Concentrated Juice vs Non-Concentrated Juice
Photo: Irish Independent Yesterday’s Irish Independent ran a taste-test on concentrated orange juices, and Superquinn’s Euroshopper option came out top of their list. Juice is one of those things I...
View ArticleFound! Frozen Strawberries
Our reader Ciaran emailed us recently to ask if we’d seen frozen strawberries anywhere. I’ve seen frozen berries in numerous supermarkets, but they’re usually cranberries, blueberries, raspberries or...
View ArticleThe Tuesday Tip: Save Money and Store Correctly
There are some great deals on vegetables and fruit at the moment. But what’s the point in stocking up if you don’t know how to store them properly? I use to shove all my fruit and vegetables in the...
View ArticleRecipes: Falling Cloudberries Cookbook
There are a stupid number of great and not so great recipes available online but to me having a cookbook in my hand feels good. I like the way you can tell what recipes have been cooked by the state of...
View ArticleCurative Foods
I have a nasty cold at the moment. I could feel it coming on all last week but I had to babysit four of my sisters children for the weekend so I wouldn’t allow myself to be sick. Now I feel like...
View ArticleRecipes: Hot Hooch
I religiously consult the ‘Going up – Going down’ section of the Sunday Times style magazine to keep abreast of what’s hip and what’s not. Naturally I don’t follow any of their advice but reading their...
View ArticleRecipes for better well-being
Keep it raw as much as possible I planned on eating just one Easter egg over the weekend but I ended up eating two giant eggs, gorging myself on cake until I hated myself, and drinking like a sailor....
View ArticleRecipes: Novel strawberry dishes
It has been a great summer so far for growing and the strawberries haven’t let me down. They taste unbelievably flavoursome and are the stawberriest strawberries I’ve ever tasted. This is the first...
View ArticleDrinks: Please plenty with punch
Image from the Guardian When the words ‘cheap cocktails’ are uttered, I’m sure most of us have some terrible memory of some rancid ‘hold your nose’ concoction served to us at an indecent hour and...
View ArticleDon’t waste your money on organic fruit and veg
I don’t much care for the prices, the bad science, or the fruit and veg, but there’s lots of lovely and delicious foods in organic food shops Overheard middle-class conversation: “I really want to...
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