Dec 2011 Update: Has anybody actually found the new CX? I don’t think it is where it is supposed to be. If you have any information, or have been in the new location, let me know. One of the most frequently accessed articles on my blog is relating to CX Oriental, the Asian wholesale/retail place [...]
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Sugar Tips
Gave up sugar for lent and now havetoo much of it at home? Here are ten uses for sugar I bet you never thought of … it even tells you how to get your fire going and (in an unrelated tip) how to soothe a burnt tongue. 10 Extraordinary uses for Sugar
How to crack an egg
Nice video explaining how to crack and egg so you don’t get shell in your mixture and raw egg running down the side of the bowl. The secret? Use a flat surface! http://www.cooksillustrated.com/video/default.asp?newVideo=y&docid=23354&Extcode=L1DN1BA00
Top Ten Tips for Disneyland Paris
We’re just back from Disneyland Paris with the kids and a super time was had by all, however it pays to do some homework before you go. Here are the top ten things, in no order, we learned from others or just on our own. Worth nothing that these are purely personal ideas which may [...]
Lal Quila – Douglas Village
Four of us went to Lal Quila in Douglas Village last Saturday. The table was booked for 8:30 so a quick drink in Barrys first and then a dash in the rain over the restaurant. We were seated quickly and handed menus and that’s where the attention ended. Forty minutes later we still had our [...]
Cooking for kids via dad.ie
This week I’ve temporarily relocated to dad.ie to write a quick piece on feeding kids and coming up with nutritious home-made alternatives to the type of food kids like. First up is Home Made Chicken Nuggets. Quick and simple and very tasty. As the comment says it can also be adapted for more mature palettes [...]
Sweet and Sour Fried Onions
Hard to beat the simple dishes like sausage, mash and onions. Here is a quick and simple way to tart up some fried onions. Ingredients Two onions Two teaspoons balsamic vinegar One tablespoon of honey Olive oil Method Fry the onion in some olive oil until golden. Add the balsamic vinegar and honey and cook [...]
iChef : The Touch Screen Oven
After the failure of the fridge industry to integrate LCD screens and online ordering systems up step the oven manufacturers to have a go. The iChef+ is a new touch screen based oven where “the complex innovation translates into simplicity of use”. If I understand correctly is rather like the microwave settings that nobody uses [...]
EatMagazine launch
Mikey from Phonic publishing have been on to mention the launch of a new free monthly food & drink magazine called EatMagazine. He will be distributing 20,000 print copies a month around Dublin initially and it will also be available nationwide via the online version and the iPhone/iPad apps that launch in February. Issue one [...]
Hugh’s Fish Fight – Discarding in the North Sea
This week Channel 4′s chefs join forces in the Big Fish Fight championing sustainable seafood and celebrating lesser known delicacies of the deep, as part of this schedule I saw Hugh’s Fish Fight last night. The show highlighted the issue of discarding in the North Sea, a process by which under EU law certain fish [...]
