Black pudding: the new superfood
Black pudding: how do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I loved you when I had to chase you down for breakfast in New Zealand, a country not generally known for ignoring...
Black pudding: how do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I loved you when I had to chase you down for breakfast in New Zealand, a country not generally known for ignoring...
First published on Irish Country Living. I grew up in a house of scones. Scones – my mother’s large, golden, sultana-flecked scones – were, and are, the warm and butter-soaked answer to everything, even those...
Food for Friends / Read / Work
by Caroline · Published April 11, 2016 · Last modified October 10, 2017
First published on Irish Country Living. It’s a love story. It’s a quest for home. It’s a showcase of great Irish food. It’s a love story. Once upon a time, one cold Minneapolis night, creative...
Cook / Food for Friends / Work
by Caroline · Published March 30, 2016 · Last modified October 10, 2017
First published on Irish Country Living. In New Zealand, catering is often on a grand scale. When we – two adults, two smallies – come to visit, we stay with the Kiwi’s parents – another...
Moroccan spiced pumpkin, silverbeat, chickpea & almond; red cabbage ‘slaw with walnuts/pomegranate dressing; roast beetroot, broccoli, orange, split pea + feta. Being in New Zealand in the summer (in January!) meant that salads were an integral part...
Bake / Irish beer & cider / Sláinte: The Complete Guide to Irish Craft Beer and Cider
by Caroline · Published March 14, 2016 · Last modified December 1, 2020
St Patrick’s Day doesn’t have to be all about drinking beer – you can always use it in the kitchen! Now I’m not necessarily saying to use all the beer in baking, but when you’re picking up...
Culture File on RTÉ Lyric FM / Do / IFWG
by Caroline · Published March 3, 2016 · Last modified May 12, 2021
An export stout, pickled herring, organic milk, foraged preserves, sourdough bread and an organic orchard. Just imagine being a chef presented with such an eclectic selection – and asked to create a meal using these...
Making lists. Checking them twice. Ordering books… No, I’m not stuck back in pre-Christmas hell, I’m glorying in a morning spent wandering through the website for the Kerrygold Ballymaloe Literary Festival of Food and Wine. Each and every year,...