TRADITIONAL FRENCH THREE KINGS CAKE RECIPE
You’ve heard about la Galette des Rois or maybe of the French Three Kings Cake? But do you know much about it? Do you know what it is and...
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WOMEN OF THE IRISH FOOD INDUSTRY – MEI CHIN, FOOD WRITER
Wikipedia tells me that Mei Chin is a fiction and a food writer but did you know she’s also a brilliant podcast host? Mei Chin has written for Saveur,...
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POTATO, FENNEL AND SAFFRON SOUP
There is nothing I can write about soup that hasn’t been written before. Calling this a recipe is a bit cheeky as it’s so simple but I’m writing it...
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CARAMEL AND APPLE MUFFIN CAKE
This is just another take on my basic muffin cake. The last time I made raspberry and blackberry muffin cake and this time it’s caramel and apple muffin cake....
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WOMEN OF THE IRISH FOOD INDUSTRY – BLANCA VALENCIA, COOKING INSTRUCTOR
I’d never heard about Blanca Valencia until Mei Chin wrote to me saying “hey, I wish you would write about this woman because I think she’s brilliant!”. And guess...
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WHAT IS COLOMBIAN FOOD?
I wrote about a totally inauthentic Colombian ceviche quite recently, and if you read it, you might remember I mentioned an online talk about Colombian cuisine. The talk was...
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WOMEN OF THE IRISH FOOD INDUSTRY – FLORRIE PURCELL, ARTISAN PRODUCER
Florrie Purcell founded The Scullery, an Irish condiment institution. She is the undisputed Irish queen of cucumber relish. You will find some of her work under Lidl’s own brand,...
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Irish School Of Cheese – Academy Of Cheese
The last time I was writing about Avril Molloy, she was a cheese monger, working for Sheridan’s and now she is the founder of Ireland’s first School Of Cheese....
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WOMEN OF THE IRISH FOOD – ERICA SHEEHAN, FOUNDER OF HOMESPUN
Erica Sheehan is the woman who created Homespun, a brand that started with a simply delicious quinoa-based granola. Erica Sheehan has one of those stories, which I love...
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TOTALLY INAUTHENTIC COLOMBIAN CEVICHE
I took part in an online cooking demonstration organised by the Colombian Embassy in Ireland. It was sponsored by Larousse Foods, who are a food distributor for restaurants and...
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