The European crisis – It’s big picture stuff.
Our European leaders can’t agree on the future of the Euro. Here in Ireland, we were lucky enough to be the first bailout boy of the current financial shambles. The God-like Greeks stepped in and took...
View ArticleFrench trip – la cinquième partie – Is that tuna fresh?
No trip to the south coast of France can be complete without a stop in the covered market at Les Halles in Narbonne. The place buzzes with life and anybody with an interest in food will spend a couple...
View ArticleFrench trip – la sixième et dernière partie – Fancy a quick pizza?
There really is very little to it. Just make the dough, prepare the tomato sauce, get the toppings together, get the oven up to temperature, assemble the pizza, cook and serve, right? Wrong. Oh so...
View ArticleItalian meatballs. Mine are the best. Period.
Pretty aggressive headline, don’t you think? There are a couple of reasons for this. Reason number one is because that’s what the people around the table told me. Reason number two is that I want some...
View ArticleThe undeniable magnificence of home made tomato sauce (with squid and pasta,...
Sorry for the long-winded headline. But, there is an undeniable truth appended to the oversized introduction. That is “If you want a magnificent tomato sauce, you have to use fantastic tomatoes....
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