Archive > May 2009

Homemade Stock

Here’s a nifty follow-on from the home made stuffing a few weeks back and keeping with value theme. A roast chicken does great between the four of us and maybe some left over for a sandwich or two. However, throwing out the carcass felt like waste to me I looked up how to make stock [...]

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Perfect Pancakes

OK, so it’s the wrong time of year and Ireland isn’t a real pancake oriented culture but, hey, the internet is global right? I spotted this clever idea over on Lifehacker. Decant your pancake mix into an old squeezy ketchup or mayo bottle and hey presto, easy squeezy pancakes.
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James Whelan Butchers, Clonmel.

I bumped into @Pat_Whelan over on Twitter and thought his efforts on James Whelan Butchers worth a plug.  Based in Clonmel, Co Tipperary Pat tells me they rear their own cattle and sheep, dry age the meat and sell either online or in their local store. The web site has plenty of info on products [...]

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