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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 […] Make hay while the sun shines , or in our case jelly. Its time to get out there and pick whatever berries and fruit you can before the rain destroys them, and turn them into gorgeous jewel coloured homemade jellies. Last week we spent Friday morning picking our way along the neighbour’s hedge and […] One morning last week , horror of horrors !, I had no bread for breakfast . By the time I realised that I had no time to prove and bake yeast bread . A table of faces looked at me expectantly so I whipped up a soda bread dough. My friend Freddy had just given […] This recipe comes from the Better Homes and Gardens “New Family Coookbook”. Ive been making this recipe for about 17 years since I got my first copy of the book. Its very quick and easy and you can really play around with the recipe. Here we covered it in raspberries we crushed with a spoon […] Ive always wanted a good baked cheesecake recipe but a lot of the recipes seemed a bit complicated. I wanted baked as I’m not that fond of the gelatin based wobbly cold cheesecakes. They look so tasty but just dont live up to their looks. My friend Marina gave me this recipe last week and […] Much and all as I love courgettes there is a limit to how much I can actually eat . We are picking over 20 a week and there are still the odd ones lurking under the leaves which you only find when they’ve grown to the size of a small child. I’m eating fried courgette […] Another summer jam recipe. We raided the neighbours garden again, this time for gooseberries (I forgot to wear long sleeves so my arms are scratched to bits,wont make that mistake again) . We picked 25lbs of berries from 1 bush . How fantastic was that!. My jam recipe is the same for both blackcurrants […] Its summer jam time so I’m gonna start it off with one of my favorites Rhubarb and Ginger Jam My Neighbour Matt kindly allowed me to raid his rhubarb patch today. Mine is still a bit young as the stools only went in last year . If you dont have a rhubarb patch ask around […] During the winter my Polytunnel is full of greens. Four or five varieties of kale , mizuna , mibuna , mustard greens, rocket, spinach and swiss chard. Now its time to clear them out to make room for the tomatos and cucumbers. The question is what to do with all the greens. I’ve frozen them […] Yesterday at 4.30 the kids reminded me that they needed to be at the cubscout barbeque at 6. Having forgotten to tell the Scoutleader we were coming I needed to bring something to eke out the food there .Especially since we were bring the Bottomless Pit with us ( the 14 yearold boy). It needed […] |
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