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The Humble Carrot and the Luscious Cake

Fionn stirring as fast as he can to combine all the ingredients. With all the chocolate that is lurking around, I thought I would share with you a slightly healthier treat! As cakes go I think if one were to choose a 'wholesome option' Carrot Cake would have to top the poll. ...

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Chocalong Part 2 - Chocolate Glazed Beef Stir Fry

Even though my father is supposed to be retired from farming he still keeps a few cattle on the land. He loves farming and has always said that he could never give it up completely so it has now become more of a hobby for him. These few cattle that he does have are minded like babies. ...

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Chocolate Butter Biscuits

We had a fair bit of chocolate as part of the Chocolate Cookalong, which was April's Irish Foodies Cookalong so I thought when it came to making a dessert another chocolate dish would just be a little too indulgent. However, we can always manage a couple ...

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Afternoon Tea in The Westbury with Kitchen Hero Donal Skehan!

Last week I was delighted to be invited to Afternoon Tea at The Westbury by the wonderful Donal Skehan.  His new book Kitchen Hero has just hit the shelves of all the major book stores and Donal had organised a celebratory Afternoon tea with fellow food bloggers. I ...

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Chocolate Soup

The first Friday of each month is on the foodie calender as the monthly Irish Foodies Cookalong  organised by Sarah from Cake in The Country. It brings many foodies from different back rounds together to cook a meal in their own home all using the same theme. Even ...

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Butterfly Buns with Vanilla Buttercream

As I have previously mentioned I love cupcakes or buns, as they were more commonly known when I was a girl! No matter what the occasion buns always make a very suitable treat! I always use my Mother's flawless basic Bun Recipe and then the options are endless ...

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My Interview with Donal Skehan!

Donal Skehan is the new Irish Celebrity Chef who will be hitting our screens with his new cookery show, Kitchen Hero, this May. Donal was recently in the area, to film an episode of his show and to my delight, I got the opportunity to catch up with him, in the beautiful surroundings ...