St Brigid’s Day 2026: Another Irish Winter Melts Into Spring
Irish winters are dramatic. You have to give them that. Howling gales, sheets of rain, and long dark nights are the downside. But they do have their highlights. Solar storms …
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Judging the Irish Food Writing Awards
I’m off to the Royal Dublin Society ballroom tomorrow for a swanky dinner and the presentation of the Irish Food Writing Awards. It’s a sight to see: nearly all the …
Irish Seacuterie
from: Irelandeats.com Three new Irish cookbooks that tap into the “seacuterie” trend have recently hit the shelf of my kitchen library. “Seacuterie” a cutesy spin on the word Charcuterie, is …
Braised, Simmered & Stewed: Heritage Dishes for the Slow Cooker
Take a look at the Top 10 recipes I tested in 2024 for Braised, Simmered and Stewed: Heritage Dishes for the Slow Cooker, my new cookbook. Written in Ireland, edited …
Braised, Simmered & Stewed: A New Cookbook in the Works
Braised, Simmered & Stewed: Heritage Dishes from the Slow Cooker is the tentative title of a new cookbook I’m working on for Chronicle Books, San Francisco due for release in …
Memory Lane: My 1st Review for the Houston Press
I went to work for the Houston Press in June of 2000. The paper was in its heyday, thick with editorial pages and fat with classified advertising. Tim Carman was …
My Top 10 Irish Dishes: 2023
My Top 10 Irish Dishes: 2023 Maybe we are still recovering, but 2023 was a curiously quiet year, Gone is the over-the-top culinary exuberance of the pre-COVID era. The tasting …
Happy Halloween!
We’re off to the Untied States for at autumn tour. First on the list is a visit to the Washington DC area to meet my first grandchild! I’ll be making …
Happy Michaelmas 2023! Have an Apple!
You have to grow tomatoes and peppers in a “polytunnel” here in Ireland. It’s too cold and windy outside. July was so cold, my homegrown tomatoes were still pretty green …
Happy New Year: 2023
2023 found us in in Texas with old friends. It was a great way to start the year! Our whirlwind of a holiday month started on December 11th with my …