Tasty treats

Thu, Dec 22, 2011

Smoked salmon rolls with cream cheese and red onion

A safe and happy Christmas with safefood

Thu, Dec 22, 2011

Christmas is a time for enjoying those traditional foods which make the time of year so special. And whether cooking for yourself, your family, or friends and relations, safefood has some tips to help you out this year for the safest, tastiest Christmas.

Things that really annoy me

Thu, Dec 22, 2011

There are certain things that I regularly encounter in the world of restaurants which just seem to make no sense, and when I mentioned a few of them to some friends they immediately had several to add, so if anyone is guilty perhaps you might consider the following.

Stylish winter cover-ups

Thu, Dec 22, 2011

A great coat is a must this Christmas season to take you from church to friends to family to town. Invest in a gorgeous, timeless, coat to last you for many Christmasses to come.

On the wine shelf

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

Jacob’s Creek Reserve Adelaide Hills Chardonnay 2007 (Widely available, €12.99)

Coming close to Christmas, here’s a recommendation that will not break the bank and is perfect with turkey. On the nose it is definitely citrusy, peachy and more than wrapped in a little oak, while on the palate it’s creamy and nutty. With crisp acidity and great length, this is everything that should encourage more people to drink Australian Chardonnay from Adelaide Hills.

On the cookery bookshelf

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

Catherine’s Family Kitchen
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GMIT Hotel School to provide gourmet giveaway in aid of Galway Lions Club

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

Hotel school students in the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology have volunteered to prepare, cook, and serve a gourmet dinner for 30 guests which will be auctioned off to the highest bidder during the Galway Lions Club ‘live’ Galway Bay FM auction tomorrow (Friday).

Finnerty’s champion craft butchers and Corry’s Loughrea

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

Finnerty’s butchers, which is located on the ground floor of the Eyre Square Shopping Centre and in Oughterard, has just scooped a top award at the All Ireland Craft Butcher Product competitions. It won supreme champion in the sausages and puddings section, quite an achievement when you think that there are about 500 butchers in the association and about 300 in the competition. Nevin Maguire was the main judge at the event so we can assume that the winners were all pretty impressive. I had often passed by the shop but never shopped there, so I decided to call in and try some of the award winning products. The main shop is in Oughterard and it has been supplying locally sourced meat for the last 50 years and supplies many of the main Connemara hotels like the Abbeyglen, Renvyle House, and Cashel House.

Your health is your wealth

Thu, Dec 08, 2011

Are you still thinking about what kind of gift you could give to your family members or friends for Christmas? Why not give them a healthy and relaxing gift -- a treatments gift voucher for traditional Chinese medicine?

Going nuts about your diet

Thu, Nov 24, 2011

Nuts can be a healthy addition to everyone’s diet. Although nuts are fairly high in calories, eating some nuts in your diet is associated with reductions in heart disease, cancer, and diabetes.

Coeliac Society to host gluten-free festive lunch

Thu, Nov 24, 2011

The western branch of the Coeliac Society of Ireland will hold a festive Christmas lunch on Sunday December 12 in The Twelve Hotel, Barna (www.thetwelvehotel.ie).

Lunch and lyrics at Ashford Castle

Thu, Nov 24, 2011

Ashford Castle has introduced a new monthly Sunday lunch musical event.

The Prom Restaurant, some advice about treats to sample at the McCambridge’s Food Fair, and Woodberry’s wine tasting tonight

Thu, Nov 24, 2011

The Prom Restaurant in the Salthill Hotel brought back some happy memories of my very first experiences of really fine foods.

The Prom Restaurant, some advice about treats to sample at the McCambridge’s Food Fair, and Woodberry’s wine tasting tonight

Thu, Nov 24, 2011

The Prom Restaurant in the Salthill Hotel brought back some happy memories of my very first experiences of really fine foods.

The Prom Restaurant, some advice about treats to sample at the McCambridge’s Food Fair, and Woodberry’s wine tasting tonight

Thu, Nov 24, 2011

The Prom Restaurant in the Salthill Hotel brought back some happy memories of my very first experiences of really fine foods.

McCambridge’s food fair tonight

Thu, Nov 24, 2011

As this is going to be McCambridge’s biggest ever fair, I thought it might be worthwhile to suggest some producers for you to seek out. The problem when visiting a large fair can be, where do you start?

Fat Freddy’s, Quay Street, and some wines to seek out

Thu, Nov 17, 2011

Fat Freddy’s restaurant has been a long-time member of the Quay Street restaurants, and I thought it would be a good idea to see if it has kept its menu and service ‘fresh up to date’. The menu is mainly pizza with a few alternates like chimichanga (toasted tortilla), enchiladas, quesadillas, and lasagne, various pastas, plus four or five different salads. My dining guest for the evening was my son, who has a big appetite, and he had already decided to have the sticky creole chicken wings for starter; alas that was not to be, none available, perhaps a good sign as the dish is apparently very good.

New safefood campaign calls on consumers to make a clean break in the kitchen

Thu, Nov 17, 2011

Food safety body safefood has launched an awareness campaign to highlight how germs that cause food poisoning can easily spread in the kitchen.

Recent research revealed 43 per cent of kitchens were contaminated with raw meat bacteria after food preparation. Results from a second study from safefood showed that raw meat bacteria can last at least 24 hours on kitchen surfaces. The campaign shows how unseen germs can spread throughout the kitchen and how careless everyday kitchen habits can cause food poisoning.

Get a taste of Christmas at Goya’s

Thu, Nov 17, 2011

Twenty two years ago Emer Murray had a tasting in The Ardilaun to launch her Christmas goodies, it was a great success so she is using the same formula again.

Emer Murray of Goya’s feels it is important to taste the cakes, to know what you are ordering, and most importantly in the current climate, to feel happy with the quality of the cakes, savoury tarts, and meals. Therefore on Friday November 18 at Goya’s, Kirwan's Lane, everyone can enjoy a glass of mulled wine, taste the goodies both sweet and savoury, and donate €5 to St Vincent De Paul. On the day you can order Christmas treats and take the work out of Christmas for yourself.

Stock up your snow cupboard now

Thu, Nov 17, 2011

If the rumours are true then we are in for an even worse ‘big freeze’ this winter – a thought that will sends shivers down the spine even if you like the snow. We all remember the ice-rink roads that became impossible to navigate; only the toughest of Army vehicles could make safe progress on them. This made getting to the shops for even the most basic supplies very difficult for some, and food ran short during those cold weeks. So the message this year is to be prepared.

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