Award-winning blog of Irish food writer and broadcaster Caroline Hennessy.
With six school-going children in her house, Cork woman Shelia Kiely has plenty of experience in figuring out what food will keep a family happy. She’s not short of, as she mentions in the...
Adventurous, curious and passionate about food, Allegra McEvedy comes across as someone who would be a fantastic travelling companion. Apart from the fact that, due to her obsession with collecting knives, she must spend...
Peace. That’s something that’s in short supply these days, especially when life includes a demanding active toddler, a hungry adorable baby, four cats, two hens and a brewery. Last Saturday, as I stood on a gently rocking...
With St Patrick’s Day coming up next week, it’s time to think about a celebratory tipple. With my link to Eight Degrees Brewing, I’d be a fan of the Irish craft beerside of things...
by Caroline · Published March 1, 2012 · Last modified January 30, 2019
With plump grains and a luscious nutty flavour, barley is a storecupboard staple in this house – and not just because of its use in brewing beer! I regularly throw a handful into a...
Flour. Eggs. Milk. Pancakes, in their purest form (100g plain flour, a pinch of salt, 1 egg, 250ml milk and a dribble of melted butter all whisked together), are one of the easiest things...
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by Caroline · Published February 15, 2012 · Last modified January 30, 2019
Catherine’s Family Kitchen landed in my own kitchen at a rather busy time. What with painting the newly renovated cottage, moving into it and the arrival of the Small Girl, this review got a...
I’ve never really been a fan of Valentine’s Day. It was such an angst-ridden occasion when I was a teenager: I would be simultaneously longing to get a card from my object of desire,...
