Eggplant and Chickpea Curry

Ok,  its Friday night and you are craving a treat to officially kickstart the weekend after a long and painful week at work.  What better way to herald the start of weekend antics then cooking up an authentic eggplant and chickpea curry!

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Set the Juice Loose!

We got a juicer. Yes we did, and I love everything about it. So far, we have had the juicer for about a week and everyday we have juiced a bunch of fruit and vegetables to make really delicious juice drinks and keep our “five a day” bang on target.

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A Summer BBQ

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Well its official.  Summer has officially started and I know this because yesterday I attended my first ( and I hope many)  summer BBQ’s. The BBQ signals the start of the summer season,  it is the proverbial cutting of a ribbon,  or smashing a magnum of champagne against the bow of a ship,  it screams […]

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Vegetarian Chilli

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A loooong while ago I posted a recipe for Cowboy Chilli, I have to say that it has been some time since we have made it, but, seeing as I now am beating the drum and trying to promote healthy eating through Vegan or Vegetarian choices without sacrificing taste we thought we would give this […]

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Berry Tea Oatmeal

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Every morning I have Flahavan’s porridge (oatmeal) for my breakfast with a coffee. It really is the only thing that keeps me full until lunch, to stay nice and healthy I usually make it using water instead of milk and I add spices like cinnamon to give it some flavour. The other day however I […]

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A lazy weekend & A vegan pie

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This May bank holiday weekend was spent relaxing and enjoying the great weather.  Dave was not off shooting a wedding at the weekend so we got to spend it together (yay)  we used it to full advantage and ate out at my particular favourite bistro in Kilkenny Foodworks,  we visited friends,  I painted my garden […]

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Easy Food Magazine

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A short little while ago I blogged a Frittata recipe that was sent to me by Easy Food Magazine,  who wanted me to road test the recipe for their  upcoming issue. I am happy to report that http://www.afternoondlite.com is featured in this months Magazine as part of their “Taste Test Team”. I must say, when […]

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Pork n’ Apples

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Pork chops?  I know what you are thinking… (meh!?) but Pork chops with apples and cider will  totally change your mind forever!

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Birthday CupCakes

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On Saturday night I had a date with the girls  to go out to dinner to celebrate a friends  Birthday ! In anticipation of the arrival of said Birthday girl  I decided  to say “Happy Birthday” by way of gorgeous girly cupcakes!   Yes, I do agree they look a little wonky, a little slap […]

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Protein Rich Veggie Frittata

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So last week I got an email from Easy Food Magazine asking if I could road test a recipe and write about my experiences, I love getting new recipes so I said why not?! and what better way to write about it then right here on my blog! The Italian word frittata derives from fritta, […]

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