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A post by Babaduck at Babaduck Babbles
I love green veggies (with the exception of peppers… yuck) & would eat them night and day if I had the chance. The Hubs prefers peas. Yes, just peas. If they were banned, I think he’d cry.So that’s why I never ask him what veggies he wants as the guaranteed response will be “peas, please”. Now they are gorgeous & make fabulous soup, especially with a bit of mint and creme fraiche. Continue reading »
A post by likemamusedtobake at like mam used to bake
Last week Yvonne from Hey Pesto tweeted that she was making up a hamper and wanted to include some healthy options. In the end she opted for some yummy jars of homemade granola. I love granola but don’t often buy it as I have never found a shop bought version that I really like, so I decided to make some myself. I am still firmly in the battle to eat healthy foods following the stodge and comfort food of December. The weather is not helping as it regularly hovers near 0 or in the minuses at the moment. While all of my meals are prepared from scratch using fresh vegetables I am still being drawn towards carb laden mash potato and similar for dinner so I feel that breakfast and lunch need to take on a lighter twist. Granola with natural yogurt for me is not only a healthy way to start the day but also a really tasty way too. I’m not a big fan of porridge so this is an ideal way for me to get some porridge oats into my morning routine. Continue reading »
A post by An Irish Village Pantry at An Irish Village Pantry
A post by Caroline at Bibliocook: All About Food
</form The profiles of these 10 Irish bloggers were first published in the Irish Examiner on Saturday 22 January as part of the Welcome to my world feature.
POLITICS
Who: Suzy Byrne, MamanPoulet.com
What: With a beady eye always cocked for politicial contradictions, the sharp insight and thoughtful commentary on Maman Poulet makes it a must-read blog, especially at election time.
“Maman Poulet is my bit of the internet. Continue reading »
A post by sheila kiely at Gimmetherecipe
A post by Lily at The Amateur Mexican Cook
Ok, it’s official: I’m broke! the other half opened the credit card bill Friday morning and collapsed… but he’s fine now, the CPR worked! All the shopping over Christmas and the new year sales means I must put the credit card in a drawer somewhere and work myself to a more acceptable shopping balance! It’s mundane and depressing, isn’t it? Continue reading »
A post by Keith at biabeag (small food)
A post by Keith at biabeag (small food)
A post by Billy Lyons at RESTAURANTS AND FOOD IN CORK
THREE FROM SICILY Three legs in the Sicilian flag and three reds in this post.Italians, they say, love their rules. But it is in the way that George Bernard Shaw loved work: “I love work. I could watch it all day.” Sicilians produce plenty of wine but only about a fifth of it under DOC regulations, much more of it under the looser Indicazione Geografica Tipica regime, the step above table. Continue reading »
A post by Sharon at Foodie Fancies
We all have our likes and dislikes when it comes to food. Some hate broccoli. Others loathe olives. There are even people who don’t like chocolate. (I know. If I hadn’t personally met one of these people, I wouldn’t believe this could be true either.)
This photo of my stash shows that I’m obviously not of their strange tribe.
What I’m also beginning to realise is that many of us also have our own philosophies when it comes to food. Continue reading »
A post by Kieran at Ice Cream Ireland
Here’s my report from the SIGEP (the ice cream convention) in Rimini.
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A post by Cake in the country at Cake in the country..
Hey followers and foodies and random people looking through my blog (welcome, leave a comment ) I must go off to sleep soon, but wanted to let ye know about a new and FREE (hello student faces perking up) magazine that is circulating around the web and also has some local stockists in Dublin…. Continue reading »
A post by Adventures in Veg at Adventures in Veg....
All pics are of Petite Treats cakes
One of the best things about my job is getting to meet really interesting and inspiring people – and getting to write about them. My insatiable curiosity is one of the reasons I decided to become a journalist, even if by curiosity I really mean nosiness! Ahem.
Today I was so excited to have an article in the Irish Independent about three vegan cupcake bakers in Ireland who all run their own businesses (either professionally or as a hobby). Continue reading »
A post by svenetos at Chew On That
I’m obsessed with chunky peanut butter and proud of it! Sorry all you creamy lovers out there, but when I want to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, I want to taste some of the crunchy nuts as I’m chowing down.
I usually eat peanut butter a couple times every week, and though it may not be really, really healthy for you, it could be a lot worse. To celebrate this fun food holiday, I found a ton of different ways you can eat peanut butter! Check them out after the jump! Continue reading »
A post by Nessa Robins at Nessa's Family Kitchen
There is a fantastic new foodie mag available to read online- Eat Magazine! It is packed with restaurant reviews and highlights all the top places to eat and drink in Dublin. If you are living in Dublin or maybe just planning a trip – check it out! There are paper copies available throughout Dublin and nationwide via the online version. Continue reading »
A post by Matt Kane at Curious: The Curious Wines Wine Blog
There’s nothing better to blow away the post Christmas winter blues than a good skiing holiday. And I mean nothing!
I spent last week in Livigno in Northern Italy, a picturesque town in the Alps, almost 2,000 metres above sea level bordering Switzerland. The skiing itself was top class and being Italy, the food and wine was also top class. Continue reading »
A post by peter at CheapEats.ie
Current specials in Dunnes include half-price broccoli, Surf washing powder, rooster potatoes, and Kilmeaden cheese. Not bad. Click here for details.
Current specials in SuperValu include three selected meats for €10 and half price Sharwood’s sauces. Click here for details.
Current specials in Tesco include three of 13 selected meats for €9 and half price rooster potatoes. Click here for details. Continue reading »
Pairing great wine with great holiday food is what CuriousWines.ie’s Cracking Christmas Case is all about, hand-picked favourites including holiday classics and some of their best-selling wines of 2011 are all brought together in this glorious mixed case, complimenting Christmas fare from roasts to puddings in spectacular style.
Curious cases start at just €95.00 with free delivery, and this particular case of festive delight retails for a deeply discounted €115. Happily, we’ve got one to give away to a lucky winner at FoodFight.ie. – all you need to do to enter is tell us in the comments below what you’ll be cooking up for Christmas dinner this year, and we’ll pick a winner from the entries on December 16th. (And if you don’t win and still want to grab yourself a holiday bargain, last orders for Christmas dispatch are December 20th!)
Every cook we know loves their iPad (or lusts after one) for clipping, reading and cooking from online recipes right in the kitchen. Well, Clickcase.ie has what may be the ultimate kitchen gadget for iPad lovers: the Speck Handyshell slots around your iPad 2 so it can be hung from any rack, drawer or cabinet knob, keeping your iPad at eye level and safe from spills and mess. Genius!
Clickcase, Irish retailer of brilliant iPad and iPhone accessories, is giving one crimble red Handyshell away to a FoodFight.ie reader just in time for Christmas. To enter, all you have to do is head over to the Clickcase Facebook page before December 8th and tell us why you love your iPad or iPhone in the kitchen!
Bake, sell, raise money and help Temple Street Children’s University Hospital.
This November The Great Irish Bake is back and Kitchen Hero Donal Skehan is helping out with sharing recipes and promoting the event. The Great Irish Bake is in aid of helping sick and seriously ill children get the treatment they need. Head over to The Great Irish Bake to register online and be in the chance of winning a trip to New York when you help raise funds for Temple Street Children’s University Hospital. The site also has hints, tips, recipes and all that goes with an event like this.
This is the Facebook for The Great Irish Bake and of course the Twitter hashtag is: #thegreatirishbake
The Great Irish Bake organisers have shared a recipe with us and also a picture of Donal Skehan with his kids from his first marriage. Some of this might be a lie.
Ingredients (Makes approx 30)
- 300g of plain flour
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder
- A pinch of salt
- 1 tablespoon of mixed spice
- 100g of muscavado sugar
- 150g of butter
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 1 pack of foxes fruits or jolly ranchers
The Method
1. Preheat the oven to 180C and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
2. In a standalone mixture beat together the butter and sugar. Add in the egg and
mix through.
3. Using a wooden spoon mix through the flour, baking powder, salt, mixed spice
and vanilla extract until you have a biscuit dough.
4. Turn the dough out on to a floured surface and roll out to about 1cm in thickness.
5. Cut out biscuit shapes, place on the lined baking tray, then using a smaller cutter
or a small knife cut out the center of each cookie.
6. Sprinkle the crushed sweets into the centre of the cookie and place in the oven
7. Cook in the oven for about 15 minutes.
8. Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly before transferring to a wire
wrack.