The chickens have now been here for about two months. Bought at the farmers market they were quite young and after about a week I was thrilled to find a lovely brown egg waiting for me in the egg laying department of the chicken house. Each chicken has grown and they each have very different […]
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Florian came for a week from Germany. It was late september and after a hot mornings work I suggested a swim. We dived in from the rocks – yes it was colder than expected! This is the email and recipe he sent on. tried to paint, but it didn’t really work out… And since my […]
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Mandy came to East Reen from Taiwan. She said she could not cook. However the following recipe was produced and she ended up buying a cookery book from the farmers market. It was in English entitled “The wok Bible”! I have to say I was slightly jealous of her find as it was a super […]
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Lidong came to East Reen last winter. He cooked a traditional hot pot having brought most authentic herbs and spices in Cork at the chinese supermarket. Between the rain and sunshine he did a great job cutting all the ivy from the trees coming up the hill road. I remembered I cooked hot pot at […]
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