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The Trend For Micro Vegetables And How To Get Your Hands on Them
Eats Shoots and Leaves is not just the name of a great book on English grammar written by Lynne Truss. It’s also a top food trend in growing and eating... -
It might seem like a weird time of year to be writing about blackcurrants. As any blackcurrant lover knows, these gorgeous home-grown jewel-like dark berries are at their absolutely luscious fresh best at the height of the Irish summer. Eaten just as they come, or in a mix of summer berries, blackcurrants bring a heap of vitamin C, minerals and antioxidants to the diet, with the pleasure of every mouthful.
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Irish Strawberries Are Now In Season
As early summer rolls in we welcome back the Irish Strawberry season. -
What To Do In The Vegetable Garden in March?
As Saint Patrick’s Day approaches on March 17th, gardeners are getting their spades out! Most vegetable growers would agree that Paddy’s Day marks... -
Get Ready, It’s Blackberry Picking Time!
Get Ready, It’s Blackberry Picking Time In Ireland ‘Late August, given heavy rain and sun / For a full week, the blackberries would ripen. / At... -
The History Of Bushmills Whiskey
We step back in time to walk through the history of one of Ireland’s most beloved whisky producers. -
Did You Know Cranberries Can Bounce?
Cranberries are one of the great fruits of Christmas. Where would the turkey be without a bowl of fresh cranberry sauce to serve on the side? -
Childhood Pleasures
In these days of tight cash and kids still, on holiday, it’s great to find things to do that come free. Crab fishing has been practised by coastal children... -
Ordering your Christmas Goose and Turkey
Christmas Day is approaching fast! We’re in the midst of November and the glow of Christmas lights in cities, towns and villages across Ireland... -
Ireland’s 5 Best Artisan Chocolatiers for Easter
Is it just us, or does anyone else think it feels like it was only two minutes ago we were putting the Christmas decorations away for another year? One... -
Basket Cases – Where To Get A Great Artisan Food Hamper This Christmas
Where to get a Great Irish ARTISAN Food Gift Hamper This Christmas The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, as the old saying goes. We reckon... -
The Lowdown On Cutlery Etiquette According to The Guardian, it seems we are ditching the traditional European style of fork holding in favour of the American custom of ‘fork switching’.
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A Little History Of The Yule Log
One of the favourite sweet treats of Christmas was first created in remembrance of an ancient tradition. The Christmas Chocolate Yule Log we all know and...