I spent the weekend attending a food photography workshop given by the very talented (and as it turns out very nice too) Helene Dujardin of http://www.tarteletteblog.com. A group of ladies from around the world had all signed up to be able to meet and learn from Helen and it was a great weekend not just because of the content of the course delivered by Helene … Continue reading The Art of Tarts
I’ve been obsessing about Pork recently and researching loads of options and recipes on slow roast pulled pork. It started a few weeks back with watching the good food channel – one of the shows about diner food featured pulled pork sandwiches and it looked so delicious that it got me thinking. Then amazingly (karma or what) I received a gift of hand reared organic … Continue reading Slowroast Pulled Pork, Barbecue Gravy, Celeriac Slaw and Fried Dill Pickles
My darling mum made ratatouille most Sundays as an accompaniment to the roast. Sunday dinners were always large affairs, our big family and any friends, boyfriends or girlfriends who happened to be around were always welcome at her table. This recipe came a bit from Dublin Cookery School and a bit from memories of my mum although she always made it in a casserole dish … Continue reading Aubergine & Courgette stacks and lemon chicken brochettes
One pot meals always get my vote, especially after a long busy day at work. We want to eat well but don’t want to have to spend ages over the cooker before it is ready. Mr Fitness comes in very hungry after his evening sessions with clients and it’s nice to be able to sit down over a meal and chat about the day and … Continue reading Bean & Chorizo Casserole
I see a lot of posts about Turkey mince as a ‘healthy’ ‘low fat’ meat especially among a certain dare I say slightly fanatical group of fitness people who seem to be very focused only on this aspect of their food but often not that interested in flavour, taste or indeed how food looks. I have to say I’m more interested in knowing that my … Continue reading Thai Turkey burgers and a chef salad
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