Monthly Archives: September 2011

I love getting homemade pressies.  There’s something very personal about receiving a gift that someone has put their time and effort into. In the lead up to Christmas of last year I was doing my usual of grappling with the conundrum … Continue reading →

I would have made bakewell tart regularly when baking with my Mum on Saturdays. And it has always been one of my Dad’s favourite treats.  I came across the recipe one day last year while going through some of Mum’s … Continue reading →

On Sunday I attended the Rude Health exhibition in the RDS. On entering I felt like a child in a sweet shop and the urge to run around and sample everything on offer was too great however, I did my … Continue reading →

As children we spent many summer holidays in a place called Barrow about eight miles outside Tralee in Co. Kerry. My recollection of these holidays is always of lots of sunshine, my Dad says I have selective memory because it … Continue reading →

There’s nothing like hot, freshly baked scones! I like when they are crumbly, slightly crunchy on the outside and fluffy on the inside with the butter melting down into the scone. Delicious! And so comforting on a cold windy day … Continue reading →