Ingredients Fish of your choice - I use Hake,prawns and Salmon Garlic cloves One onion Green beans Sweetcorn nibs One chicken stock pot One pots of creme fraiche Milk Tumeric Mixed herbs Wholegrain mustard -One tablespoon Cornflour (optional) Filo pastry Method Cook your filo pastry according to the instructions, I like to sometimes break the... Continue Reading →
The Christmas heart. For my Mam on her second Christmas away from home.
Amongst the glitter and the sparkle The presents and the cheer There's a glaring void that cannot be filled Because you are not here They say that times a healer But then do they really know That when you truly love somebody Your heart will never let them go So here we are another christmas... Continue Reading →
Grief
If someone could see deep inside you they would see the rawness, They would see that behind the momentary smile, a smile where you forget for a split second , that a part of you has dimmed. They might then truly realise, that even though you don’t want there to be a new you, that... Continue Reading →
Mondays meals #19 Sundried tomato,Chorizo and lemon crusted Hake with roasted baby potatoes
Ingredients Hake fillets - Chorizo sausage (half) Sun dried tomatoes -eight Wholemeal bread -I used the two ends of a Brennans be good sliced pan Two Lemons -zest of half Paprika Garlic granules Baby potatoes Asparagus Green beans Method Parboil your baby potatoes and then pop into a pre-heated oven( 180 degrees if using... Continue Reading →
Chocolate lava cakes with candied pecans, strawberry sorbet and syrup.
This dish is my absolute favourite dessert of all time. It is simple to make but always goes down well with most not able to resist a gooey chocolate centre. I love the fact you can make this mix in advance and only have to pop it in the oven for a short time before... Continue Reading →
Bed-rest tips to survive and how the system needs to do more to support those faced with pregnancy complications
Even typing the words bed rest still makes me shudder and brings me back to a very frightening time in my pregnancy, at a time when you need the most support and a time to keep your mind most occupied you are faced with being in a position of isolation , part medically imposed ,part... Continue Reading →
Parental leave reflections
It's been a Summer of very little time watching, of later mornings, of wearing pyjamas a-past 8am, of the luxury of snuggle times in the mornings. Downtime has been a treat that we have fully overindulged in. We took complete advantage of not having to partake in the morning rush. No dragging ourselves out of... Continue Reading →
First day of school wishes
Day one in the next chapter of their life story has come to an end. Eyes are being rubbed with knuckles and soft yawns escape their lips, as the enormity of the first day of school leaves its mark on my two beautiful children. They someone seemed taller today, as if they grew a foot... Continue Reading →
And then they were five
This week my twins turned five. To them they were now a small five ,this is reference to their friends at Montessori preschool who are bigger fives and utterly cute how they explain the complexities in how you become a big five, as far as I can tell it has something to do with your... Continue Reading →



