Jamie and one of our Maps of the World place mats I spent the hours between 5pm and 7pm on Friday of our first CDWM running around the flat like a blue-arsed fly. I was chopping and scrubbing and screeching and puffing and huffing and slicing and dicing and marinating and panicking basically. I would […]
Strawberry Champagne (Prosecco) in my messy kitchen Two weeks ago, we had our first heat of Come Dine With Me. As I said earlier, I was waiting for all of the votes to be sent in to our neutral score keeper until I revealed what went on behind the scenes. I think I managed to […]
So, yeah. Gruel is officially my favourite restaurant in Dublin. It has its faults, but in my eyes, it’s the closest to (my kind of) dining perfection that I’ve had the experience of tasting in Dublin. When I bring friends to Gruel, I feel the same way as I do when I show an out […]
Gggeruuuhghghgghhhhul *slobber* In the name of all that is good and noble – have you ever seen such beautiful cupcakes? This comes from a lady food blogger in Texas called Lick The Bowl Good. Lick the bowl is right. And she doesn’t just do amazing looking cakes, she has loads of other mouth-wateringly fabuolous looking […]
No, I didn’t make these! We’re very happy in our new flat for a number of reasons, but one major pro is its proximity to the Chinese and Asian markets that are scattered around Capel Street and Parnell Street in Dublin’s city centre. I love going in to have a look at the unusual veg […]