by Judith Mcloughlin | Jan 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
Finally, a dessert we can all enjoy that’s not going to mess up our low carb new resolution goals! – Yeah!, right?…and I mention that I add a wee shot of whiskey in there too? It’s just so nice to have that taste of sweet after dinner, and it...
by Judith Mcloughlin | Jan 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
It’s cold and flu season again unfortunately, and perhaps that means it’s time we stock up on the ingredients to make a hot toddy. – but wait, ‘what is a hot toddy’? I hear you ask? – well, it’s an Irish essential for January,...
by Judith Mcloughlin | Dec 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
Ireland, the land of a thousand welcomes (Cead Mile Failte) is rooted in hospitality. For more than a thousand years Ireland was governed by the Brehon Laws which esteemed the values of hospitality to a stranger. It was the hosts responsibility to provide food,...
by Judith Mcloughlin | Dec 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
Tis’ the season for festive cocktails and holiday cheer! Oh yes! – This year we got to bring groups to visit the Jameson’s Whiskey distillery in Middleton, Cork, and whilst there I absolutely fell in love the simple mix of Ginger Beer and...
by Judith Mcloughlin | Dec 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
So, despite all the jokes, it ’tis the season for Fruitcake once again! In Independence CA, an annual festival called ‘All things Fruitcake’ chooses a Fruitcake King to eat a slice of the fruitcake from when the festival began in 2005 (yes, it might...
by Gary Mcloughlin | Nov 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
Celtic Christmas This Christmas I have been exploring the fascinating ancient Celtic traditions of Christmas. So much of the Christmas festival we enjoy is a blend of ancient tradition and cultures that have somehow become meshed together over the centuries, and I...
