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A few of my favourite (blue) things…
I was recently prompted to think of some of my favourite things after watching The Sound of Music with the grandkids who were visiting. It can be t...

Glorious summertime salad dressings
Every year there’s a certain point when a change in the weather acts as the catalyst for a shift in my cooking. Using pretty much the same ingredie...

Edible Flowers
Breaking news… weeds are to be ‘rebranded’! The well-renowned Royal Horticultural Society has announced that we are all now to welcome these ‘resil...

Variations on the theme of quiche
Quiche is a fabulously versatile dish. It can be flavoured to suit any meal of the day, occasion, season or tastebud. The most ultimate of tarts fi...

In the unlikely event of leftover chocolate
All the golden-wrapped chocolate bunnies going hippity-hoppity on the shop shelves for Easter also remind us that this is also the lunar year of th...

Spring blossom
March is a very floriferous month, with carpets of crocus, narcissus and hellebores, masses of snowdrops, primroses and daffodils, as well as the b...

Table setting essentials for a special night in
When you can create the setting exactly how you want it, be involved in the planning and making of the food you eat and enjoy the moment at your ow...

Tip Top Pottery
How to care for your Nicholas Mosse Pottery
While our Tableware (all our plates, bowls, mugs, jugs and serving dishes) and Kitchenware (‘oven fri...

The Spotlight on Cheese
The traditions we follow at Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year involve a lot of'meal theatre'. These rituals follow family scripts that we know b...

Tips for creating a cosy reading nook
You might say hygge is so last decade, give us something new! Or, going device-free is so last century. Books? What are they? Well, we’re championi...

A spice for every season
Every season has its spice. Over the summer, I hear that slices of chilli pepper in chilled rosé was the sensation. Did anyone try that? As soon as...

Keepsakes from Kilkenny
Having not managed to travel as much as I’d have liked these last few years to visit loved ones beyond the island of Ireland I’ve made the most of ...