Christmas has well and truly hit the Skehan household! Weve only been in our brand new little cottage two months, but its safe to say weve finally made our house a home. The Christmas decorations are...
Its here!!! Its finally time to reveal the cover for my brand new cookbook.... Kitchen Hero: Bringing Cooking Back Home! So without further adieu here it is! Let me know what you think! :)
The funny thing about the food writing biz is that you end up preparing things way in advance of certain events and Christmas is one of the major ones which panic about and will have you cooking turk...
Life is constantly full of surprises, there are some things I plan for and then there are some things that sneak up and just smack you around the chops! I was lucky enough to be shortlisted for the I...
All this snow is not good for the diet. The cold weather seems to always make me crave serious comfort food so I do have to apologise for posting another seriously delicious, seriously sweet re...
Thankfully work is that little bit less busy this week, which has given us time not only to play in the snow, but also to spend some more time in our new little house. Its not there just yet, b...
So Im kinda working backwards a little here, but last week was a busy one so there was a LOT to digest (no pun intended!). After Paris I was back in Dublin before I had time to blink, and just ...
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Most of lifes great decisions come from having absolutely no prior knowledge as to how something is going to turn out. That was most certainly the case over the weekend. You might remembe...
After a few days in Sweden Im back on Irish soil this week before I head off to Paris today. Its nice to be back, the more I travel the more I enjoy coming home; Im not sure if its because I dont lik...
Im packing the bags this evening because tomorrow I am heading off to Paris to demonstrate at the 3rd annual Salon Du Blog, a conference of French food bloggers, with Bord Bia. The lovely ladies from...
HO HO HO! Its Christmas baby! Struggling to think what to buy a loved one for Christmas? Why look no further...How about their very own personally signed copy of "Good Mood Food: Simple, Healthy ...
Im writing this on a dark train in the middle of a snow bound Sweden, this week we are visiting Sofies folks in Gothenburg, so I have unwillingly been catapulted into the Christmas season whether I l...
You all like reading the blog right? Maybe some of you might have bought my lovely book which came out this time last year… Well I have some pretty great news and a favor to ask! Earlier this month I...
We have guests staying with us in our new place this week, which has meant a lot of tasty meals being cooked. When you have guests staying the night on of my favourite things that happens is that bre...
The race is on to get the decorations up, the pumpkins carved, the costume sorted and the treats and goodies all laid out! Yes, Halloween is literally two days away. Ive just moved into a new house s...
Well were two rooms down on the house and surprisingly after 3 days in a row in IKEA, Im still ready for more! We have just got in the door from sorting out the bedroom, with a bed and wardrobe...
After a fairly busy weekend the majority of my worldly belongings have been moved into our new house! The bad news we got today however is that its going to take a whopping 25 days to get broad...
Theres a huge list of delicious ingredients coming into season this month, so now really is the time to check what your local supermarket, butcher, fishmonger or farmers market has to offer. As the s...
I have some big news! We are upping sticks and moving to a new kitchen next week, so we have our serious planning hats on at the moment. Its always so exciting when you get a new kitchen and of cours...
My Grandparents Heading On Their Honeymoon To Wicklow In 1950Its definitely a sign you had a fairly packed weekend when you only start to relax on a Monday morning! I was working on Friday, Sat...
I always had a sweet tooth growing up and it hasnt helped that I now am a bit of a demon in the kitchen when it comes to baking sweet things. My theory is that if youre going to go to the bothe...
I have well and truly given up on the summer and with October just around the corner I suppose its about time really. I have been busy pulling out my cookbooks and magazines all filled with more appr...
Its quickly becoming an annual tradition that early on a Saturday morning at the start of autumn just before the leaves fall from the trees, we take my little cousin out blackberry picking. It doesnt...
September is always one of those months like January where the slate is wiped clean and its time to start all over again. The kids are back at school and students back to college, and professional no...
Mushroom hunting in Ireland is something that I feel takes place with something of an uneasy pleasure. While the idea of foraging for free food always gets me excited, mushroom hunting is somewhat mo...
Another recipe from Catherines cookbook today and its a damn good one, you seriously cant go wrong with homemade spaghetti and meatballs, especially on a day like today! Can you believe its alr...
Earlier this year I had the opportunity to meet Catherine Fulvio and have a quick chat, she mentioned she was filming a new tv series for RTE, but never mentioned the fact that she had a brand new fa...
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