Dinner


Do you like fish sticks?

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fish-stuffed

Ouch!  That looks painful. Poor fish.  You’ll feel better when you’re in me belly… If I was ever to go on a proper diet again (the last attempt being an ill-advised broccoli broth diet myself and my sister tried a few years back which lasted three days before we cracked and had a super major […]

Tabouleh – kinda.

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bulgar-wheat

Oh haiii parsley, mint and bulgar wheat!! That’s it.  The good times are over.  Well, temporarily anyway.  We’ve decided to go on a bit of a loose detox for the next two weeks.  I noticed that the last few posts on the blog have been thoroughly unhealthy and indulgent.  I’m planning on having a Guilty […]

My favourite store-cupboard recipe

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pasta-tomato-sauce

It was two days til payday and things were a little financially tight at icanhascook/nialler9 HQ.  Niall had been to SXSW and I’d been to the Arnott’s kitchen department, of which neither of us had any regrets about at all, but it had indeed left us a little short by the end of the month. […]

A nice fresh pasta dish vs pints in the Pav

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asparagus-ingredients

Coorrrrr….you’re gorgeous, you are. Yes, it was a difficult decision.  I joined twitter today – which is…still a bit confusing to me but no doubt I’ll get there – and there was a lot of summer related tweets going around the place.  At about half 2 I sent out the thought of beers in the […]

Dim Sum vs Chips

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banana-leaf-cook

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 […]

Catherine’s Chorizo and Chickpea Stew

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sausies-frying

Corrr look at that smoked garlic, it ain’t half gorgeous! Catherine over at backpedalbrakes gave me an internet heads up on this yummy stew, originally taken from The Bible.  I’ve made variations of this type of stew before but I was happy to finally use tinned cherry tomatoes.  The Chicken Cacciatore (the one that looked […]

Spring!

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How lovely. I love spring. If I ever live in a house with a big enough garden, it would be lovely to have one of these fellas in it. This is the cherry blossom tree on Father Matthew’s Square near our flat off Capel Street.  Sure, it’s only gorgeous.  I took that on the way […]

The New Pot is Hot

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For the inaugral outing of the new pot it seemed only right to do a French kind of dish.  Granted, perhaps the only thing French about the Toulouse sausage and butter bean casserole I made is that it has the name of a place in France in the title.  I couldn’t find any Toulouse sausages […]