Award-winning blog of Irish food writer and broadcaster Caroline Hennessy.
We’re off on holidays next week and kitchen decisions have to be made. Normally we drive to France, bringing all manner of cooking paraphernalia (just short of the kitchen sink) and tins full of...
That brief spurt of sunshine earlier in the week had us all digging out the shorts and flip flops and lighter recipes for warmer times. The girls thought that it was summer. They plotted to have...
Bake / Food for Friends / Print
by Caroline · Published February 11, 2017 · Last modified October 10, 2017
First published on Irish Country Living. Sometimes you cannot help. Words are not enough. There’s nothing that can be done. Nothing that you can do. But you can bake. My cousin’s little baby girl would...
I first came across lamingtons in some old cookery cards that my mother picked up at a jumble sale, way, way back in the mists of time (circa late 80s, ahem). They were dipped...
Cook / Food for Friends / Print / Work
by Caroline · Published November 14, 2016 · Last modified January 8, 2019
First published on Irish Country Living. When days are dark and the mood is gloomy, there’s nothing better than coming home to a kitchen that smells of something rich and gloriously savoury. Weeknight dinners are...
Halloween time; time to remember past Jack-o’-lantern antics and these gorgeous Spiced Pumpkin Muffins from 2012 (cream cheese frosting optional – but worth it!). “Púca! Púca! Is mise an púca! Púca! Púca! Aon-dó-trí! Seo...
Food for Friends / Irish beer & cider / Work
by Caroline · Published October 3, 2016 · Last modified October 10, 2017
First published on Irish Country Living. Liver. Kidneys. Hearts. Tongue. When I spot any of these on a menu, I just can’t resist. I have been known to go into a restaurant especially because I’ve...
Bake / Food for Friends / Work
by Caroline · Published September 7, 2016 · Last modified October 10, 2017
First published on Irish Country Living. Ten years ago, the Kiwi turned 30. The night beforehand, we booked a corner in a pub on Wexford Street in Dublin, just 20 minutes’ walk from where we...
