Posts Tagged pastry

Spud Sunday: When Potato Met Apple

Potato apple parcels – mini apple tarts made with a potato pastry. Like all the best couples, it’s a combination that was meant to be.


Spud Sunday: A Chilean Tale

It was Chile all the way at the Santa Rita Wines Local Heroes launch. What more appropriate thing could I do afterward than to make some Chilean-insired potato-filled empanadas.


Bally-ma-Rachel

A most enjoyable few days at the Ballymaloe cookery school, learning a few things about baking with Rachel Allen…


Spud Sunday: Curious Spuds

I was both excited and delighted to team up with the folks from Curious Wines in a French potato and wine matching challenge. I gave them potato quiche, they gave me red and white to try…


Offline Almond Slices

Internet connection woes are the bane of a blogger’s life. Finding some of my mother’s almond slices – one of my favourite childhood baked treats – made it all seem better, though…


But It’s A Tradition…

Some people can get quite exercised when certain dishes are not made in what’s seen as the proper, traditional way. I’m like that when it comes to Spanish omelette…