It’s been chilly this week in Cork, and we even had a bit of snow. Not enough to cause problems but just enough to turn this little city into a wonderland. I grabbed my camera and managed to get a few shots of it swirling ’round. Once it stopped we went out for a whiskey, […]
Tag: recipes
the blackberry blossom
There is a fence in my new neighborhood covered in blackberry vines. By now the blossoms there will never bear fruit. Oh England, imagine this: warm blackberries, picked from the bush by the side of the road with the sun beating down. This is kind of a west coast thing. Himalayan blackberries may not be […]
Banana Muffins – Take 2 with blueberries
busy times call for… Banana Blueberry Muffins! Now I finally can claim a recipe on this blog as completely my own. Over the past few months I have been developing this muffin batter as a go-to basic- but this is a fabulous flavor combination and ‘ripe’ for further experimentation! 7 T butter 1/2 c. milk […]
NO blueberries??
It is common knowledge that deadlines bring out the best in creative types. I have a dissertation chapter due next week… Voila! Perfectly healthy bananana muffins I continuously modify recipes with gusto, and even after writing this one here I shall improvise away. But if I find myself making it the same way often enough […]
On butter – and some KALE soup
Within a day this week I used up 250 grams of butter, and that is the largest increment in which it is sold here. I really wish butter was sold by the pound like it is at home. But don’t take this to mean that Londoners don’t love butter as I do. Most of my […]
the bear cub, the witch, and her cupboard
My favourite baking arises from figuring out how to make unappealing bits and pieces delicious. Little purple plums are a standby in England and Ireland, but I find them oddly tasteless. Made the mistake of buying them when I first arrived and they had started to get a little wrinkly. The solution? Sticky Plum Oatmeal […]
hurricane take 2
A number of people warned me to expect various things in New York that I haven’t really seen come to pass yet. A Bostonian on my flight from Kelowna told me in great detail about proper subway etiquette and how to handle street people. Many people warned me it was an expensive place to live. […]
passing muster
Good things happened this weekend in every way. Munster beat Leinster, and I’ve been learning all about Dublin stereotypes. On Friday, my housemates walked down to Tesco for a full shop. It was fantastic, we split the bill and as a result, got to buy lots of fruit and veg and a couple treats, and still be […]