Monthly Archives: June 2012

Declaring an End to the Travel Ban: a Wee Trip to Scotland

So, that travel ban. It lasted 6 weeks instead of 2 months. 6 whole weeks I stayed put in London. I decided that I had better do it, when after a series of quite intense long distance trips, I found … Continue reading

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More Bacon Masterclasses & New Homemade Sweets Class: Because Y’all Can’t Get Enough

Once the word got out about the bacon jam fudge, I was flooded with requests for more classes. So here they are. More bacon classes and a new one, a homemade sweets class. The bacon class will be as before: … Continue reading

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OFM Awards: Vote Now & Win Tickets to Go to the Ceremony

So, it is that time of year again folks. It’s OFM Awards voting time. This year, as well as the usual terrific prizes (luxury Caribbean holiday, Cuisinart ice cream maker) you can win tickets to go. Which is actually the … Continue reading

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Butter Making Class with Glenilen Farm

Another week, another cooking class. This time with one of my favourite Irish producers, Glenilen Farms. I have been using their products for years (their butter featured in the photoshoot for my book and I used their products for my … Continue reading

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Dabbous: Believe the Hype

I can’t bear hype. I don’t like to see trailers of films before I see them, I don’t want to know what happens in any book I read until I am actually reading it, and I don’t want to know … Continue reading

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