Vegetable fritters are a cinch to make, because everything is grated they take no time to cook. They are a great way to hide vegetables if the kids in your house are a bit fussy. I think these are much better than your average fritter because I have used gram flour and poppy seeds instead of just plain white flour. Apart from the nutritional benefits … Continue reading Moroccan Style Vegetable Fritters
I go on a lot about the weather – part of being Irish I suppose, but also because it has been really awful… So to add sunshine in the absence of the real thing, try this peach and mango salsa. Lots of lovely colour as well as all the health benefits of these delicious ingredients. Serve it with fish, fish cakes, any barbq’d meat or … Continue reading Sunny Peach & Mango Salsa
I am a firm believer in career breaks, taking space from the pressure of work, regrouping and in my case allowing my body to untense and my mind to stop racing with my top priority to do’s. Apart from my most recent one, about 8 years ago I also took a shorter sabbatical and went off to live in Rome. It was a total adventure, … Continue reading Meatballs Roman Style – Polpette Di Carne
I’m back at work and Information overload has set in, email, phone calls, meetings, catch up, research, study….. when it all gets a bit much my head space is in the gym or in the kitchen. This evening I baked a load of madeleines into which I tucked the last of the raspberries. Little pretty oval shapes with raspberries poking out – I’ll bring them … Continue reading Poached Pears stuffed with Dates and Figs
It’s Father’s and I had help this morning to make a special breakfast… Scrambled eggs and asparagus, delicious, easy to make the the perfect start to the day. This was accompanied by special sweets for Dad, made especially for the occasion. Anyone who knows ‘Dad’ will know that sweets wouldn’t be a normal part of his diet so I did some experimenting to come up … Continue reading Almond and coconut butter balls
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