Gingerbread House 2017
It’s a wrap! Gingerbread House 2017, a tradition that I started when the Small Girl was a babe in arms and Little Missy a determined two-and-a-half year old toddler, has been completed. Made from...
It’s a wrap! Gingerbread House 2017, a tradition that I started when the Small Girl was a babe in arms and Little Missy a determined two-and-a-half year old toddler, has been completed. Made from...
Cookery Books / Food Books / Read
by Caroline · Published December 11, 2017 · Last modified October 23, 2018
I never can resist a new cookbook. I love the thrill of cracking the spine so that I can lay it out on the table to read over breakfast. I can let the morning...
When life hands you apples, it’s time to make stewed apples, and apple-glazed pork ribs, and – most importantly – apple sponge. The girls and I went for a walk down the fields on...
The first hands-on experience I had at Ballymaloe Cookery School was in the garden. Day 1 of the 12-week course, fresh from nervously juggling cups of coffee and introductions, we were ushered into the orchard...
If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, the Savour Kilkenny food festival is taking place from Thursday 26 until Monday 30 October. There’s a huge variety of activities, including demos and meals, a busy...
by Caroline · Published October 20, 2017 · Last modified February 12, 2020
It’s a truth universally acknowledged at this time of the year that children will a) demand that you buy barm brack and b) poke through it to find the ring, then leave it, eviscerated...
Demos / Irish beer & cider / Work
by Caroline · Published October 10, 2017 · Last modified November 12, 2018
When I did a drop off in Kilfinane on Thursday, I met Mike who had flown from Sydney to pick up a Hearsay Audio award for his A Nightmare before Christmas. Friday evening, at...
I was chuffed to learn late on Thursday night – thanks to Evin O’K (the well deserved winner of the best Arts and Crafts blog) – that Bibliocook had been awarded Bronze at the 2017...