Excalibur is a classic. Its cast includes a number of now household names in some of their earliest roles. It's also how Liam Neeson met Helen Mirren and romance blossomed. However, like most films, it's hard to see them on a big screen. Fortunately this year's Cork Film Festival is screening Excalibur. It should be a great experience to see it on a full size screen, in the … [Read more...] about Excalibur on a big Screen
Learning From Mistakes When Cooking
I enjoy cooking most of the time. And I also take a certain degree of pleasure in being able to put together a meal that I want when I want it. However cooking is not always "perfect". The more you do it the more you realise that you can always do it better and that you can improve on a dish. Yesterday I wanted a steak sandwich or something along those lines. I wasn't 100% … [Read more...] about Learning From Mistakes When Cooking
How Fallow Use Social to Fill Their Dining Room
I haven't eaten at Fallow (yet!), but it's on my list... However I have ended up watching quite a few of their videos over the last couple of years and mostly by accident. This video is an excerpt from a much longer deep dive interview with the founders or Fallow and focuses on their use of social media - it's an eye opener: I love the transparency! … [Read more...] about How Fallow Use Social to Fill Their Dining Room
Spiced Apple & Blackberry Jam
As a child I used to enjoy walking up and down country lanes near where I lived foraging blackberries from the hedgerows. My grandmother used to make classic blackberry jam and the entire process was a part of the autumn feel. More than 40 years later it still is, though now I get to do the foraging close to my own house. Blackberry jam is lovely and I've made blackberry … [Read more...] about Spiced Apple & Blackberry Jam
Raspberry & Blackberry Jam
My raspberry canes have been doing very well and every couple of days there is plenty of gorgeous fruit handing off them. While I know I've planted a couple of blackberry bushes they've never really taken properly, though I do have some wild ones .. so that means I do get a reasonable amount of fruit. However when I wanted to make jam using both fruits the total amount I was … [Read more...] about Raspberry & Blackberry Jam