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Homemade Houmous..

Houmous.. (15)

It was the 1st July, and another glorious day. We took a Sunday morning walk down at Titanic  – that

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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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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 Cheat’s Beef Stroganoff

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

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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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French Onion Soup..

French onion soup.. (7)

When we were teenagers, there was a restaurant  on Grafton Street called Thunderbirds that did an amazing French Onion soup. The ‘crouton’ on

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Simple Lamb Tagine..

The original recipe for this tasty Lamb dish came from our long-time neighbour Theresa. It was served at one of her

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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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Homemade Cranberry Compote

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When we were young, the only cranberry we knew was the sickly-sweet sticky jam that was available in the supermarkets

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