Family-friendly recipes and snippets of family life from an Irish kitchen.
Fionn with the hens About a year ago we got six hens and I would highly recommend them to anyone who has even a little room in their back garden. Every day we get 5-6 fresh organic eggs that taste so much more delicious than anything you could buy in a shop. Diarmuid ...
Last night, His and Hers won Best Documentary at the IFTA awards. 'His and Hers is a cinematic mosaic that tells a ninety-year-old love story through the collective voice of 70 ladies at different stages of their lives. The hallways, living rooms, and kitchens of the Irish midlands ...
This is a dish I cook quite regularly as my boys love it, it is so quick to make and it tastes delicious. It's a recipe from Rachel Allen's first book. I usually serve this dish with a green salad and some crusty bread. Otherwise, I would serve it with a big tray of veg such as ...
Last weekend was the anniversary mass for my mother. She passed away on the 10th Feb 2007. It doesn't seem like three years, however when I think of all the different events in my life that she hasn't been here to be a part of, it nearly seems longer. Mam was diagnosed with Myeloma ...
As it's Pancake Tuesday I wanted to post a simple, basic pancake recipe belonging to Jamie Oliver. My boys love pancakes with a variety of fillings. Tiarnan has already requested four different fillings for today's pancake party. Everyone has their own favourite filling, mine ...
This is another one-pot recipe using store cupboard ingredients. I would advice using good quality, high pork content sausages, (at least 70%). We are lucky enough in Moate to have a butcher that makes their own award-winning sausages but most supermarkets have their own premium ...
I was in Super Valu yesterday and they had punnets of plums for 50 cent. As I love a bargain and with this Tuscan Plum Tart in mind, I bought 2 punnets to make an afternoon treat. This is a recipe from one of my favourite cookbooks - Darina Allen's Ballymaloe Cookery Course. I ...
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Nessa's Family Kitchen is an Irish food blog with family-friendly recipes and snippets of family life from an Irish kitchen.
