January 29, 2008
by Conor O'Neill
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After the first travesty of an episode I swore I’d never watch another but the lure of Denis Cotter in Bandon was too much. This is Gimmicky Garbage TV with a half decent programme buried somewhere far far underneath. In … Continue reading
March 27, 2007
by Conor O'Neill
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At what point in the 1980′s/1990′s did back bacon take over from streaky bacon? I assume it was all the low-fat food nazis who caused it to happen. Go to Tesco Wilton now and in an entire row of bacon, … Continue reading
February 1, 2007
by Conor O'Neill
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My sister Orla bought me a pasta machine for Christmas and I finally got around to trying it out on Saturday. Myself and Sibéal decided to make a mix of tagliatelle and spaghetti. Neither of us had made it before … Continue reading
January 25, 2007
by Conor O'Neill
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It appears the opposition parties have started their campaign to lose the next general election with their latest himbo/bimbo scheme which they picked up from the UK. They want traffic lights on food to indicate the levels of salt, sugar … Continue reading
November 7, 2006
by Conor O'Neill
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I saw the first episode of Heston’s cookery series on TV this evening. He simultaneously tickled my foodie and engineering fancies with some of the things he showed. He deconstructed the classic Black Forest Gateau, found out what the real … Continue reading
October 13, 2006
by Conor O'Neill
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Handed down through generations of sufi mystics and carried by the Priory of Sion to Bandon where it remained undiscovered in a secret vault until excavations found the ancient stone etchings, I can now reveal the best chicken tikka masala … Continue reading
September 20, 2006
by Conor O'Neill
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Pork chops in the fridge and no plan. What to do that we’ll all eat? Check the press – a Lloyd Grossman Puttanesca sauce looks out at me. Hell, I’ll make my own. Chops into a ziplock with garlic, thyme, lemon … Continue reading
July 22, 2006
by Conor O'Neill
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Inspired by Red Mum’s recent pizza making post, the awesome DiFara Pizza story and my experiences in The Good Things Cafe recently, I decided to make some pizza-pies with the two middle childer yesterday. We made one each. Classic Margherita … Continue reading
July 9, 2006
by Conor O'Neill
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UPDATE 1: Normally when I do reviews I use the Structured Blogging plug-in. Its biggest flaw is that you can only do one review per post and the “reviews” below do not warrent separate posts. An alternative is to use … Continue reading
May 25, 2006
by Conor O'Neill
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I spent last weekend on a fabulous 2-day cookery course down in deep West Cork in The Good Things Cafe in Durrus. I honestly won’t be able to come up with enough superlatives to describe the fantastic programme that Carmel … Continue reading