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Month: December 2019

“The Sweetest Thing” This December at Powerscourt Hotel Resort & Spa

Not yet in the festive mood? Then take a trip to the award-winning Five Star Powerscourt Hotel Resort & Spa an Autograph Collection Hotel, and soak up the sugary excesses created by the incredible Culinary Pastry Team as they showcase their craft this Christmas. Passing the Sugar Loaf on route, you and yours can tune …

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Catherine Fulvio and Contestants Recipes from Episode 6 of Season 4 of Tastes Like Home

Contestants Recipes:  Apple Pie 3 medium size Cooking Apples  350g plain flour Pinch of salt 40 g castor sugar 175 g margarine or butter cut into small pieces 3 tablespoons of cold water Method Sieve flour and salt into mixing bowl. Rub in margarine until mix resembles breadcrumbs. Add sugar and 2 tablespoons of the …

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Bridgend Resident Cooks up a Storm in Fourth Series of Tastes Like Home

Londis helps bring the Taste of Home to Donegal Natives now living in Portland Maine and Pelham New Hampshire   Bridgend local, Ann McClay is one of twelve Irish contestants to feature in the returning popular RTE ONE series, Taste Like Home, with Catherine Fulvio, and sponsored by Londis. Bridgend, Donegal local, Ann McClay hits …

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Recipes from Episode 5 of Tastes Like Home with Catherine Fulvio

Contestants Recipe – Sarma (Cabbage rolls) a stuffed Cabbage Dish Ingredients (for 6 servings) 1 bigger sour cabbage (about 1 kg) – sour cabbage type of cabbage popular in Croatia 300 g smoked meat (bacon & ribs or any other selection of cuts roughly chopped) 400 g sour cabbage (finely chopped) 2 laurel leaves = …

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Where the Wild Cooks Go – Cerys Matthews Cookbook Review

Cerys Matthews may well be better known for the distinctive singing voice that her Welsh upbringing has gifted her, but like many celebs (or people in general), her talents and interests far exceed her singing career and happen to include a deep interest in international food and cuisine. Throughout her music career, with Catatonia and …

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Brussel Sprouts with Pancetta and Chestnuts Recipe From Avoca

  Ingredients: Serves 8-10 1kg small, very fresh sprouts 100g diced pancetta 225g glazed cooked chestnuts ½ bunch chopped fresh parsley Salt and freshly-ground black pepper   Method: Cut each sprout in half or keep whole and score the bottom on the sprout to help the cooking process. Heat a large pan of salted water …

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Kathleen’s Christmas Pudding – Traditional Christmas Pudding Recipe by Pastry Chef Orna Larkin of the InterContinental Dublin

What is Christmas without the rich fruity goodness of a traditional pudding? This lovely recipe by the InterContinenal Dublin’s Pastry Chef, Orna Larkin will ensure you can impress with this festive classic. Named Kathleen’s Christmas Pudding in an ode to Orna’s much adored Grandmother we think it sounds every bit as delicious as it looks. …

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CShortbread Christmas Biscuit Recipe By Imelda Rose

Shortbread Christmas Biscuit Recipe By Imelda Rose

At Christmas a shortbread recipe is a must! Always so very popular with friends and family. Nothing like a home baked shortbread biscuit with a hot cup of brew by the fire, while opening presents around the Christmas tree. Ingredients: – 226g real butter (from the fridge) – 85g caster sugar – 85g corn flour …

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Win a €500 Gift Voucher for Sheen Falls in Kerry – Competition Closed

Indulge in Five-star hospitality at Sheen Falls Lodge. Overlooking the picturesque Sheen Falls, this five-star Relais & Chateaux hotel is renowned for its 2AA Rosette restaurant and luxurious rooms, suites and villas. Set on the Wild Atlantic Way, outside the town of Kenmare, Co Kerry, Sheen Falls Lodge is an unforgettable base for your Irish …

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Win a Delicious Dinner for 2 People plus a Bottle of Wine at India Today Bar&Grill – Competition Closed

We have teamed up with new restaurant in Golden Lane, called India Today Bar&Grill who believe in sourcing as much locally produced food where possible. India Today Bar&Grill is committed to offering traditional, fresh Indian food; thereby no artificial flavours, food colorants and / or preservatives are used in our dishes. This is your chance …

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One of the World’s Best Ski Resorts – Val d’Isere in France

You would pay top dollar for this hair-raising ride if it was in Disneyland or Ocean World. But the white-knuckle adventure that had me clinging to the safety bar for dear life was a chairlift in the ever-popular ski resort of Val d’Isere. There is one particular lift in this French skiing mecca which will …

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Lemon & Duke – New York Meets Dublin? Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner And Dancing Down A Grafton Quarter Laneway

This year’s Christmas lights raised more than a few eyebrows when the ‘Nollaig Shona Duit’ sign was replaced with ‘Welcome To The Grafton Quarter’ leaving some that outraged they are even putting pressure on the city council to interfere. Dublin Town, who have the monster job of organising and erecting the lights on 30 streets …

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What to See & Do in Venice – Taste Travel Guide

Poor old (actually, very old) Venice has taken something of a beating from the weather in recent months, but its spirit is nigh-on unbreakable, so it is onwards and upwards for years to come. When you read through our tips on what to see, do and experience you will quickly discover that we haven’t mentioned …

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