Family-friendly recipes and snippets of family life from an Irish kitchen.
In a house with four young children it goes without saying that day to day life can be pretty hectic. As usual I have plenty in store for the coming week, something I am really looking forward to is Savour Kilkenny's Food Camp on Friday. They have a fantastic line up of speakers ...
When the evenings are getting darker and a little colder, I find the children are requesting more hot teas and suppers.Pan fried sandwiches, homemade pizzas and quesadillas are all among their favourites. I'm lucky that my kids love their mealtimes and if they had their way they ...
A couple of weeks back I had a coffee morning in aid of The Hospice. It was a great opportunity for me to bake lots of goodies, so I tried out a few new recipes, since I knew there would be plenty of willing taste testers. I made a Guinness Gingerbread ...
The weather sure has changed in the past few days. There's talk, from those in the know, that we're in for another miserable winter. All the rain and frost brings such trouble into people's lives so it's good to keep in mind neighbours that are more vulnerable to these ...
My boys love their school lunches and get so excited when they peep into their box before school and see something they like. Most children are creatures of habit and welcome familiar foods as part of their diet, but I find it is important to vary these items every so ...
I'm not a great fan of children's yoghurt drinks as they are generally ladened down with sugar and are quite expensive. However, I know they are a very popular choice with children. One of my boys has a particular love for these drinks. A few months back I had to get him an antibiotic, ...
My father has a few Bramley apples trees that were planted around 40 years ago and each year we harvest many bags full of fruit. That is of course whatever the wasps and crows haven't already pillaged. I can hardly believe that a year has passed since I last ...
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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.
