I grew up on cheddar. If you’re Irish and over 30(ish) you probably know what I mean. It’s not as if other cheeses were readily available in Irish shops back in the 1970s when I was growing up. So you had cheddar or you had some other bland cheeses that weren’t exactly “exciting”. More exotic cheeses [...]
I am not a vegetarian. I was a vegetarian briefly back in 1991 when I was sharing a house with a few vegetarians and my girlfriend at the time was vegetarian. I like meat. I love eating pretty much every type of meat imaginable, so the idea of me becoming vegetarian or vegan just wouldn’t [...]
I like yoghurt and I like trying out small Irish producers’ products. Killowen Farms’ yoghurts, therefore, fit the bill perfectly. They’re made in Wexford, which is quite close to where I live in Carlow. This morning I picked up two pots of yoghurt for breakfast, as I didn’t have enough fresh fruit and vegetables to [...]
The much awaited Fitbit Flex is now shipping for US orders. The US site and online shop is now offering a “buy now” option, though there appears to be a two week backlog. If you’re based in Europe, however, you’ll have to wait another few weeks. The new device should prove popular with a lot [...]
Over the past couple of weeks I’ve been cooking quite random dishes of my own concoction. Partially because I like experimenting and partially because I keep ending up without the right combination of ingredients for “normal” recipes. This evening, for example, I had some leftover tomatoes that were “on their last legs” ie. if I [...]
I am a coffee addict. The only time I’ve ever been without coffee for any extended period of time was back in the mid 90s when I ended up being stuck in the middle of Extremadura without access to coffee for a few weeks. Weird experience when you consider how important coffee is to Spanish [...]
Raw beetroot is full of goodness. It contains potassium, magnesium and iron as well as vitamins A, B6 and C, and folic acid. Pretty impressive, isn’t it? Unfortunately, as I’ve already mentioned, it’s not that tasty as a juice unless you combine it with other fruit or vegetables. Depending on what you have in the [...]
