Archive for April, 2010
want some tea???
A post by lors at italian foodies
Learn to Pair Beer with Food
A post by Ivan at Messy-Chef
There are lots of nice specialty beers available these days. Here is a nice article, originally from http://www.thekitchn.com, on how to pair beer with your food.
Some of the food concepts are typically American (pulled pork etc) but you get the idea.
http://lifehacker.com/5523637/learn-to-pair-beer-with-food. Continue reading »
pick me, pick me…
A post by lors at italian foodies
:: Market Kitchen: Down in the market all this week!
A post by noreply@blogger.com (Donal) at The Good Mood Food Blog- Donal Skehan
Just to let you know I’ll be on Market Kitchen all this week cooking up some really tasty dishes down at Borough Market so tune in from 7pm on Good Food Channel SKY 249! Continue reading »
To lease or not to lease (a vineyard in Bordeaux)
A post by Matt Kane at Curious: The Curious Wines Wine Blog
Following on from our video round-up featuring Château Bauduc’s 2009 Bordeaux Blanc, the embedded video below is a glimpse of the vineyard used to make this wine. Had winemaker Gavin Quinney not decided to lease this neighbouring vineyard, there simply wouldn’t be a Bordeaux Blanc from Bauduc for the ‘09 vintage, as two hailstorms tore through his own vines in May of last year causing unimaginable damage to the crop. Continue reading »
Spud Sunday: Kentucky Fried Spuds
A post by Daily Spud at The Daily Spud
What does Kentucky taste like?
Is it a mess of fried chicken, washed down with bourbon-laced mint juleps, while toes tap to the tune of a bluegrass soundtrack?
Those, at least, are the things that I think of when I hear the name Kentucky. That and the fact that it is home to the famous Kentucky Derby.
I mention it because Chef E is organising a twitter-based Taste of Kentucky Derby Party and I thought that I should bring something along. Continue reading »
What A Load Of Balls
A post by Babaduck at Babaduck Babbles
Meatballs to be precise. Yesterday myself and The Hubs took a road trip to Belfast to stock up on booze – it’s not that we’re alcoholics or anything, just that it’s a hell of a lot cheaper and with friends who only go out when they can get a babysitter (as rare as winning the Lotto), we do like a few drinks at home of a weekend. Continue reading »
Ardrahan Farmhouse Cheese in Kanturk
A post by Billy Lyons at RESTAURANTS AND FOOD IN CORK
ARDRAHAN FARMHOUSE CHEESE
Ardrahan Farmhouse Cheese is one of the best around and has got the awards to prove it.
I have come across it regularly enough. Bought some recently from the Pig’s Back in the English Market and enjoyed it. It is a semi-soft cheese with a complex delicate flavour which most people like.
It is hand-made in Kanturk – North Cork seems to be quite a place for making. Continue reading »
Video Round-Up: Château Bauduc Blanc 2009 put to the test
A post by Matt Kane at Curious: The Curious Wines Wine Blog
Video One: Château Bauduc Bordeaux Blanc 2009
Back in May of last year, most of Gavin Quinney’s Sauvignon crop was wiped out by two freak hailstorms. At one stage we were very worried that there would be no ‘09 vintage. In fact, there will be no ‘09 vintage of the red partner, Clos des Quinze. In an attempt to salvage the white, most grapes have come from a neighbouring vineyard which Gavin managed to lease. So how does it stand up? Check out the video. Continue reading »
The Silk Purse in Cork
A post by Billy Lyons at RESTAURANTS AND FOOD IN CORK
THE SILK PURSE
At the Silk Purse last night. Ate some great food and met some nice people.
The people bit started with the phone call to make the reservation. Roughly like this..Me: “Table for two, seven this evening, please.”Purse: “No problem. Will you be staying with us, having a few drinks?”Me: “No, not to-night. We’ll be going as soon as we’re fed!”Purse: “We’d love to have you but if we. Continue reading »
Three from Red Nose Wine
A post by Lar at Sour Grapes
Background to Red Nose Wine
Gary Gubbins started his career as an engineer. After stints living in Paris and further south in Provence, he embarked on his most ambitious project, to create Red Nose Wine, his warehouse in Clonmel twinned with ecommerce site, rednosewine.com. Read more about Gary in my profile piece, Introjuicing: Red Nose Wine.
Gary is squarely focused on family run vineyards where the wines reflect the land they come from and the people who make them. Continue reading »
Sweet Chili Chicken
A post by Gavan at Gavan Murphy
Quick weekend recipe. You can pop these in the oven like I did or throw them on the grill. Either way they’re well tasty.
RECIPE:
2 lbs organic chicken drumsticks
1/4 cup chicken broth
Marinade:
1 tbsp honey
1 tsp chili flakes
1 tbsp olive oil
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 420° F.
Toss all the marinade ingredients together in a large mixing bowl. Coat the chicken and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Continue reading »
Quick weekend recipe. You can pop these in the oven like I did or throw them on the grill. Either way they’re well tasty.
RECIPE:
2 lbs organic chicken drumsticks
1/4 cup chicken broth
Marinade:
1 tbsp honey
1 tsp chili flakes
1 tbsp olive oil
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 420F.
Toss all the marinade ingredients together in a large mixing bowl. Coat the chicken and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Continue reading »
fusilli alle zucchine…
A post by lors at italian foodies
Cocktail Hour: The Ultimate Chocolate Martini
A post by KathrynSteed at Chew On That
Lately, Chew on That has given me plenty of opportunities to satisfy my sweet tooth. I had a creamy, hazelnut treat with the Nutty Professor and a refreshingly sweet cranberry drink with the Absolut Apple. However, today, I got to try something that every chocoholic dreams about: The Ultimate Chocolate Martini!
When I looked in my liquor cabinet the other day, I noticed some Bailey’s, some Godiva chocolate liqueur, and plenty of other yummy ingredients. Suddenly, it came to me: “I’ll make a chocolate martini!” So I headed onto Recipe4Living and found 4 different chocolate martini recipes. I ended up picking this one, because I had most of the ingredients, and I liked the idea of adding Chambord to the drink. It also claimed to be the “ultimate” chocolate martini, and who can resist that? Continue reading »
fusilli alle zucchine…
A post by lors at italian foodies
More Time For Breakfast
A post by svenetos at Chew On That
It’s my favorite meal of the day by far, but for some reason, I never take the time to really cook up something truly satisfying for breakfast. Some plain old yogurt or cold cereal or maybe a little fruit seems so much easier then cooking something up. But the truth is, all the things that I have been eating for breakfast never seem to fill me up.
Around 11:00 a.m., I can feel my stomach grumbling and I hope that no one else can hear its pleas. Continue reading »
Shock! Horror! Another reason not to trust Tesco
A post by peter at CheapEats.ie
Spot the swizz… Thanks to our reader Nicolac for sending this one in.
Related posts:
Why Tesco can’t be trusted: reason #125
The Worst Swizz Ever
Excellent bargain at Tesco, if you can’t count. Continue reading »
Late night pizzas
A post by peter at CheapEats.ie
I got a pasting last year for slagging off Ray’s pizza, but I was kind of asking for it. My gripe was that the pizza, although delicious, was overpriced. Our reader Nanazolie agreed:
A pizza is cheap to produce. I make some at home for less than 3 euros. The dough is essentially flour, water, yeast and olive oil. Top that with a few spoons of tomato sauce and cheese. Even with a slice of ham and some sliced mushrooms, that wouldn’t bring the cost up too much. Continue reading »
Introjuicing: Red Nose Wine
A post by Lar at Sour Grapes
The latest in the introjuicing series is with Gary Gubbins of Red Nose Wine in Clonmel.
1. Gary, from reading your site, you have an engineering background. What did you for a living and how did that take you to the wine business?
I worked for Ericsson for 4 years, based in Dublin but mainly on medium term contracts all over the world. Mexico, Montreal, Stockholm to name a few. Expenses are a great way to see the world. I then went working for myself and took a contract with Alcatel in Paris. Continue reading »
