So firstly a Happy New Year to you. While writing this it’s bright and dry outside and we’re thankful to have come through the holidays without a hint of ice or snow this year (sorry kids). I’ve been crazy busy with family celebrations and I’m looking forward to finally making it to a couch one [...]
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Date and Apricot Chutney
Posted in Uncategorized, What's for Dinner Mom?, tagged Christmas Recipes, Chutney, Date and Apricot Chutney on January 3, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Cranberry Pork Chops with Carrot, Parsnip & Bramley Apple Mash
Posted in What's for Dinner Mom?, tagged Carrot Parsnip & Bramley Apple Mash, Cranberry Pork Chops, Irish Bramley Apples on November 29, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Wow, did you know that one third of the world’s Bramley apples are grown in Ireland? Neither did I. I have to admit that if you had asked me to spell Bramley a couple of weeks ago I would have been inserting an extra b as in bramble, as I’d yet to learn of the [...]
Mediterranean Chicken & Vegetables
Posted in What's for Dinner Mom?, tagged Farmers to Market Chicken, Home-made ketchup, Mediterranean Chicken & Vegetables on November 14, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Yay! Decent 100% Irish free range chicken portions are now available in my local supermarket. Up until now the choice was either pricey skin-less chicken fillets or a whole chicken but finding this new “Farmers to Market’ chicken portions product made me smile today. The packaging is very attractive as is the story on the [...]
Lamb Tagine with Lemon & Coriander Couscous
Posted in What's for Dinner Mom?, tagged Lamb Tagine, Lemon & Coriander Couscous, What's for Dinner Mom? on November 11, 2011 | 4 Comments »
When is a tagine not a tagine? Probably when it isn’t cooked in one. Fond as I am of pots, pans and kitchen gadgets, I am not about to invest in a casserole pot with a conical lid that will a)be troublesome to store and b)be used once a month – if it’s lucky. So [...]
Cheesy Potato, Bacon & Parsnip Bake
Posted in Dinner Party, What's for Dinner Mom?, tagged Gratin, Potato & Parsnip Bake, Recipe on October 21, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Bunged up as I am with a head-cold I am in need of comfort food. This variation of a potato gratin is based on Paul Flynn’s (The Tannery Restaurant) ‘Cheddar cheese, smoked ham and parsnip bake’ and is exactly what I will be looking forward to this evening. I cooked one earlier this week and [...]
Vegetarian Shepherd’s Pie
Posted in What's for Dinner Mom?, tagged Lentils, Sweet Potato Mash, Vegetarian, Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie on October 12, 2011 | 5 Comments »
I seriously overdid things last week having eaten 3 three-course meals in the space of 48 hours. Thankfully my life isn’t always like that or I would have to be rolled out the door, no it’s a case of ‘a feast or a famine’ and last week was definitely a feast. First up was the [...]
Beef Curry with Butternut Squash
Posted in What's for Dinner Mom?, tagged Beef Curry, Butternut Squash on October 5, 2011 | 7 Comments »
To me, butternut squash has always been some faint relation of a pumpkin and a pumpkin in Ireland is something that you hollow out, holding your nose at the foul smell and then stick a candle into for Hallowe’en, not to eat mind you but to ward off the ghouls and ghosts. If you can’t [...]
Irish Pork Chops with Chickpea Salad
Posted in What's for Dinner Mom?, tagged Chickpea Salad, Irish Pork, What's for Dinner Mom? on September 20, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Irish pork chops are lean, economical, super-tasty and above all versatile. Take them in whatever direction you choose – warming comfort food in a mustard and honey cream sauce or in this case light and zingy in a zesty marinade served with a crunchy salad. At this time of year with busy schedules you can [...]
Jambalaya Chicken
Posted in What's for Dinner Mom?, tagged Jambalaya Chicken, What's for Dinner Mom? on September 13, 2011 | 8 Comments »
I have to admit that I was very surprised when this experimental dish got the thumbs up in my house. Complaints were anticipated from the ‘it’s too spicy’ & the ‘where’s the gravy’ brigade but none were forthcoming. Served up in bowls and eaten with a fork, a major bonus for this dish is the [...]
Thai Scented Pork Steak
Posted in What's for Dinner Mom?, tagged Gravy, Thai Scented Pork Steak on September 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
We’re back to school and slowly adjusting to the madness that follows. The calendar is being filled up by after-school activities with the expected clashes and impossibility of dividing oneself and one’s time to be in two places at once. Aaaaaagh! Ode to Summer Season of sumptuous sleeps, Evenings of ever extending twilight, Staying just [...]
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