Written By: admin on November 8, 2009 4 Comments
Irish Pubs – Get Your Craic Here

Temple Bar

When I lived in London, pubs were my “go to” spots, primarily because I barely knew a soul.  I found I could go to most any pub, grab a pint and a meal without feeling the least bit awkward.  In the pub, I never felt obligated to enter as part of a [...]

Written By: admin on November 1, 2009 25 Comments
When is bread more than bread?

bread at Temple Bar Market

A topic  smoldering in the back of my mind for some months as I’ve seen variations on this theme for months because of numerous holidays. When is bread more than bread?  Or perhaps a bit more generally, when do baked goods serve a higher purpose? I’ve unearth a few [...]

Written By: admin on October 30, 2009 17 Comments
Special Ingredients: Curry Leaves

This post continues the Curry series I started with: Britain’s National Dish is… and Curry, A World Traveler I am continuing my exploration of these them and future posts will cover curry beyond, India and Britain.  Like Salad Oliveh this is truly a global dish and has influenced many [...]

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Written By: admin on October 20, 2009 25 Comments
Champagne bubbles in Mendocino County

redwoods in Medicino

My husband and I celebrated our anniversary last week with a weekend getaway to Mendocino County.  My husband planned the event, keeping me in the dark until we were about 15 minutes from our destination.  Until that moment, he had hinted strongly that we were “hiking in” and needed to stop [...]

Written By: admin on October 15, 2009 26 Comments
Sweet Memories, Good Times, and Something to Share (Ireland)

A few of my fellow bloggers have recognized my blog and I want to say a belated “thank you” to Sophie at Sophies Foodiefiles (an incredibly talented chef who hails from Belgium, and from whom I continually get inspired). Gera from SweetsFoods, an engineer (a fellow after my own heart) [...]

Written By: admin on October 9, 2009 23 Comments
Boo!  Its Trick or Treat Time

its time to dress up!

Halloween is fast approaching.  I know because I just spent a few days with my niece and I got the details on this much anticipated holiday from her costume (a garden fairy) to the fact that old people do not wear costumes (she’s four).  She informed me of this [...]

Written By: admin on October 3, 2009 29 Comments
Giving Thanks with Mooncakes

Zhu Yuanzhang (image from history.cultural-china.com)

Imagine you are Zhu Yuanzhang living in the 14th century, and are of the Han tribe of China.  You are tired of  living under an oppressive Mongolian overload of the Yuan Dynasty, and desperate to overthrow this ruler.  You hatch upon a brilliant plot to unite your people to [...]

Written By: admin on October 1, 2009 14 Comments
Arthur’s Day: 250 Years of Guinness

Ennis pub

I never appreciated the strong connection that the Irish had with Guinness, until my recent trip to Ireland, and saw the anticipation leading up to Arthur’s Day on September 24, 2009 – a celebration of 250 years of Guinness.  I was in Ireland 2 weeks prior to this event and can I [...]

Written By: admin on September 28, 2009 18 Comments
Nicaragua Surfing Trip

Nicaraguan Beach – its all about the swell

These past few years my hubby and I have gone our separate ways on vacation, not for any specific reason, just a divergence in what appealed to each of us. My husband has been passionate about surfing for as long as I’ve known him, and [...]

Written By: admin on September 20, 2009 9 Comments
The Curiously Strong Candy

photo from nextag.com

Altoids have been around forever, at least in candy years; more than 200 years now to be precise. Produced by Callard & Bower-Suchard in Great Britain, Altoids have a long and storied tradition.

History

In the late 1780’s, during the rule of King George III in England, a confectionary company called Smith [...]

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