Trifle-misu
This is a Euro-pudding of a dessert, a mixture of Irish-style, alcohol-soaked trifle and Italian mascarpone-rich tiramisu.
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Butter, beef & spuds: IFWG Food Awards 2021
We celebrate the winners of the Irish Food Writers’ Guild 2021 Food Awards with a gorgeous online publication that showcases the winners and also features the many skills of Guild members.
Irish Food Writers’ Guild
I am proud and honoured to announce that I was elected Chair of the Irish Food Writers’ Guild earlier this week.
Kids in the kitchen
Kitchen inspiration for kids off school, including Pippi Longstocking’s Pepparkakor, roasted eggs and potatoes from The Secret Garden, chocolatl from Northern Lights, Bruce Bogtrotter’s Chocolate Cake and pork dumplings inspired by Mulan.
International Women’s Day 2021: Celebrating Women in Irish Food
For International Women’s Day 2020 we gathered in a room at GMIT. We didn’t know it then, but it was to be the last public in-real-life event for some time. Schools closed that Thursday...
A Lockdown Long Table Picnic
For 2020, the Cork Long Table collective – reluctant to abandon the idea of celebrating Cork restaurants and local food altogether – put together a picnic, naming the restaurants involved but giving little more information.
Toad in the Hole with Inch House Black Pudding
Smallies – frustratingly – change their minds about food. Cue lines from me like: “But you liked this pasta / rice / cheese / breakfast / lunch / dinner only last week! Little Missy,...
Cinnamon sugar-topped scones
While my first port of call in an crisis would often be the comfort of cinnamon rolls, when there’s no opportunity for yeast to take its sweet time, these cinnamon sugar-topped scones are a...