Good eating in Belfast
It had been 13 years since I last visited Belfast. Back in 2002, I hopped on the Enterprise one cold Friday evening en route to meet the new Kiwi boyfriend for, perhaps, the third...
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Read: Irish Independent – Crafty drinkers
I wrote a feature on the new world of Irish craft beer for the Irish Independent Weekend magazine last Saturday to coincide with the Alltech Craft Brews and Food Fair in Dublin’s Convention Centre....
Read: Reinventing coleslaw in Irish Country Living – Winter ‘Slaw with Cabbage, Cranberries and Pecans
At this time of the year I crave salads – light and fresh, with lots of crunchy textures. The colder it gets, the more I want a serving of something that’s going to fill...
Read: Farming in the heart of Dublin in Irish Country Living + Clementine and Cinnamon Shortbread
The idea of farm to fork is all very well but, if you live in Dublin city or suburbs, it’s not so easy to see it in action. Unless you head to Dundrum, that...
Read: Pumpkin Revenge in Irish Country Living
If you have children, you’re also undoubtedly surrounded by pumpkins as they demand their yearly, personal jack o’lantern. At the moment we have three in the cottage. One was carved by us together, Little Missy and...
Chocolate Nut Swirls and Bread on the Table by Valerie O’Connor
I have measured out my life with homemade breads. From “helping” my mother make brown soda loaves on Saturday mornings, through to my teenaged attempts at yeast baking with orange and raisin scrolls, coming...
Irish Examiner: Top tips for long haul travel with small children
Long haul travel with kids – does it get any easier? Not really, but at least experience helps you to be better prepared! I recently wrote a piece for the Irish Examiner on last...
Irish Examiner | Taking baby steps through Hanoi
In 2010, while coming back from Little Missy’s first NZ visit, the Husband and I were fortunate enough to get an invitation from a friend based in Hanoi. Take a 10-month-old baby to Vietnam?...