Simple and tasty food.
The one thing that I always make sure of at Christmas is to have lots of cream. It’s the perfect time to treat myself and indulge in some delicious Avonmore Irish cream. I have it with mince pies, add it to soups, use it in sauces….cream and Christmas go hand in hand. Panna cotta is one of my favourite desserts so I decided to practice a nice festive version that I can …
Growing up, we always had apple tress. I would eat so many apples that I would end up covered in hives. I never cared at all though as I loved coming home from school and going up to pick apples. My Mum used to make great use of the big Bramleys. They were used for tarts, apple sauces, apple snow – the list goes on. We never had any need …
Home-made mayo is ridiculously simple to make and so much creamier and tastier than anything you will ever buy from a jar. It does have a shorter shelf life than most processed mayos, but you will find endless excuses to use up this yummy mayonnaise. I usually make ranch dressings, Marie rose and the tastiest cheesy toasties with mine. You can also make variations of this mayo by adding fresh …
Recently I did a fantastic French bread making course. I’ve always wanted to make my own French baguette as it’s so hard to get a decent baguette in Ireland. So this course seemed like a perfect way to spend my Saturday, kneading and dreaming about la vie en France. We arrived on the dot at ten and our eager teacher was already dressed in his whites and jaunty baker’s hat. …
These delicious treats are kind of a cross between a chocolate rice crispy cake and a toffee chocolate square. I use two types of chocolate as I think the dark chocolate offsets the sugary sweetness of the toffee. These treats are light ,crispy and fantastically moreish. They will keep for a few days in an airtight tin – that’s if you can resist eating them.
Last week was the first time I had ever baked for my own sweet stall! It was certainly an adventure and also a great learning experience. I have a whole new respect for the amount of work that goes into producing food for a market stall. The hardest part, it has to be said, was the shopping and hauling my giant stash of sugar to the car! The theme of …