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Tandoori Chicken Drumsticks
One of life’s little pleasures is having a lie-on in bed on a Saturday morning. If I get to lie-on until 9am, I’m doing very well! Another pleasure is watching … Continue reading →
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Claire Macdonald’s Upside-Down Pear and Walnut Gingerbread Pudding – A Review
For me Winter means soups, stews, casseroles and warm puddings. Even though we’re just about to head into the first days of Spring, it still feels like Winter out there … Continue reading →
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Review: Ripailles by Stéphane Reynaud {plus a Smoked Salmon Omelette}
Yesterday I took delivery of some new cookbooks! Like a child, I spent the day pouring through them instead of ironing. No contest there! One of them is Ripailles by … Continue reading →
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Roasted Root Veg and Chili Soup {with tips for the best Roast Chicken ever!!!}
There’s one thing I like and that’s lazy Sundays of doing absolutely nothing other than going for a walk, drinking coffee and reading the newspapers. This Sunday found me with … Continue reading →
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Chicken Liver Pâté – The Best I’ve Made So Far!
I love chicken liver pâté! I love a smooth rich pâté, spread thickly onto toast, crackers, even direct from the knife! I could eat it ’til the cows come home! … Continue reading →
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The Quest for the Perfect Madeleine
I’ve always liked the look of madeleines. The distinctive shell shaped sponge is so appealing that ever since I saw them in my first cookbook, I’ve meant to give them … Continue reading →
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A Simple Farmer’s Soup
Hubby was working from home and I had quite a few jobs to do myself meaning that I had very little time to pull lunch together. So on the menu … Continue reading →
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Wine Review: Jean Foillard Morgon “Côte du Py” 2010
For those of you who like wine and are based in New York, my cousin Mark who trained in wine with the WSET and the American Sommelier Association has a … Continue reading →
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Bill Granger’s Honey & Lemon Chicken Wings
Today is World Autism Awareness Day. As only a few of you know, my eldest has Asperger’s Syndrome and I’m very, very proud of him and his achievements. He’s a … Continue reading →
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Scones that are simply the best
I was very lucky when I first started working to enjoy the company of some wonderfully entertaining if not rather eccentric people. I always fancied being a bit eccentric myself … Continue reading →
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A Lengthy Kitchen Revamp on a Budget
It’s been a while since I posted on the blog but I did have good reason people! We’ve been updating our kitchen ourselves on a strict budget over the past … Continue reading →
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Harry Eastwood’s Persian Salad of Tomato, Pomegranate and Cucumber – Review
Well guys, I’m getting old. In the middle of July I’ll be celebrating my 49th birthday and I’m throwing a party – Wahoo! I’ve decided to go all girly and … Continue reading →
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Masterchef Ireland Returns!!
Masterchef Ireland is returning for a third series! Wahoo!! With a grand prize of €25,000, applications are now being sought by RTE for the next amazing amateur chef in Ireland. … Continue reading →
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Pimm’s Fruit Salad and a Gathering
This year sees me celebrating my 49th birthday and not wanting to celebrate my 50th, I decided to hold a party. There’s nothing like seeing out your forties while you’re … Continue reading →
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Happy Birthday to Me!
Today is my birthday and as some of you know, I threw a little celebratory party on Saturday for my nearest and dearest. It was a wonderful evening and I … Continue reading →
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What Paula’s Cooking Next…!
I have to start with an apology. I know I’ve been pretty poor at blogging recently. Between holidays, finishing up work, parties and general inertia due to unseasonally fantastic weather, … Continue...
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Baba Ghanoush
I recently posted my recipe list – dishes I intended to make over the next few weeks. This is not one of them, haha, but as I’m expecting delivery of … Continue reading →
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Fish Goujons
The first of my recipe list is done, yay! Yesterday I made fish fingers for Son No. 1 as Son No. 2 has declared himself a vegetarian. I have to … Continue reading →
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Caramelised Onion Chutney and why I’d like to go back to the beginning!
Its not that’s its bad but I would have been a bit more careful if you know what I mean. And of course, given my previous experience making jams, I … Continue reading →
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Puglian-Style Beef Casserole
Last week turned out be a bit of a washout. Not in terms of the weather but in terms of my health. Monday evening saw me feeling the chills in … Continue reading →
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