What a load of rubbish

Waste is big news at the moment. With the introduction of pay-by-weight, minds have been concentrated on keeping rubbish to a minimum in a way that environmental concerns have not to date achieved. (There was a documentary on RTE last night about this too - I didn't get to watch it but it revealed some shocking [...]

2019-01-15T11:55:14+00:00 January 15th, 2019|Categories: Opinion, Personal, Politics|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Lunch al desko: Chickpea, butternut squash and chorizo stew

There's still a serious chill in the air and, while a hot lunch doesn't suit everyone, this is one of my go-to recipes for wintry weather. It's the kind of food that ages well so a day or two after making it, this will be even tastier than the day you made it! I first had [...]

2018-12-01T09:54:46+00:00 February 23rd, 2016|Categories: Opinion|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Tea time

I've never really been able to bake. I'm a cook in the careless, "let's see what happens" sense of the word, and that doesn't really suit baking. Baking is all about precision, timing and patience. Not my strengths. But since I got Lilly Higgins' brilliant book Make, Bake, Love, I've gone a bit baking mad. Not [...]

2012-05-11T13:46:03+00:00 May 11th, 2012|Categories: Opinion|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |