I’ve got my Christmas presents more or less organised now and am looking forward to only having to buy DELICIOUS CHRISTMAS FOOD for the next couple of days. Hurray! I won’t be the one cooking Christmas dinner this year so don’t need…
Looking for some ideas from you, our lovely readers. My work department had booked our Christmas dinner in a tapas restaurant next Thursday (15th Dec). Unfortunately the restaurant just cancelled as they had double-booked us. Now we need to find an…
We’ve been fortunate this Christmas, with samples of festive treats coming from Superquinn and now Marks & Spencer. They sent us a bag with some party food, sweet Christmas treats and a festive soup. Mini Chicken Kievs (€6.79) – these…
I’ve been at a couple of Christmas events in pubs recently where party food was served. You’ll all be familiar with what we got: large platters of food all the colours of the beige rainbow. Sausages, wedges, onion bhajis, chicken goujons, c…
Superquinn, Cheapeats and the Irish Independent’s Love Food magazine are sponsoring this great giveaway: three copies of Superquinn’s first cookbook ‘A Passion for Food’ accompanied by a €75 Superquinn gift card. It’s been one o…
Superquinn recently sent us a nifty cooler bag with a selection of festive foods to try out and write about here. They chose a few items from their traditional Christmas range – Christmas pudding, Christmas cake and cranberry sauce; and some pa…
The lucky winner of a pair Taste of Christmas tickets, courtesy of Marks & Spencer, as chosen by the random number generator is: Here are your random numbers: 51 Timestamp: 2010-11-24 23:13:40 UTC So congratulations John Murphy! You and a friend ha…
Dublin’s first Taste of Christmas Festival takes place on the 26th – 28th November in the Convention Centre Dublin. The event features live cookery demonstrations from Gino D’Acampo, Kevin Dundon, Catherine Fulvio and more; tasting menus from…
Readers who live in Dublin and who enjoy Christmas and fanciness, might want to head along to Fallon & Byrne this Thursday for their Christmas Extravaganza. They will be laying on wine tastings and samples of food from their 50 artisan suppliers….
Christmas dinner, tins of sweets, lots of cheese, Christmas TV, shiny wrapped presents, boxes of crisps and biscuits, the post-meal walk: it’s that time of year again.
I’ll be going to my parents for Christmas dinner as usual, and as usual …
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One of the downfalls of the Christmas party season is getting home after a night out. If you’re unable to persuade a family member to collect you, getting home can be a nightmare. Due to demand, booking a taxi can be extremely difficult, not to ment…
The Guardian Food and Mouth Blog has the most rigorous article on roast potatoes that I’ve seen anywhere: they try four different recipes with three different varieties of potatoes, resulting in twelve different types of roast potato. You reall…
Like many people, I’ll be looking to buy a few bottles of sweet, sweet booze for Christmas. I only need to pick up a few for gifts and for the house, and don’t have a large enough order to warrant a trip to the North. While doing some s…
Oh no, I’m so ashamed. Yesterday I brought to an end my recent poor diet of vegetable fat, salt and sugar with a healthy fruit and yogurt breakfast and a green vegetable stir-fry for lunch, followed by some nuts, juice and wholemeal bread as an a…
The Westport Woods Hotel and Spa wishes you a relaxing and stress free Christmas. That’s why they are giving one lucky family a chance to escape from the Christmas madness to enjoy the peace and tranquillity of Ireland’s greenest hotel.
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I tuned into the Pat Kenny show yesterday to hear the AMAZING I Draw Slow being interviewed. Okay, okay, I’m shamelessly plugging my husband’s band, but there was also a segment about how this will be the most frugal Christmas for many. As …
Christmas work do’s are a funny affair. Depending on who you end up sitting beside at dinner, they can either go really well or just be brutally boring. In either case I always looked forward to them – free meal after all.
Then of course, there&#…
When I posted about Christmas turkeys the other day, many people commented on how they find turkey to be unpleasantly dry and bland. It’s a widespread complaint alright, and many of us grew up with Christmas turkey that had all flavour cooked o…
Thanks to all of you who entered our Oxfam Fair Trade Christmas Hamper giveaway: the response was great, and we’re delighted to announce that the following two people will be receiving hampers stuffed full of luxurious Christmas treats:
Lynn McCo…
As we fast approach Christmas, vouchers may seem like a foolproof, last minute gift option. Despite the ease of purchase, vouchers can present more problems than possibilities.
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The older I get, the more debilitating hangovers get. They can be outrageously painful and quite often I become really stupid; I have been known to walk into walls, even run into them.
What’s worse is during Christmas I usually meet up with peopl…
In today’s Pricewatch column, Conor Pope tastes four varieties of Christmas pudding, and gives the highest rating to Aldi’s Specially Selected version. This is handy to know, as I will need to get a small Christmas pudding for our Christm…
One of our favourite festive events returns to the IFSC tomorrow. The 12 Days of Christmas market truly transforms Dublin’s financial district. Business suits are hidden amongst the sea of stalls and escaping aromas.
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One of the most stressful aspects of Christmas is the present buying. While you may have the best of intentions, originality goes out the window when you find yourself running out of time and money. 2009 marks a change in attitude for the consumer. Peo…
