My Christmas Cake

This year is my second attempt at making a Christmas cake. I am not a fan of fruit cakes at all, but I made one to bring home for Christmas last year and it went down a storm. Though that could be something to do with the copious amounts of rum I dribbled into the [...]

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Red Onion Marmalade

Christmas baking has taken my kitchen by storm, and I’ve already started testing recipes for preserves and chutneys to give as gifts. I’ve made red onion marmalade before, and it has always been very well received. A deliciously sweet, yet savoury preserve that is perfect in cheese sandwiches, or dolloped on your morning eggs.

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Tomato, Bean and Bacon Soupy Stew

I own too many cookbooks. Ok, maybe not too many. (How many is too many?). Maybe not as many as this guy. And certainly, I don’t create nearly as many delicious dinners as he does. But last night, I vowed to make something from one cookbook I had never used before: Nigel Slater’s Real Cooking.

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Autumnal Bakewell Tart

I love this time of year. The weather is cold and dry (though the dry part could end quite soon here in the West!), perfect for evening runs and weekend strolls around town. I really don’t mind the unpredictability of the Galway weather once we get a spell of cool, calm weather like this every [...]

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