2011 at FoodFight.ie
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A post by Vicky at S'tasty
This quiche tasted so good, that I just had to have a glass of wine with it. This particular recipe takes quiche to a whole new level. Just imagine it – crisp, buttery pastry, layers of soft, sweet, caramelized onions and finally some delicious, nutty Gruyere cheese with pillow soft eggs.This recipe does take a little time to make, with the onions taking nearly an hour to caramelize, but the end result is so delicious and divine, you won’t mind the effort. Continue reading »
A post by donalskehan at DonalSkehan.com
I’ve been spending lots of time recording new recipes for my youtube channel so we thought it would be nice to put together a video explaining just what the channel is all about! You can check it out below, it features my home town of Howth, Ray Collier our local butcher, Martin McLoughlin from Nicky’s Plaice and of course Sofie and Max! Make sure you subscribe for lots of tasty recipes. Continue reading »
A post by WiseMóna at Wise Words
Mulranny Park Hotel
Mulranny, County Mayo
(093) 36 00 0
A few weeks ago we were invited to attend the annual launch of the season for the #GourmetGreenway in Mulranny, County Mayo. Having a grá for my birth county made this an easy decision for the Chef and I, so with a bag packed, we headed north-west for the night, thankful that my Mum was on hand to take care of the rug rats. Continue reading »
A post by Valerie O'Connor at Val's Kitchen
via Instagram http://ift.tt/1ljBr9Y. Continue reading »
A post by noreply@blogger.com (Zack Gallagher) at Irish Food Guide Blog - @IrishFoodGuide
Entries are now being accepted for the 2nd Annual National Irish Brown Bread Competition which will be held on Sunday 25th May with €150 Cash Prize for the Winner!
This popular bake-off is already one of the most important Baking Competitions in Ireland and is held as part of the annual Sheridans Cheesemongers Irish Food Festival. Continue reading »
A post by A Cookbook Collection at A Cookbook Collection
A post by A Cookbook Collection at A Cookbook Collection
A post by Ken McGuire at Any Given Food
Aegean Flavours
Agean Flavours is the brand new book from Didem Senol Tiryakioglu, published by Jacqui Small. Officially released today for the UK, US and Australia (the book was previously available in Turkey in 2010), I’ve been enjoying going through the book over the past few weeks as it’s pure crammed recipes and photos from Turkey’s Aegean region, mashed with contemporary favourites.
The author, Didem Senol Tiryakioglu is a graduate of the French Culinary Institute in Manhattan. Continue reading »
A post by Billy Lyons at RESTAURANTS AND FOOD IN CORK
Cornstore’s Summer of Fish
With a stunning display by Chef John O’Connell, the Cornstore put the focus very firmly on their new fish menu last Tuesday. And make no mistake about it, they take their fish seriously here and it comprises close to fifty per cent of the menu at one of Cork’s most popular restaurants, also well known for its aged steaks. Continue reading »
A post by The Beer Nut at The Beer Nut
Shane Long talks to the Dublin Ladies Craft Beer Society
A footnote to Monday’s post on the Franciscan Well Easter Beer Festival today. Founder Shane was keen to show off the new education centre that they’ve put into the upstairs bar, the walls decorated with flavour wheels, brewing diagrams and tutored tasting instructions. Continue reading »
A post by Ken McGuire at Any Given Food
Giles Calver at Outstanding By Design
Giles Calver is the focus of part two of the Outstanding By Design recordings. Well regarded for his landmark publication What Is Packaging Design, Giles’ talk to close out the Outstanding By Design event in Kilkenny last weekend looks in great detail at a wide variety of packaging forms, why they’re chosen, why the work or don’t work for a food product and why they work or don’t work for the end user. Continue reading »
A post by Ummera at Ummera
Ballymaloe LitFest
This weekend Ballymaloe House and Cookery School in East Cork plays host to an amazing gathering of food and drink lovers at the secondBallymaloe Literary Food and Wine Festival.
You will find us in The Big Shed! Look out for a large orange umbrella – we will be underneath it, tempting you to a taste! Continue reading »
A post by Ken McGuire at Any Given Food
At the start of the week I published the first of a series of recordings from Outstanding By Design, held in Kilkenny last weekend. Rather than release the audio as straight downloads, I’ve decided to package them up as podcast releases and distribute them via iTunes. Continue reading »
A post by Billy Lyons at RESTAURANTS AND FOOD IN CORK
Taste of the Week
Orchard Cottage Goats Milk Cheese
The Desmond family in Ballinhassig, (County Cork), make a fantastic soft goats cheese, under the Orchard Cottage label, and it is our Taste of the Week. Can’t make out how I’ve haven’t come across this one until now.
It is beautiful and comes in a jar. Continue reading »
A post by Wholesome Ireland at Wholesome Ireland - Irish Food & Parenting Blog
Ever wondered how a family on a small income can afford a “massive fucking tv”? That’s a quote from Jamie Oliver by the way! It’s easy looking from the outside in to assume that being on a low income means that you shouldn’t or can’t have the trappings of a modern lifestyle. The Savings Trap […]
The post Massive F’n TV appeared first on Wholesome Ireland – Irish Food & Parenting Blog. Continue reading »
A post by Aoife - Babaduck at Babaduck
You're right, I have been a bit remiss on the old baking front for the past few months. I think I lost my baking mojo to be quite honest as the day job has been a bit manic and has sapped my energy. I do have a very highly developed sense of guilt and when one of my new colleagues remarked that she had never eaten anything I had made, the guilt went into overdrive. Ever since, I've had ideas whirling around in my head of things to bake. Continue reading »
A post by dudara at Stitch and Bear
If you look for recommendations for cocktails in Seattle, the answer often comes in the form of “wherever Murray Stenson is currently working. He was between jobs on my recent short trip to Seattle, leaving me without the chance to enjoy his work. Stenson had spent many years behind the bar at the Zig Zag Cafe, making it my first choice for a Friday cocktail in Seattle.
Zig Zag is nestled off a little plaza, just below Pike Place Market. Continue reading »
A post by Hannah Dare - Organico at Organico Bantry
I have been curious about the talk of widespread Iodine Deficiency in Ireland and the UK for a while now, but it took a recent radio interview with Professor Mike Gibney, professor of Food and Health at UCD, to prompt me to further look into the claims that most of us are getting insufficient iodine for our needs. Continue reading »
A post by Ken McGuire at Any Given Food
The second in a series of videos from the Biabeag Outstanding By Design event this past weekend is in the wild and this time features Giles Calver, author of What Is Packaging Design.
In his talk (with slides included in the video), Giles looks at the good and bad sides of packaging design, what works and what doesn’t, why certain producers go for particular styles in packaging and visual branding and all with a focus on food. Continue reading »
A post by Ken McGuire at Any Given Food
Culture & Chips – Taking place in Limerick this June Bank Holiday weekend
I think myself and Mrs. Any Given Food may have had to change our June Bank Holiday plans. A mail last night from Limerick Chamber brought the quirky Culture & Chips festival weekend to our attention and the thoughts of the World Chip Championships sound like right craic for the Saturday of the bank holiday weekend. 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.