BLACKBERRY TIME
Late August, given heavy rain and sun
For a full week, the blackberries would ripen,
At first, just one, a glossy purple clot
Among others, red, green, hard as a knot.
You ate that first one and its flesh was…
ContinueAdded by Margaret M. Johnson on August 22, 2016 at 5:00am — 1 Comment
In my last post, I confessed to my love of cheese and my nearly non-stop indulgence in it while traveling through Ireland in May. On quite a few occasions, I found cheese, especially goat’s cheese, paired with beets in a sweet-tangy combination that is — no pun intended — unbeatable! At Reg’s in Waterford, a…
ContinueAdded by Margaret M. Johnson on August 15, 2016 at 11:30am — 1 Comment
I really love cheese, and ever since I was introduced to Irish-made cheese — from the great selection of Kerrygold cheeses like Dubliner, Blarney Castle, and Swiss to harder-to-find ones like Cashel Blue, Ardrahan, or St. Tola — I enjoy it as often as I can. When I go to Ireland, as I did in May, I order it whenever I see it on…
ContinueAdded by Margaret M. Johnson on August 8, 2016 at 3:30pm — No Comments
Why settle for a dessert with only one kind of berry when you can combine all the best the season has to offer in a dish appropriately called “Summer Pudding.” This deliciously simple sweet some attribute to the English; however, it's popular with Irish cooks as well and can be made either as one large pudding or as single serves in…
ContinueAdded by Margaret M. Johnson on August 1, 2016 at 10:30am — 1 Comment
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