Lola-Lu's Kitchen

I'm a huge fan of Felicity Cloake regular column in the Guardian. 'How to cook the perfect...." I've used several of her recipes and they've all worked out very well. She cooks and reviews severa...

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Easy Weekday dinner INGREDIENTS Makes lots for 2 - enough as side for 4 1/2 head of cauliflower steamed or boiled 1 large free range egg 3 rashers of bacon grilled until crispy 2...

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This morning it was raining - tipping it down. A soggy July, hot on the heels of one of the wettest Junes on record! Then this afternoon the clouds parted and out came the sun. After work I head...

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Dear Blog - it's not you, it's me I just got very busy With some other nice things A rest will do you good This is not goodbye  Just a little see you later ... Other nice things

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I ain't gonna call it Ceasar While all else are roaming round a wet and soggy field in Stradbally, I spent Saturday morning filling up my freezer. Maybe I'm getting old - or maybe I didn't hav...

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Super Success Summer Salad I'm pretty proud of this salad, I must say. It's the perfect balance between salty and sweet, crunchy and smooth, hot and cool. It's similar to the Grilled Peach and...

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Knockin' on Devon's Door.... The holiday plans were, to spend some time in Devon and Cornwall. Some bad weather and some very painful wisdom teeth were to convince us to hop on a boat to France....

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A Store Cupboard Supper So just back from my holidays it's time to get back to some good simple eating and balance out some of the boldness from my time away. This is a store cupboard meal as I...

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Van-tastic Fun Vantastiva l is a camper and family friendly festival now in it's second year. It takes place on the gorgeous Dunanny Estate in lush county Louth, a gust away from the Irish S...

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Guest Chef No 10 - Ferdia McLoughlin Let me present the glorious Ferdia McLoughlin who catered for up to 80 people using only beer kegs, an open fire and his manly prowess.  Well I lie, t...

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No speel just one hugely yummy recipe. I learnt this recipe on the Cooks Academy Certificate course - it's really good, especially the next day. Worth considering if you're cooking for a dinner p...

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A Side Tasty Enough for a Main You know those dishes that are meant to be a side but are so good you could just eat a large plate full by itself. Macaroni Cheese is often listed as a side in Ame...

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Another Brunch Recipe It appears that of late I'm writing a lot of brunch recipes. Maybe that seems more romantic than calling them light dinners for one - which is what they are! So celeri...

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Dashing Dessert Breakfast Looking for a breakfast that tastes as good as a dessert. That packs a nutritional punch, with some great healthy fats and a good whack of protein and calcium. Th...

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My favourite pasta dish of all time So yes Carbonara is my favourite pasta dish of all time. I've been making it for years. Every so often will get a craving for it that won't go away until ...

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Germany Bound Thursday night saw four of Ireland's top food bloggers descend onto Cooks Academy on South William Street, Dublin to cook up their very best Irish beef dish. They were hoping to ...

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Exciting news - Masterchef is coming to Ireland! As Lola can testify, this is my all time favourite programme of all time. I was disproportionately excited when the UKs runner up, Alex Rushmer ...

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Trial and error It took me six attempts at making brown bread to figure out how to get it exactly right. I wanted chewy, dark, malty, deliciousness, and to begin with I got dry and hard as a bu...

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Veggie Treat I love a nice big bowl of vegetarian chili, it picks me up and comforts me. Winter is most definitely on the way out - so I may have to forget about dishes like these until Autumn...

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Higher Protein Popcorn This is a great stock cupboard snack to have up your sleeve. Nice to serve with drinks, or while watching a film should you have been watching (god forbid) Heston Bl...

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The Best of Inishowen, and Ireland So what started out as a few bloggers going to visit Harry's restaurant , became about 60 foodies, producers, farmers and chefs descending on the Inishowen...

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Boilin' the Bagels A trip to New York is never complete without ordering a bagel from a deli. The bagel emerges toasty hot and stuffed to the gills with your chosen filling. Pastrami to the ...

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TODAY IS TUESDAY Some confusion arose this morning as to - firstly what day of the week it was and then subsequently - was this pancake Tuesday? I decided it was and went off to fix myself a m...

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The Salmon of Knowledge So this is my first proper cooking after finishing the course. I spent a good week eating mostly vegetables and drinking plenty of water. Then my wonderful friend Kate ...

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It's the final countdown! General School Shots - I'll miss this place MONDAY So this is the last post for this series. Can't believe it's the last week, though to tell you the truth I'm k...

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