Have you ever wondered if the alcohol you drown the Christmas pudding is actually burnt off in the flame or if baking soda really does absorb nasty niffs? Look no further: http://www.pgacon.com/KitchenMyths.htm will tell you all you need to know plus some other interesting facts (or non-facts). Print it out and carry it around so [...]
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Top ten tips for a stress free Christmas dinner
The countdown is upon us and daytime TV is full of TV programmes telling us how to have the best Christmas dinner ever and how to make your dinner table look like something Harry Potter would be proud to sit at during a Hogwarts feast. Nothing wrong with that if you have all day to [...]
Parma Ham, Goats Cheese and Sun Dried Tomato Salad
Feb 5th 2009: I’ve updated this to include the wine recommendation below. Apologies for the rehash of an old post but I thought Lar had a great idea to match wines with recipes from different food blogs. It’s a fun way to navigate the different food blogs out there. Jan 14th 2009: Work has been [...]
Heineken Five Litre Keg Review
The annual Christmas get-together was held in Messy Towers on the 26th December this year, along with the Pineapple and Cheese Hedgehogs and the Ferrero Rocher we planned to spoil the guests even further by investing in a Heineken 5L Keg. I’ve had real kegs in the house before complete with gas and coolers but [...]
Chicken Breast stuffed with Sun Dried Tomato, Basil and Goat’s Cheese.
This is a great dish, it’s a bit of a pain in the ass to make but it’s nice and savoury. If there is stuffing mixture left over paste it onto some crostini, serve with salad and you have an excellent starter, without the salad it will works well as a canape…jeez I used “crostini” [...]
Chilled refrigeration
Tip: To keep Chilli peppers fresh for longer wrap them in newspaper, tie with an elastic and store them in the fridge. If the chillies are fresh to begin with they should keep for three to four weeks.
BBQ Season
Having a BBQ in Ireland is somewhat of a lottery, in fact, it’s usually pretty a frustrating excercise. Irish BBQ events are driven more by drinking and less by weather. They are driven even less again by food. When somebody plans a barbecue more than six hours in advance they are either a hopeless optimist [...]
Grow Your Own
It’s mid-June and the sun is shining, perfect for growing. However garden space is tight. I’ve often thought I’d like a place in the country and grow some ‘things’, I’m not green fingered so I’m not sure what type of ‘things’ I’d actually like to grow but the concept sort of appeals to me. The [...]
