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Bailey’s Truffles..

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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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Hurray for Paddy’s Day!!

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This is the first time in my lifetime that I remember the St Patrick’s Day parade being cancelled. With the

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Mother’s Day.. for your Mam/Mum/Mom

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I originally wrote this post 3 years ago, and as I re-read it this morning I realised that we’re now

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Cold weather food..

Red, Amber, Yellow…all sorts of weather alerts have been coming our way this past few days. If there was ever

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Pancake Tuesday!

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As children, Pancake Tuesday was one of our favourite days in the year. Historically of course, it was the day

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The joys of a wet Sunday..

Rebecca Mitchell. Ormeau Park

Every parent will know the feeling of dismay when faced with that scary combination –  a band of youngsters and

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January days..

  That wet and windy day saw us scurry homeward after a short but sociable trip to St George’s Market

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Festive Cranberry and Orange Curd..

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  Every year, around this time I get tired of the shops – I’ve seen enough of them – so I decide

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Lorna’s melt-in-the-mouth Shortbread

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I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned it before, but at work we have a serious habit of throwing a Bun Party at the drop

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