Like most of the rest of Ireland at the moment I am going stir crazy, having being mostly confined to the house for the last 3 days. I did leave the house on Thursday to feed the canal pigeons, which made me smile as it was a magical snowy day!
Tag: food
Healthier Banana Bread
So I confess I have a banana problem, I spend my life waiting for my bananas to go just brown enough that I can justify calling them overripe and making banana bread out of them. My real problem lies in the fact that The Chap usually eats all of the bananas before they get to…
Doing Double Duty 1: 1 Butternut squash; 2 ways
Butternut squash was on special in both of our friendly local german supermarkets this week. All I ever really do with a butternut squash is make curried squash soup so I decided to experiment a little and get ahead of the curve by roasting it and splitting it into 2 dishes; butternut squash hummus for today…
Protein Pack Hacks!!
As previously discussed everyone in my office was on a diet in January and therefore extolling the virtues of the Protein pack from the butchers. I was dubious to say the least as I’m not one for a premade burger or the likes. However as it’s February now I can officially stop being contrary and…
Staging a January Rebellion!!!
January in some ways is my least favourite month; not because of the weather, I happen to like the cold; not even the darkness as I’m always filled with the optimism of spring knowing that the days are getting longer. I have been known to coin the phrase “there’s a grand stretch in the evenings…
Super Easy fancy(ish) dinner!!
Something happens to me this time of the year and I turn into super productive housewife woman. It could be the darker evenings and the cooler weather enticing me into the kitchen but either way I love it. In fact I have been so productive I didn’t have time to take any photos and write…
Lighter Chicken Parm
The warmer summer weather has finally arrived and with it a desire for lighter dinners. Now I’m not a salad for dinner kinda girl so for me that means taking a favourite and making it a bit lighter and more Summery. For the uninitiated chicken parmigiana is one of those Italian- American hybrids which basically…