Summer Greens Soup with Gremolata by Berry Lodge Cookery School
Cabbage, Swiss chard, spinach, lemon & pine nut come together to create a fresh summer vegetable soup (soup is pureed in Ireland) that is beautiful to look at and delectable to eat.
Black Pudding & Apple Scones
These sweet & savory scones are delicious! Serve for breakfast, brunch, or with afternoon tea.
Walnut Treacle Bread by Berry Lodge Cookery School
Just one of the delicious recipes from our day at Berry Lodge Cookery School, this walnut and molasses bread is easy to prepare and delicious to eat. Enjoy for breakfast, or with your afternoon tea.
Sweetheart Pasta
This is by far the simplest, yet most delicious, pasta dish I make. I call it “Sweetheart Pasta” because it became our favorite date weekend, make-at-home treat while Jack and I were dating in 1999. It seems so simple now, but back then, we enjoyed making this, while sharing a bottle of Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon, and […]
Famished Fish, Finicky Shark Love
The Famished Fish, Finicky Shark has created a beautiful and delicious salad featuring my Out of the Weeds Roasted Beet Vinaigrette Artisan Dressing and the combination of flavors is truly divine. Fresh asparagus and arugula, candied bacon and gorgonzola cheese. I know you’re looking for a new recipe to try this week, and another way […]
Irish Christmas Cake
Fruit cake is not for me, although growing up, there was always at least one in our house from mid-December through New Years. My grandmother made them, my mom made them, a few of the neighbors made them. I’m not sure who ate them, but everyone seemed to make them. I have a few holiday […]
Christmas Eve Menu
Entertaining year round is a favorite past time of mine, but there’s something special about hosting holidays, especially Christmas. I enjoy hosting a Christmas Eve dinner for family, friends, and anyone who may not have somewhere to spend the evening. It’s become a tradition over the years for us to enjoy an Italian feast, and […]
Christmas Eve Lasagna Bolognese
This hearty lasagna will please your meat lovers, and is more delicious warmed up on Christmas Day evening, when no one wants to do any more cooking. I make my Bolognese sauce December 22nd, and the bechamel December 23rd. Here’s what you’ll need for everything.
Christmas Eve Winter Greens Lasagna
I like to have a vegetarian offering, and this winter greens recipe has been the most popular of my attempts. Even my family and friends who are not Swiss chard and kale fans often end up choosing this over my hearty beef bolognese lasagna.
Christmas Eve Chopped Salad
I absolutely love entertaining during the holidays! We enjoy old family traditions, have created some new traditions, and I have ideas for future traditions when I have grandchildren for the holidays. For the next few weeks I will be sharing some holiday menu plans and entertaining ideas. The first menu I’ll be sharing has become […]