Natasha White*, a long-time family friend, has gained a reputation as a sterling cook and baker. Lately she’s been sharing some of her easy-to-follow recipes on Facebook, and she’s kindly allowed me to pilfer this one. It’s perfect to get you in the Christmas mood. Natasha’s Easy-peasy Gingerbread House Recipe Turn the oven to 180c/350f/gas [...]

The nice people at Select Hotels are organising free Milk & Cookies events all around the country on Wednesday August 8th, with donations on the day going to Barnardos. The events will take place from 11am – 1pm on the 8th, and will feature children’s entertainment – including discos, face-painting,  clowns and magicians, arts and [...]

Bon Appetit in Malahide has been on my list of fancy-schmancy places to try out ever since Peter wrote a glowing review of his lunch there.  So when they emailed us to invite us to try their family Sunday lunch on the house, I was very chuffed indeed.  It’s a rare treat to be invited [...]

I recently came across a lovely resource for home cooks while looking for ideas for Pancake Tuesday.  The parenting site MummyPages.ie has a very comprehensive recipes section, with recipes put together by MummyPages and tested by their team of mums.  Recipes can be filtered by category, there’s loads that are suitable for families and there [...]

I took my tiny sidekick to the Sunday Brunch Club in the Odeon on Harcourt St a few weeks back, when filthy rain put paid to our plans to go to the park.  It turned out to be a really pleasant thing to do with small ones on a Sunday afternoon – a rare peaceful [...]