The Old Convent – Clogheen
I rarely write about restaurants, as I'm more focused on making my own recipes of course, but for our birthday dinner me and my partner went up to The Old Convent in Clogheen, Tipperary, and it was just so fabulous that I simply had to share it with you all.…
Fakeaway by Adrian Martin
Chef Adrian Martin surely has been around for quite some time, starting out in kitchens at the age of 14 he has now, 12 years on, written his very first cookbook: Fakeaway. As a lover of fast food himself when growing up, Adrian decided to make it the theme of…
The Cookery School – Donnybrook Fair
I can not believe that the release of the Donnybrook Fair cookbook snuck past me last year but hey, better late than never I suppose! Ireland surely has a good few highly rated cookery schools, but I can say without a shadow of a doubt that the Donnybrook Fair Cookery…
Japanese food made easy by Fiona Uyema
It's exactly one week since I went to Bloom festival for the very first time. I wasn't entire sure what to expect but I ended up having such a wonderful day there in sunny Phoenix Park! I discovered a lot of fantastic products like nettle syrup and wild garlic oil,…
Delalicious by Sinéad Delahunty
Sinéad Delahunty, better known as the blogger behind Delalicious has just released her very first cookbook! It always makes me so happy to see fellow foodbloggers release their first book as its one of my biggest dreams as well. I've been following Delalicious for a little over a year now…
Move, Train, Nourish by Dominic Munnelly and Grainne Parker
Even though I was very active as a kid and practiced a couple of sports, all of that faded away over the years to the point where any workout is a serious struggle for me. It doesn't really help that i'm cooking and tasting food all the time so I…
Pan Sheet cooking by Jenny Tschiesche
101 recipes for simple and nutritious meals straight from the oven I love cooking but boy do I hate cleaning up! Especially after creating a new recipe, which tends to leave my kitchen destroyed and the sink filled with all kinds of pots and plates that I used to try…
Mezze by Ghillie Basan
Ireland is currently battling both Storm Emma and the Beast from the East, with a lot of snow all over the country but that's not going to stop me from bringing some sunshine into your kitchen with my new book tip of the month! Mezze, with recipes by Ghillie Basan…
Greta’s Herbs
No cookbook this month for my monthly book tip, but a herb book from Greta McCarthy O'Brien who lives on the Dingle Peninsula, the West of Ireland. At the base of each meal is the choice of herbs. Add too much and they'll overpower everything, don't add enough and your…
Dingle Dinners by Trevis L. Gleason
If there's one thing I will be focusing on even more in the new year, it's Irish local and seasonal food. There is so much to offer, from locally caught fish on our shores to honey made from bees in the Golden Vale, from our freshest beef and lamb to…