Stitch and Bear

A long-running Irish blog with reviews of the best restaurants in Dublin and throughout Ireland. Some wine and cocktails thrown in for good measure!

Sunday, March 10, 2013

[Event] Taste of China Cooking Demonstration

[Event] Taste of China Cooking Demonstration
Did you know that Dublin is twinned with Beijing? Well I didn't, or not at least until I visited the Dublin Chinese New Year website . ...
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Monday, October 22, 2012

[Event] Mediterranean Magic at the Tannery Cookery School

[Event] Mediterranean Magic at the Tannery Cookery School
A lot of my friends and family call me a lucky person. You may call me a jammy git, but over the years, I have won a fair amount of competi...
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Saturday, June 11, 2011

Apple Crumble Cake

Apple Crumble Cake
A while back, I posted my recipe for Apple & Oatmeal biscuits . When buying the apples to make those cookies, I ended up purchasing a la...
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Sunday, March 27, 2011

[Recipe] Chocolate & Cranberry Blondies

[Recipe] Chocolate & Cranberry Blondies
Chocolate & Cranberry Blondies I wanted to make something sweet, and thanks to inspiration from the Fuzzy Times blog, I chose to m...
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Thursday, June 24, 2010

This cookbook is based on the ancient philosophy of Ayurveda - which breaks everything down into 5 elements: ether, air, fire, wind and wa...
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Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Roasted Red Pepper and Ham Risotto

Roasted Red Pepper and Ham Risotto
Here's some roasted red pepper and smoked ham risotto which I cooked this evening. Filling and tasty, I just loved this risotto.
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Monday, November 2, 2009

Spiced Pumpkin Cheesecake

Spiced Pumpkin Cheesecake
One of my favourite blogs, CheapEats.ie , recently featured a pumpkin cheesecake recipe in the run up to Halloween. My curiosity was well a...
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Thursday, October 29, 2009

Supper for a Song - Tamasin Day-Lewis

Supper for a Song - Tamasin Day-Lewis
Supper for a Song is billed as being for the clever cook in the cost-concious kitchen. Tamasin Day-Lewis is a well-regarded food writer with...
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Thursday, June 25, 2009

How to cook snails...

From today's Irish Times , where Tom Doorley presents a hilarious extract from Monica Sheridan's book Monica's Kitchen .
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Eton Mess

Eton Mess
It's practically summertime, and that means that strawberries are now beginning to appear regularly in the shops. I adore strawberries, ...
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Thursday, March 19, 2009

Basil and Walnut Pesto

I bought a bag of basil leaves recently, only to discover another bag sitting at the bottom of the fridge when I got home. I'd completel...
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Monday, February 23, 2009

Creme Patissiere

Creme Patissiere
I love french patisserie and I never cease to be amazed at the level of sophistication that the French bring to the world of desserts. A few...
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Gluten-Free Chocolate Brownies

Gluten-Free Chocolate Brownies
I had a craving to do some baking while sitting at work today, so I decided to make a batch of chocolate brownies. I had some dark Moser Rot...
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