Goodbye to New Zealand
Well, all good things come to an end at some stage. I’ve left New Zealand – with many regrets – to return to my job in Ireland. I will continue writing about food from this side of the world with,...
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Your daily bread: Fennel-Aniseed-Caraway Loaf
Since Little Missy arrived on the scene, the breadmaker has been working at full tilt. The loaves aren't the most beautiful but, then again, looks aren't everything and the convenience and flavour...
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Pizza for lunch: Pizza dough recipe
In our house we really like pizza, especially when the parents aren't about and the cottage turns into the Sunday lunch stop for the Sister, Little Sister and Small Brother. It's easy to make the...
View ArticleEaster baking: Spiced Hot Cross Buns with Chocolate Chips
When I lived in New Zealand I fell in love with Kiwi-style Hot Cross Buns. That is, HCBs with chocolate chips which, far from being an aberration as I thought at first, are Very... The post Easter...
View ArticleCinnamon Raisin Bread
It’s January. Time for just a little indulgence. Yes, I know that we’re all supposed to be on a hair-shirt-fun-free-detox-diet but on a dark, dreary school/work morning it’s no harm at all to have......
View ArticleFood producer profile: Declan Ryan of Arbutus Bread
Artisan baker Declan Ryan of Arbutus Bread, and winner of the first Michelin star in Ireland, talks to Caroline Hennessy for SilverCircle.ie about the resurgence of interest in good quality bread and...
View ArticleHomemade burger buns
While it hasn’t exactly been a barbeque summer, we’ve still taken every opportunity to have homemade burgers, especially since I got this recipe licked. While the burgers – be they thick, meaty beef...
View ArticleCinnamon Rolls from On The Track Lodge in New Zealand’s Marlborough Sounds
Think Cinnamon Rolls. Sweetly spiced, fragrant Cinnamon Rolls. Now think about walking for five hours through the New Zealand bush and arriving, just a little hot, sweaty and footsore, at On The Track...
View ArticleChocolate Nut Swirls and Bread on the Table by Valerie O’Connor
I have measured out my life with homemade breads. From “helping” my mother make brown soda loaves on Saturday mornings, through to my teenaged attempts at yeast baking with orange and raisin scrolls,...
View ArticleRead: Ten years of eating and writing – and English Muffins on Irish Country...
This time ten years ago, I was living in New Zealand. I was still getting to know the Kiwi, his multitudinous family and a whole new country, I was also recovering from a fractured... The post Read:...
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