Wednesday 23 December, 2009
by peter
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Christmas dinner, tins of sweets, lots of cheese, Christmas TV, shiny wrapped presents, boxes of crisps and biscuits, the post-meal walk: it’s that time of year again. I’ll be going to my parents for Christmas dinner as usual, and as … Continue reading
Monday 21 December, 2009
by peter
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Plenty of enticing offers this Christmas week at SuperValu, including: Ham fillets (2-4kg) – half price Selected fruit and vegetables including brussels sprouts (750g), parsnips (950g) and pineapple – all just 50c each Pierre Darcy’s champagne (75cl) – half price … Continue reading
Friday 18 December, 2009
by jean
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The Guardian Food and Mouth Blog has the most rigorous article on roast potatoes that I’ve seen anywhere: they try four different recipes with three different varieties of potatoes, resulting in twelve different types of roast potato. You really have … Continue reading
Friday 18 December, 2009
by jean
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By Jean McGuire On a recent visit to Monaghan, we had the pleasure of being taken to The Squealing Pig, known locally as “The Pig”, for a meal. It’s not a very impressive establishment from the outside and indeed not … Continue reading
Friday 18 December, 2009
by jean
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Like many people, I’ll be looking to buy a few bottles of sweet, sweet booze for Christmas. I only need to pick up a few for gifts and for the house, and don’t have a large enough order to warrant … Continue reading