Baked semolina pudding
A bag of semolina fell from the top shelf in the pantry, right on top of my head. That when I realised a) I hadn’t had semolina for a long, long time, and b) it...
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Irish Food Writers’ Guild: Community Food Award
For the last three years, the Irish Food Writers’ Guild have given a Community Food Award to a deserving organisation doing great work in the area of social responsibility. The winners have varied from food redistribution...
Food photography + spiced chocolate courgette cake
On 8 September 2011, I was at an Irish Food Bloggers Association food photography / styling and recipe writing workshop that was being presented by Donal Skehan, Sharon Hearne-Smith and Kristin Jensen. I went with a...
Read: Irish Examiner: A bountiful feast served up in Beirut
I visited Beirut for the first time in March – a long-anticipated and hoped-for trip. My feature on that cosmopolitan city’s great food and warm-hearted hospitality appeared in the Irish Examiner last Saturday and...
ABV Fest + GIY Food Matters
Two great festivals coming up over the next couple of weekends – and I’m delighted to be working at them both. The first is the ever-brilliant ABV Fest in Belfast. This is the fourth...
Meetings with Mrs Allen: Myrtle Allen of Ballymaloe House 1924 – 2018
Back in 2001, I was the editor of a website called Tasty. We were part of ACE – Arts, Culture, Entertainment – a new, energetic section of RTÉ Online. The overall ACE (in more ways...
A Thursday night at Ichigo Ichie
Thursday morning. An unexpected babysitting offer for that night. A tweet spotted on chef Takashi Miyazaki’s account to say that there was space for two in his new restaurant Ichigo Ichie. Frantic pyjama-clad emailing. Booking...
Salad days: Beetroot and Carrot Salad with Ginger Miso Dressing
Spring. Really? Honestly? The calendar may say that we’re getting closer to summer (summer! Ha.) but the temperature outside and the woolly jumpers, winter coats and merino layers that I’m wearing just don’t add...