (non-overlooked) front garden, and only in

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Home-made Elderflower Cordial..

Eldeflower cordial (5)

Being born only a few miles from Stephen’s Green meant that any sort of ‘country lore’, for want of a

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The Miranda! :)

Summery drink (2)

  A flying visit from a dear friend, who took time out from her busy Mother-of-the-Bride duties to have lunch with

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What a difference a week makes :)

28th May bank Holiday Monday front garden (3)

A week away at a beautiful wedding in Sicily reminded me how quickly things can change in the garden back home..

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The Cheat’s Beef Stroganoff

Beef strog (2)

I love Beef Stroganoff – that smoky, creamy sauce with beef, mushrooms and onions. But truly, it’s a complete pain

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The May bank Holiday..

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                  Ah, we’ve all earned this, haven’t we? It has been the

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Chicken, Chilli, Chorizo and Pineapple kebabs, with savoury rice..

Chicken kebabs (5)

The end of April has me moving towards less wintery dinners this week. Even though it’s still very cold at

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Bailey’s Truffles..

Truffles (4)

I spotted this little recipe in a magazine before Christmas last year.. lost it; then found it again, thanks to my

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A little planning for Easter..

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  I usually spend a happy half hour in the week before Easter (oops! that’s this week!) to plan what we’re going to

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