Best Vindaloo Pork. I woke this morning before 5 to a rowdy song from our resident mockingbird who sits like a sentinel on our front gate. I crept out of bed, dressed and brushed my teeth and took a long walk around the neighborhood in the delicious cool air. This coolness is unusual this time … [Read more…]
Nana O’Reilly’s Griddle Soda Bread Nana O’Reilly’s Griddle Soda Bread is a memory I’ve savored since I was a kid. A simple recipe with just five ingredients, it’s made in a jiffy. With the passing of my mother last year and the writing of my cookbook with stories of childhood and home cooked food, my roots are calling … [Read more…]
Date Shake. Date Shake weather in Palm Springs. It’s 90º and feels like summer already with a hot wind and dazzling sunshine. Is it possible to enjoy life and allow oneself to feel happy in the midst of everything that’s going on around us? The world news is a beast of burden and I wonder … [Read more…]
Indian lentils, Masoor Dal. Indian food is my passion and this passion runs through all the women in my family in Ireland. Weird, I know. My Aunty Moira lived beside some Indian Diplomat in Dublin in the ’60s. And, apparently after dining with them one night, their cook took her under her wing and taught … [Read more…]
Cranberry and White Chocolate cookies After a morning cycle to clear the noise from my mind, I went straight into the kitchen and made a batch of Cranberry and White Chocolate cookies. These are like an Irish biscuit, golden, crunchy and perfect with an afternoon coffee or tea. Since starting this blog and working on … [Read more…]
Farro Salad with baby Kale. It is a glorious day here in Palm Springs. The sun is shining and a cool breeze is blowing through the open doors and windows. All our Airbnb guests are out and about and I am devoting today to working on my cook cook. I prepared this excellent Farro salad … [Read more…]
Mushroom soup – jewel of the forest. I tasted my first real mushroom soup in the late 70’s when a friend invited me down to his cottage in county Wicklow. He had spent the day foraging in the damp woods and a basket filled with mushrooms covered in earth and leaves sat on the old … [Read more…]
Pan-Roasted Cod in Spicy Thai broth. The other day I popped into the dollar store to pick up some rubber gloves, and while browsing around I found an isle with books. So of course I stopped and looked through and noticed they had a few cookbooks. I couldn’t believe my luck when I pulled out … [Read more…]
Mairead’s Irish Brown Bread. If you ever go across the sea to Ireland, then maybe at the closing of your day, you can sit and watch the moon rise over Claddagh, and see the sun go down on Galway Bay. Mairead’s Irish Brown Bread. Even though I’m from Dublin, that song Galway Bay, will always … [Read more…]
Muesli simply the best. While traveling through Switzerland on a road trip last May, what struck me most was the fresh, crystal-clear, unused air — at least it felt like that. The Alps are spectacular, looming up into the clearest of blue skies. And, the beauty of the countryside took my breath away. The pristine … [Read more…]
