About eat like a girl

Who am I?

I am an Irish ex-pat living happily in London for the past 6 years. I love to travel, eat & cook. I especially love cooking new things inspired by my travels. I have a lifelong passion for food. If I am not eating, I am planning my next meal. If I am not talking about it, I am cooking it. It gives me much pleasure. In order to save my friends from the incessant ranting I started this blog.

What’s this all about?

Eat like a girl is primarily a space to rant and to store and share my recipes with associated photos. Alot of the recipes are my own and made up on a whim, some are favourites that I have been making for years and others are from my 200+ cookbook collection that I adore. If you try them I would love to hear how it goes. If you have done something similar tell me too. If you want to get in touch about anything here please email me at niamheen {at] gmail [dot} com.

The blog.

Niamh

What other people have to say:

Eat like a girl has been on the Guardian Food Blog (Word of Mouth) three times, Photograph of the week on June 29th, 2007 for Roast butternut squash, coconut & chilli soup, my twist on Nigel Slater’s onion rarebit was featured on November 6th, 2007 & once as a fave Israeli Couscous with onion squash, haricot beans and pumpkin seed.

Featured on the fab 5 blog list on Fuel my Blog on the 30th July, 2007 and Blog of the day on 29th March 2008.

Israeli Couscous with onion squash, haricot beans and pumpkin seed was featured on Slashfood on November 19th, 2007. A Sunday Afternoon in Marylebone was featured on March 14th, 2008.

Andy Hayler: Refreshingly written food blog by an Irish girl living in London. Mainly recipes but some restaurant reviews also.

Described as a spectacular food blog on Random Creative.

Watch a video interview with me on Trusted Places.

Other bits:

All rights reserved for content and photography. Eat like a girl blog photos are grouped on flickr. If you would like to use any photos please email me.

20 Responses to “About eat like a girl”

  1. FourBees, on August 23rd, 2007 at 12:19 pm Said:

    I discovered your food blog through the Observer’s article on Indian food and I just wanted to say that it’s one of the most lip-smacking I’ve seen. I really like your use of courgettes, broad beans (my favourite) and the salmon fish cakes were great. I have a sort-of-foodie blog which used to bang on about restaurants in Budapest (I used to be a resto critic there) but now seems very occupied with graffiti in Bruxelles where I now live (a very food-obsessed city). Cheers L.

  2. eatlikeagirl, on August 23rd, 2007 at 1:14 pm Said:

    Hi FourBees. Thanks, glad you like it!
    Restaurants in Budapest, now that’s something I have yet to explore. I will take a look :-)

    Niamh

  3. mickey dolenz, on October 29th, 2007 at 4:30 pm Said:

    Nice site Niamh. Ever considered doing videoblogs?

  4. Niamh, on October 29th, 2007 at 4:53 pm Said:

    Thanks Mickey! I thought about it but didn’t get around to it yet. Perhaps I should. They’re the rage lately!

  5. Weetruffle, on November 13th, 2007 at 2:35 pm Said:

    I am SO excited that I found your blog! Glad I’m not the only one who plans her days (often entire trips abroad) around when/where/what to eat :o)
    I wanted to mention that I also went through a nasty lactose intolerance stage which was in danger of upsetting my lifelong love affair with cheese - milky things, including those ‘good bacteria’ drinks were giving me horrible stomach cramps. I started taking live bacteria capsules, the ones that are kept refridgerated, and they have sorted my stomach out. I’ve been reintroducing milk in cereal and drinking some lattes and so far so good! Might be worth trying…?

  6. Niamh, on November 15th, 2007 at 6:42 pm Said:

    Thanks weetruffle! That’s very sweet of you.

    I must investigate those capsules. I did read recently that if your intestine isn’t up to the job you can indoctrinate your intestinal bacteria and train them up as it were. I should give it a go.

  7. John, on December 3rd, 2007 at 7:45 pm Said:

    Hi Niamh, after following a link from a very nice photo on Flickr I discovered eatlikeagirl - what a feast!!. Definitely be back for second helpings of pics and puds. Best wishes - John

  8. Niamh, on December 4th, 2007 at 10:57 am Said:

    Thanks John! Thanks for coming by. Glad you like it. My camera is kaput so I am struggling on the photography front and have had to resort to my phone. I must get a new one.

  9. foodieguide, on December 16th, 2007 at 12:16 pm Said:

    I love your photos! Found you through the Guardian…Good luck with finding a new camera, though I only ever use my phone to take my photos. It’s fast and reliable, particularly in restaurants when your friends are impatiently waiting to tuck in!… Helen Yuet Ling

  10. Niamh, on December 18th, 2007 at 2:13 pm Said:

    Thanks Helen! That’s very kind of you. The new camera is becoming more and more urgent as my frustration increases. I went for Japanese over the weekend and my phone pics are rubbish, booo! :(

  11. glutenfreeforgood, on January 30th, 2008 at 3:56 am Said:

    What a fun blog! Nice, nice job. I’m writing from Colorado, but my daughter used to live in Camden Town, so I’ve spent time in London. I love it. I’m lactose intolerant too (among other things), so — here’s to coconut milk in your coffee! Yum! Glad I ran across your blog.
    Melissa

  12. Niamh, on January 30th, 2008 at 12:11 pm Said:

    Hi there Melissa! Thanks very much. Glad you like it. London is a great city, so much going on. Camden particularly is a great spot. Coconut milk in coffee I haven’t tried. Add to list!

  13. Sarah-Jane, on March 31st, 2008 at 3:16 pm Said:

    Hi there, your blog was reccommended to me by a girl from Fungarvan that i work with as she knows i am total foodie .. and i am loving it !!

    A question for you .. i am in london on business overnight next week and would like to go somewhere nice for dinner .. not too pricey but something different to Dublin basically. We are staying on High Street Ken so anywhere within that general area ?? any suggestions ??

    SJ

  14. Niamh, on April 2nd, 2008 at 10:55 am Said:

    Hi Sarah-Jane - thanks!

    It does depend on your budget. London does cheap eats really well but there’s also fantastic high end spots.

    Something Dublin doesn’t have alot of is good Dim Sum - so, there’s Royal China not too far away in Bayswater. There’s also good Lebanese and Japanese, the quality of which you may not get at home.

  15. KitchenGoddess83, on April 15th, 2008 at 5:34 pm Said:

    Just followed your link and found your amazing blog. It’s fantastic. I’ve added you to my blog roll now - us Irish girls need to stick together :)

  16. Niamh, on April 16th, 2008 at 7:47 am Said:

    Hello! Thanks! Absolutely right.
    I really liked your blog too and will reciprocate :-)

  17. spamwise, on June 8th, 2008 at 11:19 pm Said:

    Thanks for visiting my blog.

    I see that we share similar tastes given your blogroll. ;)

  18. Niamh, on June 8th, 2008 at 11:25 pm Said:

    Thanks Spamwise! Indeed we do. It’s always nice to find a new blog. I really enjoyed yours.

    Thanks for coming over.

  19. farida, on June 20th, 2008 at 6:28 pm Said:

    Hello there! Thank you for adding me to your flickr friends:) I came to check your blog. It’s interesting and yummy! Going to subscribe right away not to miss anything:) Cheers from my kitchen to yours:) Farida

  20. Niamh, on June 22nd, 2008 at 10:21 pm Said:

    Hi Farida! Thanks! I happened upon your blog and really liked it so added to my rss reader. Thanks for stopping by!

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