GIY GROWFest in Waterford
There were lots of good things to do with growing and cooking and eating taking place in Waterford last weekend. Being MC for the COOK programme at the GIY GROW Fest meant that I was in the right...
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Read: ABV15 Beer Festival
Any excuse to visit Belfast, right? After a gap of 13 years, I was blown away by the quality of food when I went there in January. I jumped at the chance to return...
Read: a cheesy Valentine’s Day in Irish Country Living and Baked Brie with Caramelised Maple Pecans
You might have realised, over the years, that I’m a fan of cheesy Valentines: 2012 Something cheesy for Valentine’s Day 2008 The easiest Valentine’s Day dinner: Baked Vacherin Mont d’Or 2007 Valentine’s Night – delayed: Simple Irish...
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...
Culture File: Joe Fitzmaurice of Cloughjordan Wood-fired Bakery
Joe Fitzmaurice runs the Cloughjordan Wood-fired Bakery in North Tipperary. The bread he makes there is a thing of beauty, meant to nourish and feed in the most elemental way. Listen here to my Lyric FM Culture File report.
Lyric fm’s Culture File: Miso making with Junko Hamilton
Sandor Katz has a lot to answer for. After interviewing him and attending his classes at the Ballymaloe LitFest, I got stuck into The Art of Fermentation, which led me down a number of...
Savoury chocolate: Willie Harcourt-Cooze and Chilli-Cacao Fried Eggs
It’s nearly Easter egg time but, with a wide range of dark, complex bars of chocolate now available, why limit yourself to its sweet side? A few years ago I spoke to chocolatier Willie...
Spiced Sweet and Savoury Popcorn: Buttered Maple and Cinnamon Popcorn; Smoked Paprika and Parmesan Popcorn
How important is ritual? I’ve come to realise that, for small people, it is essential. It’s their way of marking the weeks that pass on a calender that they don’t yet understand. In a...