Apologies for the tumbleweed blowing across this site the past few weeks; we’ve been very busy with silly work and such nonsense. Never in the history of mankind has anyone ever deserved a Bank Holiday weekend as much as I do. If you’re planning on eating large amounts of chocolate – which I, for once, [...]

I’ve always thought that non-chocolate biscuits are the lowest form of confectionary, but they seem to get rolled out at Christmas time. It’s tins of Quality Street, Roses, After Eight, Choc Mallows, and copious amount of jellies all the way in my house. In today’s Irish Times Pricewatch, Conor Pope reviews four tins of biscuits, [...]

The Temple Bar Chocolate Festival takes place this weekend, running from today until Sunday.  The program has a mix of free and paid events, and there are also some special offers on chocolate-themed menus in restaurants around the Temple Bar area. Some (free!) items of interest from the programme: Children’s Baking Workshop with Divine Fairtrade [...]

This is a warming little recipe to serve up to your kids and kidults alike on Halloween evening after you’ve been out on a hard night’s trick-or-treating. Although I know all our cheapeats readers are extremely on the ball, I am nevertheless obliged to point out the following: Kid version – less spice, no alcohol. [...]

I don’t want to sound like an ol’ biddy but Halloween is getting really commercial. I did live a fairly Dickensian childhood but when I was a young lass; all the decorations were handmade, weeks were spent sowing costumes and, with the exception of monkey nuts, all treats were homemade. Of course, to be honest, [...]

When rushing out to work, the usual and boring toast, bowl of cereal or piece of fruit is the quickest option but even getting that in my breakfast hole is difficult enough. At the weekend, when there is more time to put some thought and effort into the first and most important meal of the [...]

There are all sorts of shenanigans going on to celebrate Arthur’s day with a hefty line-up set to play. Okay, essentially it’s probably the biggest marketing coup ever but it’s still kind of nice to salute the black stuff. Even if you’re not a Guinness drinker, you can still toast the occasion by cooking up [...]

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Mmmm… chocolate for dessert. Writing in today’s Irish Times, Pricewatch‘s Conor Pope taste tests chocolate mousses and fondants, and says that Rians Le Fondant au Chocolat, at €3.75 for 200g, is the best. This might be a little hard to find, so M&S Pot au Chocloat – €4.99 for 180g – comes out second. Funny [...]

Wow! Look at all this food. Why don’t we have anything like this in Dublin? Corkonians need no introduction to The English Market, but the rest of us might. Last Saturday, I was amazed and enchanted by an extraordinary feast for all five senses. This huge indoor market has been around since 1788 and is [...]