As I explained before, one of the things I wanted to do during the second lockdown was to hone my cooking skills. I also, by extension, wanted to try out things that were a little outside the "norm". I wanted to get further outside my comfort zone. In some cases that meant simply cooking something that I've eaten for years but never made myself. Not so much "exotic" but more of … [Read more...] about Cooking Experiments: Escargots
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DPD Parcel Wizard Shutting Down
With Brexit looming a lot of businesses are having to consider their options in the "new reality". DPD's excellent Parcel Wizard service is a casualty of Brexit. In case you're not familiar with the service it offers (or offered) a virtual address in the UK so that Irish consumers could buy from UK companies that either didn't ship to Ireland or, as was often the case, … [Read more...] about DPD Parcel Wizard Shutting Down
GAA’s Bloody Sunday Centenary Video
Yesterday marked 100 years since Bloody Sunday. The GAA's has published a timeline of the day's events as well as a rather moving video focusses on the 14 people, including children, who were murdered in Croke Park: However Bloody Sunday, as President Michael D Higgins noted in his statement yesterday, led to the deaths of over 30 people: At the close of that day of … [Read more...] about GAA’s Bloody Sunday Centenary Video
Cooking and Cocktails
Giving myself a few goals for lockdown 2.0 is one of my ways of dealing with the current situation. On the cocktail front I think I'm doing mostly okay. I've go to sort out better ice cubes (yeah, that really *is* a thing) and I could probably do with a few flavoured bitters and other minor bits and pieces. So far, apart from making several nice cocktails and a few fairly … [Read more...] about Cooking and Cocktails
Creating a Usable Home Cocktail Bar
As I mentioned one of the things I want to focus on during lockdown 2.0 is making cocktails aka mixology. To be able to make a reasonable selection of cocktails at home you need to address three basic elements as far as I can tell: Alcohol bottles - you'll need a range of different spirits and liqueurs which are the base of the various drinks you'll be makingEquipment … [Read more...] about Creating a Usable Home Cocktail Bar