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My Memories of Paris, France
Growing up, I was fortunate to visit France several times with my parents. Each time, a day or a week in Paris fulfilled our hunger for history, architecture and people watching. I think my Paris visit tally is over one dozen now. As you can imagine, with all that time there, I’ve collected some favorite places…
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Bucket List
Bucket list Learn to milk a cow Make and/or eat pork-free beef Wellington Succeed at making a lattice pie crust top Finish recovering the crab chairs Visit all 50 states in the US (I’m around 36 or so now) Recertify in CPR and first aid (before my son turns two) Get over my hesitancy of…
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Goodall’s A Modern Irish Cookbook and Book Launch
It has taken a few months, but I am finally getting around to telling you all about the Goodall’s A Modern Irish Cookbook and Book Launch. A Modern Irish Cookbook featuring recipes from Ireland’s most active and respected food bloggers. The book’s aim was to focus on Irish ingredients, producers and traditions with a modern emphasis…
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Irish Recipe Round-up
I have quite a few real Irish recipes and Irish-American recipes to share with you today so in the interest of space, I’m using links. I’ll include a few yummy photos too, of course! Irish Cream Cheesecake from Scratch Irish White Soda Bread What it’s like to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Cork, Ireland Luck…
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Two Free Blogging Workshops at Fenns Quay for Cork Food Week
I was honored when Kate Lawlor of Fenn’s Quay asked me to co-lead two workshops as part of Cork Food Week. She has something planned every evening next week! I’ll be there on Tuesday and Thursday with Kate. We will begin each workshop with a slide overview of the topics we’ll discuss then go through…
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Girls’ Weekend in Dublin with SABA & Fabulous Food Trails
In May, I went up to Dublin with Margaret (of UmNumNum Cookery School and Social Media Day Cork) and Kate (of Fenns Quay Restaurant) for a mini girls’ weekend. Well, mini weekend. We’re not mini girls. The focal point of the getaway was dinner out on the town and learning a few new cooking tricks through Thai Day at SABA & Fabulous…
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Saturday Brunch at Fenns Quay
Some mornings my son likes to wake up early, other mornings he sleeps until a decent hour. This morning, he must have remembered Fenns Quay had a special brunch menu for Cork Food Festival because he was up early and eager for activity. Being hungry, we complied and went to FQ. The menu didn’t disappoint….
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Buttons Buttons Everywhere at The Cork Button Company
Don’t be fooled by its modest exterior, the Cork Button Company has as many buttons as you may ever need. We’ve mentioned this shop before in our Where To Buy Yarn in Cork City post, but this time it is featured all on its own because yarn is just a tiny portion of what makes this place…
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A Visit to the Hedgehog Fibres Studio
It’s not secret I love knitting with Cork-based hand-dyer Hedgehog Fibres and sometimes I just like looking at their colorways or petting a skein of their wool – or writing about it. So, when I had the chance recently to visit their new studio space, I was thrilled. With the official opening in late November or December…
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Explore Las Vegas
Years ago, I visited Vegas with a friend on business and now I’m sharing my notes about the trip on my blog Cooking Peas & Qs. Tweet
Where to Buy Knitting Yarn in Cork City
Vibes & Scribes Craft and Wool Shop 3 Bridge Street, Cork City, Co. Cork, Ireland +353 (0)21 450 5370 http://www.vibesandscribes.ie/ FourSquare (location on map) Cork Button Company 4 Popes Quay, Cork City Centre, Co. Cork, Ireland +353 (0)21 450 2730 Hours: 10:00 to 17:00, Monday through Friday http://www.corkbuttoncompany.ie/ or http://corkbuttoncompany.com FourSquare (location on map) Here is my blog post about it….
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Yarn Shopping at Knit + Stitch = Bliss in Bethesda, MD
I recently had a little mini shopping spree at a yarn shop in Bethesda, Maryland. The yarn selection felt rather exotic compared to what the yarn shops in Cork City carry and boy do they have a wide selection of notions, buttons (not like Cork Button Factory though), and accessories (markers, holders,…). After my purchase,…
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What it’s like to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Cork, Ireland
There is a tingle of something in the air. It makes your toes feel like wiggling and the corners of your mouth turn up involuntarily. It’s Saint Patrick’s Day in Ireland. As you can imagine, March 17th is an exciting time to be in Ireland. The shops are carrying fun and crazy supplies for Saint Patrick’s…
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The Times, Daisy Greenwell, TripAdvisor and me
The Times ran an article today written by Daisy Greenwell (if you haven’t read her articles, you’ll like them since she writes about food fairly often and in a cultural and lifestyle sense) hat discusses online reviewers and their approaches, roles, and perspectives on the process and websites themselves. Throughout this post are screenshots of portions…
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Cork Gourmet Trail
One of my favorite indulgences is to explore new things – and that includes food. Trying something different can be intimidating, but when it is in the setting of Ireland’s food capital the result can only be sweet reward. This past Saturday, Cork City held its first ever Cork Gourmet Trail with 14 restaurants participating…
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