For just a few weeks now we can enjoy Irish eating apples. Last year we had a fantastic crop of apples, every tree was laden so we had masses to eat and share. This Autumn however, the orchard is almost bare – apples are few and far between. The weather was bad during apple blossom [...]

For just a few weeks now we can enjoy Irish eating apples. Last year we had a fantastic crop of apples, every tree was laden so we had masses to eat and share. This Autumn however, the orchard is almost bare – apples are few and far between. The weather [...]

Recipes Home Made Cottage Cheese Home made Cottage Cheese with Fresh Herbs and Crackers Homemade Crackers Ballymaloe White Yeast Bread A Galician BoboMaria Tajero learned how to made cheese from her mother and grandmother. When we arrived, she sprinkled a few drops of rennet into a large saucepan of fresh milk which she had been [...]

RecipesGarlic Soup – Sopa de AjoHake with Clams and Peas – Merluza con Almejas Y GuisantesBeef with Pine Kernel and Olive Sauce – Carne con Salad de Pinones Y AceitunasLemon Ice-cream – Helado de LimonBasque Lemonade – ArdaurgozatzaThe girls had already been asking aloud why we needed to drive for hours into the wilds of [...]

Driving through central Galicia in north western Spain was wonderfuly reminiscent of rural Ireland 20 years ago. The climate is similar so the countryside is green and well-wooded. Small mixed farms, dairy, tillage, all have a vegetable patch, a few fruit and nut trees, some hens and an air of self-sufficiency. Some older men still [...]

RecipesSpicy Boiled Octopus (Pulpo a Feira) Galician-style Fish Steaks (Merluza al la Gallega)Driving through central Galicia in north western Spain was wonderfuly reminiscent of rural Ireland 20 years ago. The climate is similar so the countryside is green and well-wooded. Small mixed farms, dairy, tillage, all have a vegetable patch, a few fruit and nut [...]