Award-winning blog of Irish food writer and broadcaster Caroline Hennessy.
Wrapped up in beautiful, oval, little packages, eggs are the workhorse of the kitchen. But, despite many delicious uses – and the fact that they’re a nutritious powerhouse – they are often undervalued. Kylie Magner of Magner’s Farm in Tipperary is working on changing this.
At the start I was frozen, pinned to the moment by that first big announcement about the schools closing. I was in work, listening online to Leo broadcasting live from Washington (“Can I speak...
Spring. Really? Honestly? The calendar may say that we’re getting closer to summer (summer! Ha.) but the temperature outside and the woolly jumpers, winter coats and merino layers that I’m wearing just don’t add...
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...
Cook / Food for Friends / Print / Work
by Caroline · Published November 14, 2016 · Last modified September 24, 2021
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...
First published on Irish Country Living. The cheesemakers of Ireland sure do know how to put on a hooley. The cream of the crop gathered on a dark November night at the Grainstore in...
Lovely Lunches / Storecupboard Specials
by Caroline · Published July 17, 2013 · Last modified August 22, 2017
We were at a pre-wedding family get together in New Zealand some years ago, right before one of the Husband’s sisters got married – and I was checking out the buffet table. It was the...
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...
