Good quality coffee is worth paying that little extra for. Unfortunately most Irish supermarkets don’t stock much beyond the mass produced coffees from the big brands, so I usually pick up “nice” coffee when I’m travelling. Luckily there are a growing number of specialised shops popping up in Irish towns and Carlow is no different. [...]
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 [...]
Since I’m back eating soup for lunch again I’ve been trying out different brands and flavours. Heinz are currently offering “special edition” soups. I’m not sure what the logic behind them is, though I assume it’s some way of rationalising their rather inflated price. Fortunately they were on “special” at the weekend, so the price [...]
I love trying out new things and so when I saw Fusion and Street‘s soups for sale at the weekend I picked up a couple. Today I had their chicken soup and it was fantastic. Of course it’s not a “normal” chicken soup, it’s marketed as “A taste of Mumbai – chicken soup – garam [...]
