Food & Lifestyle Blog
Baking, Cakes
Cake, it’s almost a staple food, in all honesty, isn’t it? The type of cake depends on our emotional state, there’s celebration, comfort cake, sharing cake and of course, everyday cake. This chocolate orange marble cake is a one-day loaf. It is devoured in my home. For novice bakers, the idea of producing a marble cake may seem disconcerting. However, …
Wexford
A couple of years ago my daughter attended a Chocolate Workshop Zaeire Artisan Chocolate. She enjoyed it so much she wrote about it. Leigh, the lady behind Zaeire, is hosting the workshops again. Every Monday & Tuesday morning over the Summer holidays they will take place. Today my two smallest and their pal went along for the morning. There was fierce …
Netflix, Reviews
The current climate is one we’re not used to but I’m sure I’m not alone in thinking we could get very used to it. With the fabulous summer days come summer nights. I’m not sure about you, but I want to watch something light-hearted that fits the mood of the season and Netflix are doing a superb job with their Summer …
Books
May was a slow reading month for me so I’ve combined it with June for my monthly book update. I hope you find something to read amongst these reviews, there are some real gems in here. The Women by Alice Taylor ‘We walk in the footprints of great women, women who lived through hard times on farms, in villages, towns and cities. The …
Lunch
It’s ages since I made fishcakes and really fancied some. I knew I had a recipe hidden in the depths of the blog from many moons ago, so I hauled it out and gave it a few tweaks. Thai Style Fish Cakes & Chilli Sauce – Serves 4 Chilli Sauce 1 Red Onion, finely chopped 3 Red Chillies, deseeded & finely chopped …