Flat Out 'Dieting' Diets, Clean Eating, Celebrity Cookbooks & Dry January, I'm on a rant.

Diets, Clean Eating, Celebrity Cookbooks & Dry January – RANT

Diets, clean eating, celebrity cookbooks and dry January, I’m on a rant.  I wrote this last year but stand by it, so throwing it out again with a few edits for 2019. Newspapers, magazines, the internet, TV, its full of all things dry January, healthy eating, back to the gym and which diet to choose.  You would have a pain in your face looking at and listening to it all.  I’m not generally one for a rant because I tend to just do what I want, when I want, with who I want and exactly how I want.  There are enough rules at work (although I’m lucky there too) without limiting your life with a whole host of self-imposed joy killers. Continue reading

Cadbury Roses – Oh How They Wilted

After The Late Late Toy Show, nothing is more synonymous with Christmas in Ireland than Cadbury Roses.  I remember that hefty blue tin about a half a foot high, the lid secured tightly with more Sellotape than your fingernails could handle. Continue reading

Lidl Red Wines

Lidl November Wine Sale – 2 To Try

The Lidl November wine sale is kicking off on Monday November 5th 2018.  The focus is on French and Italian wines, but they also have a range of new wines from Australian, Portugal, South Africa and the US hitting the shelves too.  Continue reading

Avonmore Cooking Cream

Creamy Tomato & Basil Chicken Pasta

With college classes two nights a week and assignments coming out my ears at the moment, I don’t get a lot of time to cook properly at home.  When I do, I want it to be quick, easy (enough), tasty and not involve a whole lot of pots and pans.  With that said I give you the one pot, one pan Creamy Tomato and Basil Chicken Pasta dish. For this recipe I’m using Avonmore Cooking Cream which I’m doing a separate sponsored Instagram post on. Continue reading

Lambay Island

Flashback:Foraging Retreat Lambay Island

I grew up in Rush so Lambay Island was right in front of my eyes my entire childhood. At one point during an obsessive Famous Five phase I was convinced Lambay was in fact Kirrin Island.  I was devastated to find out the truth.  I would never row a little boat to the island, discover treasure, drink lashings of ginger beer and foil a plan by some ruthless thieves to steal the aforementioned treasure. Continue reading

Jameos del Agua

Jameos del Agua Lanzarote

“Jameos del Agua is a place on earth where nature and mankind decided to come together”. That is the first line of text on the attractions official website. Quite a bold statement to make, but Is it true? Continue reading

Lidl Italian Wine Sale

Lidl Italian Wine Cellar Sale – Picol Sauvignon Blanc

The Picol Sauvignon Blanc is part of the Lidl Italian Wine Cellar Sale which begins on Monday July 23rd 2018. Collio is a region in the northeast of Italy.   It has the official designation of Collio DOC (Denominazione di origine controllata) and is known for white wines including Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio and of course Sauvignon Blanc. (Note: wine sample sent for review) Continue reading

Lidl Italian Wine Sale – Selone Negroamaro

The Lidl Italian wine sale kicks off in stores on Monday July 23rd.  The Italian wine sale is the third in the Lidl European Wine Cellar tasting, following France and Spain. Continue reading