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To the victor belong the spoils!

With almost 300 hundred entries in our Boozeberries competition, the basket of these tasty Irish liqueurs has been our most hotly competed-for prize yet – and with good reason. We asked you the name of the cocktail that Kelly made using the Boozeberries Wild Cranberry liqueur. The correct answer was a Cranberry Kick. Unfortunately, there [...]

All I want for Christmas is….

.. for Wagamama to come to town.. And guess what?! It is!! The much-loved Japanese restaurant will be opening in Belfast’s Victoria Square in time for Christmas. Niall and I are so excited by the news! If you’ve been to a Wagamama resturant then you’ll know why – If not, then you are in for [...]

Extra-virgin oils from Harnett’s

One of my favourite programmes on TV in the last couple of years was “The Urban Chef” in which Ollie Rowe opened his Konstam restaurant in London and attempted to source all of his ingredients from within the M25. One of the most difficult tasks was finding cooking oil. I’d never seen that many olive [...]

Pappardelle with crème fraîche, parmesan and asparagus

Kelly’s love of Italian food knows almost no bounds, and one of her favourite chefs is Theo Randall. I’d have to agree – his dishes always seem so flavoursome, often quite simple, and smack of authentic Italian cooking. Perfect for the home cook. With the publication of his new book Pasta there’s now a great [...]

Viva España!

OK, so Spain winning the World Cup is a very thin excuse for making one of our favourite dishes again – a wonderfully tasty Prawn and Chorizo Paella. Spanish cuisine is incredibly varied and is certainly wider than just paella recipes, but thanks to the tourist trade that has been flourishing there Spain has become [...]

Fresh cupcakes! Luvverly fresh cupcakes!

Niall and I are regulars at St. George’s Market and love going to find some tasty ingredients for a dinner party or some tasty snacks – it’s always a great day out, what with the live music and the many, many food stalls. We’ve even entertained thoughts of getting our own stall – so, when [...]

Win a basket of Boozeberries!

Kelly’s recently posted about a subject which is very close to her heart.. cocktails. The first recipe in our Cocktail Recipes section was for a Cranberry Kick, a fruity and refreshing cocktail which uses Boozeberries Wild Cranberry liqueur as one of the main ingredients. Now, thanks to Barbara and Stuart, one of our lucky members [...]

Cocktail hour has finally arrived

I’ve been talking about starting a cocktail section on our site for a while now and have never got round to it! BUT as the weekend has finally arrived and the nice people at Boozeberries have kindly given us some of their delicious products to try I thought it was the perfect excuse to crack [...]

Grilled Goat’s Cheese Salad

Even with the changeable weather, it’s far to warm to even think about those casseroles and stews that were such a feature of our winter menu. Grilled Goat’s Cheese Salad is a great Summer-time option and good as either a starter or a light main course. This recipe comes from our cookery class at La [...]

Domaine Sainte-Eugénie Corbières Rosé 2009

With the sun splitting the skies and the temperature at a sultry 23° we settled back in our garden and opened a well-chilled bottle of Domaine Sainte-Eugénie Corbières Rosé 2009. We’re not usually ones for Rosé – I’ve found that tasting the majority of cheaper wines was like drinking nail polish remover or they were [...]