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As a food blogger, I am always interested to see what people are cooking. Vegetable crisps and fritters seem to be really popular online, at the moment. Courgettes have been featuring alot as they are plentiful and in season right now. I looked at a few different recipes and adapted my own based on the flavours I like.  I made my courgette chips covered in delicate panko breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese and served them with a creamy homemade garlic mayonnaise.  Continue reading »

Happy Friday, Chew on That readers! Keep it healthy this week with our awesome healthy grilling cookbook giveaway. Keep reading for how you can get hands on this week’s prize!
 
Get inspired before the last big party (Labor Day) of the Summer hits! Prep a fantastic veggie tray or platter and then get grilling your meat!  Continue reading »

Pat Shortt’s Bar
Lunch in Castlemartyr
 It was just about lunch-time when we arrived in Pat Shortt’s Bar in Castlemartyr last Saturday. The place was packed inside. Luckily, there were seats in the outside area by the local river, the Kiltha, and so, for the second time in eight days, we dined al fresco in Ireland!
And we got good stuff. The starters were terrific. I got an ample helping of.  Continue reading »

Excited? Me? Possibly. We’re off on our summer holidays today, hip hip hip hooray! To Croatia, sailing to be precise. When I say sailing I use the term loosely as I plan to be spending the time sun bathing (turning a lovely shade of red) and catching up on my reading. I’ve a tonne of books. I can see the glares from Mr. Moustache already if we’re over the baggage allowance at the airport, whoops. And it’s thirty three degrees over there.  Continue reading »

Excited? Me? Possibly. We’re off on our summer holidays today, hip hip hip hooray! To Croatia, sailing to be precise. When I say sailing I use the term loosely as I plan to be spending the time sun bathing (turning a lovely shade of red) and catching up on my reading. I’ve a tonne of books. I can see the glares from Mr. Moustache already if we’re over the baggage allowance at the airport, whoops. And it’s thirty three degrees over there.  Continue reading »

A little chocolate, butter – and Knockmealdown Porter

I’m doing a few Irish craft beer demos over the next couple of weekends with the Theatre of Food crew. This weekend I’m off to the Dublin Tall Ships festival with my partner-in-beer, Kristin Jensen of Edible Ireland, and the following Sunday I’ll be at Electric Picnic with Claire Dalton of Dungarvan Brewing Company.  Continue reading »

I’ve seen some creative cooking before, but nothing that involved a plastic bag. If there’s one upside to this recipe, it’s that there’s no dirty pan to clean! More eating, less cleaning-that makes me a fan.
Ingredients:
2 eggs (Or more if you have a large appetite!)
2 slices ham, chopped
1/2 C.  cheese, shredded
1 Tbs. onion, chopped
1 Tbs. green bell pepper, chopped
2 Tbs. tomato, chopped
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National Potato Day – Saturday 25 August 2012. How do you eat yours?

National Potato Day is back again, as it should be, this Saturday – says he munching his way through a packets of Keogh’s Atlantic sea salt crisps ahead of lunchtime.
The Keogh family, with their farm in Oldtown, north Dublin are calling on people to revisit their roots and “grow their love for the humble spud” by eating one portion of potatoes this Saturday.  Continue reading »

I am delighted to announce that we have a prize sponsor for the Great Irish Bake Off. Starting this week (Week 2 of the Challenge), Dr Oetker Baking Ireland will sponsor a prize of a hamper containing some very pretty goodies for the winner as selected by our judges. I’m over the moon that Dr…  Continue reading »

Oh no! The parson’s coming to lunch. You have to make something tasty yet modestly impressive and still have enough time to throw on your tea-dress. And find out what a parson is. This soup is just the trick. It’s pretty but still comfort food and everyone from kids to indigestion-ridden granddads love it. Courgettes are 2 for 69c in Aldi at the moment and ground almonds are very cheap in Asian supermarkets. What’s not to love?  Continue reading »

Belfast Restaurant Week 2012

The first ever Belfast Restaurant Week is taking place from the 6th-13th of October!
Organised by Belfast City Council, the event is designed to celebrate the best of Belfast food by serving up specially-themed signature dishes from our best chefs and money-off deals at some of the city’s most loved eateries.  Continue reading »

The lovely Emmanuelle and Beverly, owners of L’Atitude 51 in Cork, are great at organising events. They have created a lovely space upstairs which is ideal for hosting wine tastings and gatherings. Recently, they played host to a different sort of tasting. Instead of the usual wine, a small crowd was treated to a coffee cupping hosted by Brock Lewin of Badger & Dodo.  Continue reading »

The 6th annual Savour Kilkenny Food Festival will take place over the October Bank Holiday weekend, the biggest festival to date.

Applications are now being taken for the 2012 Savour Kilkenny Food Village which runs as part of this year’s festival in Kilkenny, open to the public on the Saturday (27th) and Sunday (28th) this October bank holiday weekend.  Continue reading »

From the somewhat bohemian Berlin brewpubs of Wednesday’s post, we return to the middle of town to visit a couple of places that are rather more polished. Take Lindenbräu, for instance. This cubic glass and steel construction is built in to the monumental Sony Centre on Potsdamer Platz, rising two stories and topped by an indoor roof terrace, if that makes any sense.  Continue reading »

This salad is a looks beautiful on your plate and is totally delicious – it’s a huge hit in Organico Café. My favourite part of it is the Green Goddess Dressing, the name comes from a mayonnaise and sour cream laden dressing originally made in the 1920 in San Francisco, this is a very different version using avocados, much lighter, tastier and nowhere near the calories! – don’t be put off by having to get out the blender, it really is worth it.  Continue reading »

A perfect brunch. Irish scones, with a warm crust, straight from the oven, fluffy on the inside and salt rich with seaweed. On the side a golden mess of rich creamy scrambled eggs.
Good scrambled eggs are surprisingly rare to find when eating out. Such a simple dish invariably ends up a rubbery, overdone disappointment when served on the plate. For me, there is only one way to cook scrambled eggs and that is s-l-o-w-l-y…. cooked on a low heat, with a little butter.  Continue reading »

It’s National Potato Day on Saturday 25th August, here’s a quick recipe to celebrate that uses leftovers.  It’s perfect for kid and adult lunchboxes alike. There’s also a chance to win a hamper of goodies from Keogh’s Farm! Keogh’s Farm and I have a love, love relationship.  They love to grow potatoes, handmake crisps from…  Continue reading »