Articles about: food
Tayto Cheese & Onion Chocolate Bar Tried and Tested! Nasty or NOM?
Scotland has the deep fried Mars Bar, Mexico the chocolate covered chicken, and now Ireland has its own, er, ‘unique’ sweet’n’ savoury combo. Yes, Tayto have announced the launch of their first chocolate bar, packed with – you guessed it – crispy morsels …
Pancake Tuesday I ♥ You
Oh Pancake Tuesday, my favorite of all holidays, how I love you. I could, of course, have pancakes any old time I wanted, but somehow they are extra special on the day they’re sanctioned by religious and cultural tradition. Eggs, …
Cheese and crisps? Or sweets and biscuits – are you sweet or savory?
Recently I was having a conversation about biscuits with a friend of a friend. “I can’t just have one biscuit,” she said. “I have to eat the whole packet.” “I actually can’t eat more than two or three biscuits at …
Rate it: Desert island crisps
For the life of me I can’t remember which programme I saw this on but it struck me as instantly brilliant. Who cares about books, “discs” or anything else when you can have CRISPS! Imagine how happy that would have …
You’re so YUMMY: the search is on for Ireland’s best food blogger!
We have an amazing community of food bloggers in Ireland. At every opportunity they’re making us want to nom with delicious pictures, recipes, descriptions of their food and sharing ideas and tips. As the worst (and laziest) cook in the world I …
Lazy cooks unite: tell me I’m not alone!
The foodies on Beaut.ie are putting me to shame. As you share recipes and tips for mouthwatering meals and yummy desserts I am sadly remined that I don’t ‘do’ cooking. My stews are made with Mealmaker mixes, cubes of stew …
Let Them Eat Cake: Is 2300 Calories for Women Too Much?
My phone’s ringing, it’s Aphrodite. “My internet’s dead,” she wails! I don’t have my post done for 12! “Right!” I say, springing into typing action, “what’ll we post about?” “Well,” she says, “what about all this ridiculousness with boffins saying …
Rate it: comfort food
Winter, my friends, is here I’m afraid. And there’s nothing we can do about it. The weather changed viciously once November hit. It became colder, rainier and downright miserable in the time it took to turn the clocks back. But …
Weekend Links
Cupla links to keep you occupied until normal service resumes on Monday: Foodie fans will love Ginger Girl – a pretty website packed full of scrumptious stuff for those who love food. Yum, that’ll be me, so. Natural goodies are …
Rate it: takeaway swaps
Oh I know it’s hard… It’s January and we’re all supposed to be eating more healthily. But sometimes you NEED to get that takeaway. Maybe it’s Friday night and you always get one on Friday night. Or maybe it’s any …