As an Artisan Producer, good food is my life and my passion. I love playing with recipes both old and new, discovering new tastes and techniques. I find the best and freshest ingredients come from your own garden so I grow as much as is practical. There is always something new to learn, so lets share.

Onion Tart

Onion Tart
I love this onion tart .We spent some time last summer playing with the recipe and we think we now have a great, simple, fairly fast and very tasty recipe. Even picky kids eat it.You can also substitute other veg such as spinach, courgette or mushrooms for the onion .Still fantastic
Our  youngest Athene [...]

August 16th, 2010 | Tags: , | Category: baking, dinner, light bite, recipe | One comment

Hummus with homemade tahini

Sometimes I get cravings for gorgeous rich garlicky hummus.The only problem is I never remember to restock on chickpeas and tahini ( hummus’s main constituents) and living out here in the boonies means I can’t just nip down to the local shop and pick some up.
Today is one of those days. No chickpeas and no [...]

April 29th, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Category: dip, light bite, recipe | One comment

Stuffed Mushrooms

I love stuffed mushrooms and now I have access  to reasonably priced large mushrooms they have become a regular meal in our house.
They are simple and quick to make and very very yummy. You can freeze them either cooked or uncooked and reheating them from the fridge works well too. Very handy for feeding visitors [...]

January 21st, 2010 | Category: light bite, recipe | 2 comments

Sneaky Pumpkin Soup

I have my friend Annamarie to thank for this recipe. By accident she discovered that soup made with sweet orange vegetables such as sweet potato, squash or pumpkin can be disguised to get kids to eat it without complaint. Now I dunno about you but I dont know any kids who will happily eat any [...]

December 10th, 2009 | Category: light bite, recipe, soup | 4 comments

Chicken Liver Pate

I’m feeling kind of smug here as I’ve already got some of my christmas cooking done . Two big tubs of chicken liver pate ( now in the freezer).
On Saturday I passed the only butcher in Limerick which has chicken livers so I figured I’d pick some up and get the pate making out of [...]

September 22nd, 2009 | Category: dip, light bite, recipe | Leave a comment