Posts Tagged ‘chicken’

As I write it’s another rain soaked Irish summer’s day with a bit of a gust thrown in. I wonder if I have the will to believe it will turn around before the children return to school. Now the upturned hourglass is well and truly running out of sand and my wishful anticipation of a […]

If you’re just up it might take a second to wrap your brain around this but stick with me.  New research has just been released that suggests people are not fat because they are lazy and don’t move but instead are lazy and don’t move because they are fat!  It took me a while too, […]

Chicken soup made with a whole chicken and enjoyed as a meal is perfect food for a busy lifestyle.  Any vegetables can be added to this dinner in a bowl. Cream of Chicken Soup – Printer Friendly Download Ingredients 1 medium chicken 2 litres water 2 large onions finely chopped 4 sticks celery cut into […]

Fricassée is the Irish method of preparing a very tasty stew like dish which is finished with an egg and cream sauce. Chicken Fricassée – Printer Friendly Download Ingredients 1 medium free range chicken 1 lemon 1 carrot peeled and quartered 1 large onion peeled and quartered Bouquet garni made from a sprig of thyme, […]

  We share a great deal in common with our nearest neighbour the UK. We don’t think anything of watching British television or reading British magazines and embracing the texts and programmes as our own. We’ll watch cookery programmes, largely presented by British chefs and cooks and we forget we are watching something from another […]

  Looking back through my archive of musings for this column over the past three years it would appear that I could pull out the same article each August and reprint it and that’s mainly because of the predictably unpredictable Irish weather. We start off the summer full of anticipation of sunny days, picnics and […]

With the summer upon us we have moved to eating most of our meals outside once again. It is also the time of year when you never know who’s going to drop by. The long bright evenings encourage weekday visits from family and friends. While most people will phone ahead if they are dropping by […]

  Back in April I was sure the summer had arrived until May came along and appeared to plunge us back into winter. Despite the lighter evenings, those wet days, particularly in the latter half of the month, made me feel like putting the barbeque up for sale on ‘Done Deal’ rather than preparing it […]