Comments on: A Taste Of Darina

By: Roasted Vegetable Soup With Aubergines

Roasted Vegetable Soup With Aubergines — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 11:42:20 +0000

[...] will, if you get to be one of those three finalists, have to present your dish for judging by Darina and Rachel Allen, though frankly, that seems only [...]

By: zerrin

zerrin — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:10:00 +0000

I love such festivals with several kinds of dishes. We have similar festivals here held by some organizations. We have the opportunity to taste lots of food until…(you know when, full stomach or empty wallet:)) And the money we pay for food goes to the organization which is the host of the festival.

As for homemade mayonnaise, I’ve been wondering it for some time, but haven’t tried yet!

By: Daily Spud

Daily Spud — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 22:29:14 +0000

Lori: this is the kind of work I like :)

Brian: excellent points, sir – the early morning noise would not be a vote winner with the neighbours (I mean, they already have band rehearsals to contend with, but at least they don’t happen at cock-crow!); methinks I need to move to a little country pile!

Megan: yep, I was pondering that too – I guess you would have to get a chicken-sitter (and one who wouldn’t mind the noise and smell at that…)

Tangled Noodle: ah, Heather’s ketchup recipe definitely caught my eye – I must go back and try it; I do also intend giving homemade mustard a go at some point – just a few of the items on my ever-expanding must-try list!

Sophie: lucky indeed, I was very excited by the whole thing :)

By: Sophie

Sophie — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:37:38 +0000

I love Darina Allen!! She is an excellent cook!
I love her cookery scool too!

Lucky you!!

By: Tangled Noodle

Tangled Noodle — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:18:47 +0000

Yes! It was Heather/Diary of a Fanatic Foodie’s recipe and it is delicious!! I’d also like to try Sippity Sup’s mustard recipe, too.

By: megan (brooklyn farmhouse)

megan (brooklyn farmhouse) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:28:29 +0000

You should totally get a couple of chickens! What do you do when you go on vacation, though? I guess get a chicken sitter? Hmmm. All things to ponder. I would get a few if I didn’t live in an apartment w/no yard. :)

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:56:20 +0000

I lived briefly in Eastwall many years ago, next door to a family that kept chickens. In an urban setting, they come with two drawbacks – noise and smell. As we’ve all seen in Foghorn Leghorn, they kick off around sun rise with a cacophony that will make you the talk of the neighbourhood, though thankfully the smell, especially in summer, can deter all but the most determined neighbours from direct confrontation.

By: Lori

Lori — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:44:35 +0000

Ahh, isn’t it great when food becomes part of the work. What hard work it is and what a sacrifice you made for us all. It was worth it for that clever sign. :)

Glad you had a good time. The cooking instruction had to be great!

By: Daily Spud

Daily Spud — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:31:50 +0000

OysterCulture: I guess that’s the thing with making anything like that from scratch – it may not actually take very long to do but does require at least a little forethought…

greg: we must be leading parallel lives or something!

Tangled Noodle: the eglus sound brilliant but, like you, I think I would have a concern about being able to keep the chickens alive :) And I like the sound of the homemade ketchup with beer – I think I remember Heather posting about that – must add that to my list

Liam: as Lorraine commented, you’re not alone

I went to Taste of Dublin the first year it ran but gave it a miss for the past couple of years precisely because I did think that it was expensive for what you got. With the blog, I had a renewed interest in going back for a looksee. I’d have to say that the Darina thing was a highlight for me more so than the samples I ate. I did also get to chat to a couple of interesting food producers, which was also of interest – though I thought that the artisan food market at Bloom was better from that point of view. I had a pleasant time at TOD but, as a real showcase for and celebration of Irish food, yes, it could be both better and cheaper.

Jenni: egads – they are interfering with your right to bear fowl? is there not something written into your fine constitution about life, liberty and the pursuit of poultry?
thank goodness there’s always the farmers market to fall back on

Lorraine: yep, there are plenty of people in Liam’s camp on this one (and see my response to Liam); I did enjoy seeing Darina, though, and am hoping to get down to Ballymaloe myself later on in the summer – all in the name of research, you understand :)

By: lorraine@italianfoodies

lorraine@italianfoodies — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:41:05 +0000

I’ve heard so many bad reports over the last couple of years, even though I would love to go it has put me off. Liam L, you’re not alone on your thinking

http://forkncork.com/content/showthread.php?t=1875

Nice to see Darina in action, thinking of heading down to Ballymaloe for a couple of nights in the next couple of weeks.