This blog was originally started to track our progress as we regenerated a derelict Victorian house in Dublin. We turned an old crumbling ruin in to our dream house! If you wish to read through the trials and tribulations of the house build it is best to start at the oldest blog post and read in date order. The blog then evolved in to being all about my life in Dublin, Ireland and then life in Malaga, Spain with artist "PIGSY" and now back in Dublin I hope you enjoy reading it!
Thursday, 4 April 2013
Hokey Pokey
'twas very nice - tasted a bit like Cadburys Crunchy pieces in chocolate.
It's bright!
Belgian Truffles
My sister and I popped in for a sweet treat last week. We each had the delicious fresh cream coffee flavour "Manon"
I told my sister about my trip to Belgium about a year ago and how just about every third shop is a chocolate truffle shop!!
Wednesday, 3 April 2013
Word of the day: Popover
What's a "Popover"?, you might ask, if you are English or Irish.....
Last night I heard that a Popover is an American food item that is something similar to a Yorkshire Pudding and is served with roast beef. One difference I can see is that the fat from the beef is put in to the baking pan when making Yorkshire Puddings. This causes a dip to develop in the pudding - perfect for loading beef & gravy in to!
Another difference is that it seems the popover can be served alongside sweet accompaniments. The Yorkshire pudding is only ever served with savouries.
I quite like the word "Popover"........I think I will call my Yorkshire Puddings (from the freezer) popovers!
Tuesday, 2 April 2013
All chocolated out....
I oven roasted peppers, onions, carrots and sweet potatoes while cooking broccoli in the stock. It all gets added in to the pot and blitzed up. If it is too thick extra water can be added - or even a tin if tomatoes. Delicious!
I'm also trying to eat more protein and less processed carbs so I had a salmon fillet with lemon pepper for my dinner. I'm on a 2 month countdown to when I will be back in my bikini in Key West, Florida. Woo hoo!!
Hi di hi Clampers!
Living so close to Dublin City we have to pay for parking permits. Visitors need to feed the meter to park on our road. One of my friends was clamped on their first visit to my house. Not good
:-(
Unfortunately I think the clampers are a necessary evil as we live very close to a large rugby stadium and parking would be a nightmare during game times if it was unregulated.