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Ethan's Skull Birthday Cake 26 Aug 2013 | 05:58 pm
I can't believe that another year has passed since my handsome nephew Ethan cut into his Blue Birthday Cake. That means he wants another cake, even bigger and better because he's now into double fig...
Review : Vietnamese Home Cooking by Charles Phan 22 Aug 2013 | 05:28 pm
Regular readers of my blog will know that I'm not a lover of coriander (the leaf, not the seeds). And on holiday in San Francisco in 2011, we quickly discovered that The Hubs dislikes it even more in...
It's The Little Things 19 Aug 2013 | 05:57 pm
There are times when I shouldn't be allowed within an asses roar of the internet, or a credit card. Combine them both and I am lethal... eBay, Etsy and Lakeland are my usual ports of call when I want...
Review : Cicchetti by Lindy Wildsmith and Valentina Harris 15 Aug 2013 | 05:21 pm
Everybody is familiar with Spanish tapas and pintxos from the Basque region at this stage. Italy isn't exactly renowned for its range of little bites to accompany an aperitivo, right? Wrong. Venice...
Thanks Happy Badger For Paying It Forward 10 Aug 2013 | 04:35 pm
A few weeks ago, I got an email from a lovely Happy Badger but I put it on hold because of Dodgy Back. When I re-read the email, I was intrigued and then incredibly touched. Happy Badger isn't an an...
I'm Back with Plum, Vanilla and Almond Cake 8 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Well I'm back from my enforced break. The back is settling nicely and it's time to start cooking. It's summer fruit season once again which means lots of berries or stone fruits for dessert with cre...
Normal Service Shall Resume Shortly 13 Jul 2013 | 11:39 pm
When I came home from France, I brought home a little extra thing that I wasn't expecting. I had managed to hurt my back and was scuttling around like a crab, with a temperament to match. I don't r...
In The Name of Love : My Pride Rainbow Cake 4 Jul 2013 | 06:44 pm
Last weekend was the Dublin Pride 2013 festival where men and women from across Ireland came together to celebrate LGBT life. It's actually the largest Pride festival in the country and has grown fro...
Review : Clodagh's Kitchen Blackrock 30 Jun 2013 | 05:00 pm
Clodagh's Kitchen Blackrock is a new development for Clodagh McKenna, who has created a cosy niche in Arnotts on Henry Street in Dublin 1. Located on the upper floor in the Blackrock Shopping Centre ...
Cooking on Holiday : My Experience 28 Jun 2013 | 12:54 am
As you might have gathered, myself and The Hubs swanned off to France for our annual holidays at the start of June. Most people go on holiday with the purpose of doing absolutely nothing in the cooki...