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Spud Sunday: Sligo Spuds
Lissadell House in Co. Sligo is home to Dave Langford’s impressive collection of some 180 or so varieties of potato – I was lucky enough to be brought on a private tour of same…
Topics: Dinner, Garden, Lunch, Snacks, Spud Sundays, Travel, Vegetables
Tags: Dave Langford, Dermot Carey, Lissadell, potato, potatoes, Sligo, the da, WB Yeats
Spud Sunday: Praties And Dip
Praties and dip refers to an old Irish style of eating potatoes, where boiled spuds were simply dipped in milk and salt and then eaten. Hearing this inspired me to attempt potato crackers, another kind of potato in a dippable form…
Topics: Local Traditions, Snacks, Spud Sundays, Vegetables
Skip This For Breakfast
Would you believe me if I described to you what my father eats for breakfast or simply shudder at the thought that he pours 7-up on his cereal…
Topics: Breakfast
Tags: 7-up, breakfast cereal, cod liver oil, shredded wheat, stewed fruit, the da, yoghurt
A Sufficiency Of Spuds
You can never have too many potatoes – it’s an unwritten rule in my family’s home…
Topics: Vegetables
