As I look outside my window, I can see that the warm weather has definitely left us for a while! We had a gorgeous October and spending a few days in Portland where it was quite warm and really sunny (except for morning fog) really extended our summer! It’s damp, grey and drizzly today and […]
Tag: Soda Bread
Carrot Soup With Ginger & Lemon
I have been making this fresh tasting soup for many years and it’s always a welcome first course for dinner or as a main course with multigrain bread or soda bread (recipe below), some cheese, perhaps an English cheddar or Scottish cheese. The addition of ginger & lemon gives the soup a nice zing. Our local […]
Brown Soda Bread
Soda Bread is an absolutely delicious easy “bread” to make. No yeast involved! It seems made to be eaten with a strong cheddar cheese. The recipe is one of Darina Allen’s (Ballymaloe Cookery School) If you can find some of the cheeses from Neal’s Yard such as Lancashire Poacher or Isle of Mull they would be […]
Leek And Potato Soup
For a printer friendly version of this recipe, click here. This excellent soup can be made with over-wintered leeks or when the leeks become available at the end of summer/beginning of fall and if you’re lucky, you might find some at the Farmer’s Market in December! The chives say spring to me, as once February […]