Two years? Whaaat?

Posted on 29 January, 202329 January, 2023 by David Meredith

I think the pandemic and associated restrictions knocked the stuffing out of all of us and left a lasting effect. Me, anyway. I haven't paid any attention to this blog for over two years. I've still been doing stuff and...Read More

Ouch

Posted on 18 May, 202019 May, 2020 by David Meredith

On Wednesday, I did something to a calf muscle during my early morning walk. Whether it was the cold weather or trying to walk too fast or what, I'm not sure. But it went into some sort of spasm and...Read More

A Citadel Under Siege

Posted on 27 April, 202027 April, 2020 by David Meredith

I've struggled a bit this last week. Since the restrictions began, I've done my damnedest to stay positive. I've told myself I'll stay healthy, that the Irish Board will survive, that the pandemic will be over sometime, that working from...Read More

Light::Life

Posted on 13 April, 202028 January, 2023 by David Meredith

https://vimeo.com/406496952 By and large the weather has been fantastic. Until I had a small domestic accident on Saturday, I had been taking advantage of my tendency to wake early by going for lovely morning walks. Setting off at about 6.15,...Read More

Marmalade. I like marmalade*

Posted on 19 January, 20208 March, 2020 by David Meredith

However, before I tell you about marmalade, I must tell you that I bought a new bike. It's a Boardman and it was on special offer at Halfords in Carrickmines. I'd been thinking about getting a new bike for ages....Read More

Hubris

Posted on 17 November, 201918 November, 2019 by David Meredith

Hmmm! The young lad wanted to learn how to make Hollandaise Sauce and mayonnaise. And I thought: why not combine the hollandaise lesson with Sunday breakfast, and make Eggs Benedict? So, the young lad was up at 8.30, the brioche...Read More

Woolly

Posted on 4 September, 20199 October, 2019 by David Meredith

Made a rather nice salsa this evening. Very simple. About 20 cherry tomatoes, the juice of a lime, a small bunch of coriander (stalks included) and a bird's eye chilli. All chopped roughly and put in a mini blender thingy....Read More

Making Harissa

Posted on 11 July, 201910 October, 2019 by David Meredith

Harissa, as I'm sure you know, is a North African hot chilli paste used as an ingredient in, for example, tagines; for flavouring soups and vegetables, and as a condiment. You can buy it in tins and tubes, much like...Read More