As we enter into Spring and search for signs of it everywhere we go, the vegetable garden can be one of the best places to start. Small tips of green onions are already poking their heads through the soil in the polytunnel and we can’t wait to start pulling them and adding them to our… Read more »
We are all settled back into the daily routines of work and school and have noticed, as the kids are getting bigger and wiser, their appetites seem to be growing too. Sure—feed them, love them, watch them grow, is every parent’s dream. But shop for them, cook for them and clean up after them can… Read more »
With only a few weeks left before Christmas, we are in full planning mode here on what to make—or bake—to share with our family and friends this year. Every year, we source and stash interesting glass jars and small tins that make handy gift packaging when the time comes. The cool thing about re-cycling (or… Read more »
Perfect for your elevenses or four o’clock cuppa I am a whole month back in college at this stage of the game. And I love it. I keep calling it ‘grown up college’. Doing a Masters (in Journalism) is quite tough. The contact class hours on campus are long and we are having a lot… Read more »
No. I am not. I’ve been fighting the urge to set up a second blog for months, nay, even years now. I think I was stifled by the big win at the Blog Awards last year and lost my blogging mojo. I was afraid everyone was watching and listening. Then, with The Sunday Times, I became ‘we’ instead of me,… Read more »
Perched on platforms proudly pears rule the market stalls and grocery stores these days. Bosc, Bartlett, Conference or Rogue Red, there are sometimes too many varieties to choose from. When shopping for pears, we seek the slightly under ripe ones and allow them a few days to ripen at home before slicing into them and… Read more »
I know. You are getting ready to send your kid out the door and off to college in a week or two, and it has just dawned on you that they know absolutely nothing about living on their own. Your years of caring for them, and your parenting efforts, have been minimised into the space… Read more »
Supporting our local farmer How fortunate are we that we have had such a nice stretch of summer? Yes, its a shame that race week was a bit of a wash out but the glorious three weeks of uninterrupted sun made summer holidays seem real this year. Picnics were packed and long days spent at… Read more »
This is a feature from our regular contributor and Claregalway resident Móna Wise. Check out her blog for more at www.wisewords.ie. Happy New Year! If I sound like I have a bit more pep in my step than usual it is because I do. I have just registered for all my classes for my final semester… Read more »
Do you have the necessary sauces? Learning how to use a wok and make excellent Chinese food is no easy feat. But it is, in our opinion, one of the most interesting cuisines to learn about. The biggest attraction being that several of the dishes we love are prepared and cooked in (sometimes) less than… Read more »
I have hit a wall and I cannot tell a lie. Being back in college for final year of my degree course is hard. The course work is harder (no surprise there) but I think what is hardest is the fact that I am away from the home and hearth almost five days a week…. Read more »
Claregalway woman Móna Wise swept the boards at the first ever Blog Awards Ireland event held in the Osprey Hotel, Naas Co. Kildare on Saturday night. In addition to winning “Best Blog Award” for www.wisewords.ie, a blog on food, family and lifestyle, Ms. Wise won awards for ‘Best Blog by a Journalist‘, ‘Best Photography Blog‘,… Read more »
