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Caroline Hennessy
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Cooking and writing and eating and talking. Award-winning food writer. Author. Broadcaster. MC for hire. Irish Examiner columnist. www.bibliocook.com
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Exactly that. I thought they had all gone so was happy to see this pair, giving out to a local cat!
Seasonal recipes and stories from Scéal Bakery.

Local and seasonal are the ingredients for success in Scéal: Seasonal Recipes and Stories from a Modern Irish Bakery by Charlotte Leonard-Kane and Shane Palmer.

Read more in today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social:

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Seasonal recipes and stories from Scéal Bakery
Local and seasonal are the ingredients for success in Scéal: Seasonal Recipes and Stories from a Modern Irish Bakery by Charlotte Leonard-Kane and Shane Palmer
www.irishexaminer.com
Junior Cert result cake.

Chocolate on chocolate with chocolate is the way to go, all prepped while we wait to see how she got on...

Chocolate cake always makes for a good result.

Update: happy with her results. Phew...

#juniorcertresults
Love a panel of apple cranks 😉
Thanks to Lily Ramirez-Foran of Picado Mexican for talking to me about avocado's environmental & social impacts. Loved Lily's suggestion of molletes as a substitute for avocado toast. Also, no-vocado toast at Arán Bakery & Bistro with a peas/chickpeas mix.

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Avocados — not as green as they seem, plus the alternatives
Brunchtime darling avocado toast is going through a rocky time due to the fruit's concerning environmental and social impact. We check out the alternatives
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Reposted by Caroline Hennessy
With thanks to Quadrille Books, we have a copy of ABUNDANCE by @markdiacono.bsky.social to give away with one of our 10” frying pans. Follow us, share this post and then find entry details here www.netherton-foundry.co.uk/competitions
Spinach and ricotta lasagne is an every year birthday dinner request from the Small Girl. We don't mind: it's still the absolute best way of getting a whole stack of green leafy vegetables into kids.

Recipe here: bibliocook.com/2025/02/spin...
Last minute marshmallow carmelisation.

When you don't have a kitchen blow torch 🤷‍♀️ so Little Missy uses a whole stack of matches to toast the marshmallows on top of a s'mores birthday cake. Very good with homegrown autumn raspberries and whipped cream.
BTS at the Barnahown x Choquera Bistro pop up.

For Irish Country Living in the Irish Farmers Journal, I spoke to Ciara of #Barnahown and Cinta from #ChoqueraBistro about the hard work and planning that goes into making a one-night event look effortless.

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Foodies flock forth: pop-up dining behind the scenes
Cinta Ramblado from Choquera Bistro in Co Tipperary heads to Ciara O’Brien’s Barnahown B&B in Mitchelstown for a one-night only event, writes Caroline Hennessy.
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Library books + coffee at The Town Coffee Company.

September means picking up all the book requests. #WhatTheWildSeaCanBe finally came in and looking forward to #LoveSexandFrankenstein, especially given the link with Mary Shelley's mother and Mitchelstown...
"The purpose of the ban is not protection but concealment: Binyamin Netanyahu’s government is intent on limiting scrutiny of the horror being inflicted every day on innocent civilians."
Because everyone needs more kitten antics in their lives.

#DaisyTinkles, last September