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A new taste of spring in Ireland- Tayto crisp’s cheese and onion chocolate bar (IrishCentral)

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:03:21 PDT

I was going to write about the lovely local excitement in Clare created by the arrival in fabled Bunratty down the road from Maisie’s cottage of three happy bottlenose dolphins, but dammit I'm being deflected by the even greater national excitement created by the arrival on the Irish market of the Tayto chocolate bar To me it is what Charlie Haughey once described as a "GUBU"--grotesque, unbelievable, bizarre, unprecedented! But then I'm clearly out of step with the majoritySomething I learned from trips over to you in recent years was the great hunger among you for Tayto cheese and onion potato crisps If you brought over a few packs of them they were like gold dust to friends READ MORE

Pure genius or sick? Tayto release the first cheese and onion chocolate bar (IrishCentral)

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 04:17:52 PDT

Mr Tayto finally gives in to his sweet toothIrish snack staple Tayto is branching out in the sweets world with their release of a chocolate bar infused with their famous cheese and onion crispsTayto has teamed up with Butlers Chocolates to create a “truly Irish product” after consumer demand went viral on social media outletsRay Coyle, founder of Largo Foods and the man behind the Tayto theme park in Ireland, said "It's a bit of fun, you will either love it or hate it, but our consumers asked for it and we said why not!"Coyle added that the new snack is in stores only "because people have been asking us for it READ MORE

A twist on an Irish dish - oven-baked creamy wild garlic and cheese potatoes recipe (IrishCentral)

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 05:32:43 PDT

Delicious as a side dish or on it's own with a salad for a late night snack!This is a twist on one of those great potato dishes that tastes magic, is easy to cook and you keep forgetting to make until something else reminds you and then you want it!I was down the garden today and the smell of my wild garlic plants wafted over and ticked me on the nose "Mmm", I thought, "Oven Baked Creamy Wild Garlic & Cheese Potatoes" So I made them this evening and here's the recipe!Use a good floury potato because they'll be perfect for soaking up the cream The Red Duke of York is a fantastic all round potato being good for roasting, mashing, baking or making chips READ MORE

An Irish twist to an American favorite - Bailey’s Irish cream cheese swirl brownies recipe (IrishCentral)

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 05:30:18 PST

By: RACHAEL LAIRD

Blogger Peabody, who runs the website Culinary Concoctions by Peabody, has been moving towards family friendly food on her blog. “I love food. I have always loved food. Most importantly, I have always loved sweets. Almost every great memory in my life can be traced back to food in some form or manner,” she explains.

Gilligan's Gourmet: Columbus Day recipe - sausage, cheese and basil lasagna (IrishCentral)

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 05:27:06 PDT

By: CHEF MICHAEL GILLIGAN

Today is Columbus Day, unless you live in Nevada, California, Hawaii or South Dakota, then it’s just a regular Monday, even though it is Native Americans Day in South Dakota and Indigenous Peoples Day in California you still have to go to work. Bummer.

Will Ferrell thinks every American home should receive a wheel of cheese (IrishCentral)

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 05:17:34 PDT

Will Ferrell The 45-year-old actor does not think he could run for public office in his native country, but if he did, he would like to promise every home they could have dairy produce which they could exchange as they wishedHe said: "I wouldn't be able to keep the talking points straight You watch people in office and you realize they have to remember a lot of s**t"I would campaign on the platform of bringing back government cheese programmes READ MORE

Slimming down - Broadcasting Authority of Ireland wants to ban cheese ads on TV before 9pm (IrishCentral)

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 02:12:45 PDT

By: KERRY O'SHEA

The Dail yesterday became the center for a heated discussion on none other than cheese. The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland is looking to place a ban on televised cheese ads prior to 9pm in hopes of curbing the growing obesity problem in the Republic.

Gilligan's Gourmet: Columbus Day recipe - sausage, cheese and basil lasagna (IrishCentral)

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 05:53:54 PDT

By: CHEF MICHAEL GILLIGAN

Taking a vaction at home and a well timed goal on the GAA field (IrishCentral)

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 06:19:02 PDT

Talking about holidaying in Ireland…I have been host to part of my family who have been visiting us for the last week We have really enjoyed ourselvesThe first day I took them up through the Burren and we had lunch of salad and local cheeses at the Burren Perfumery It is a little gem of a spot with a new tea room, a wonderful herb garden and a free audio visual about the Burren READ MORE

Diner time - end of highchairs signals the end of an era for a mom of five (IrishCentral)

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 01:35:16 PDT

We recently crossed a significant milestone The three highchairs that have been cluttering our kitchen for two years have officially been kicked to the curb; two of them, in fact were literally put on the curb because they were beyond redemption with the stench and stains of caked on mac and cheese and mushed grapes and who knows what else The third chair is now tucked away in our basement, patiently awaiting visits from the offspring of my sister and cousins, all of whom now have tykes tinier than mineSaying so long to these kitchen mainstays leaves me with mixed emotions READ MORE

Guinness, steak and cheese pie (IrishCentral)

Sat, 26 Feb 2011 03:38:26 PST

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This pie is a real winner from the Jamie Oliver recipe collection! As it uses bought puff pastry, it’s quick to prepare, and you can make the filling the day before if you want.

Distribution of 53 tonnes of free cheese to the poor in Ireland begins (IrishCentral)

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 01:54:03 PST

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

The charity cheese scheme announced in early November by the Minister for Agriculture Brendan Smith, began in Ireland this week.

Let them eat cheese - Irish government giving out free cheese to the needy (IrishCentral)

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 07:30:05 PST

Never mind the EU the IMF or GDP, Ireland’s real concern is our long-standing relationship with WTFOn the whole, Ireland’s history has been so nutty we shouldn’t really ever travel without an EpiPen, whether it be losing battles due to our hired help showing up at the wrong place like at Kinsale in 1603, or the Earls fleeing Ireland accidentally forgetting to bring their wives in 1607 You’d think modernity would have ironed out some of our more idiosyncratic creases, but not so Our government just won’t let that happen READ MORE

Viral video PowerPoints out that Ireland means business. SEE VIDEO (IrishCentral)

Sat, 06 Nov 2010 01:35:06 PDT

After reading here on “IrishCentral” of a government response to Ireland’s financial crisis that involves cheese (though probably better cheese the US distributed in a similarly under-whelming economic response back in late 1980s and early 90s), I was relieved to surf to this slick, snazzy YouTube-hosted PowerPoint creation of the Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC) which powered past doom and gloom to put a positive spin on “Ireland by the Numbers”Among the video’s bullet points:960 Foreign Companies are based in Ireland, including eight of the top ten Pharmaceutical Companies and 15 of the Top 25 Medical Devices CompaniesIreland is the 2nd Largest Exporter of Medical Devices in EuropeIt’s home to 8 of the Top 10 Global Technology CompaniesTotal US Investment in Ireland is greater than Brazil, Russia India & China READ MORE

Irish gov’t announces cheese for the poor (IrishCentral)

Sat, 06 Nov 2010 04:24:28 PDT

By: MOLLY MULDOON

The Irish government has unveiled a new initiative to deal with those living in poverty by utilizing cheese mountains and donating cheese to the poor.

Like a movie scene - Irish government declares "Let them eat cheese!" (IrishCentral)

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 07:45:06 PDT

Some headlines write themselves This morning the Irish government's Agriculture Minister Brendan Smith announced that the government will soon be distributing 58 tons of cheese to poor people It was only yesterday that Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Brian Cowen told the nation that the budget due December 7 – a date that already lives in infamy – will include massive cuts in government spending and significant new taxesTo say that the cheese announcement from our tone-deaf, out-of-touch government was badly timed is understating things READ MORE

Kerryman cheesed off at lack of GAA coverage stateside (IrishCentral)

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 09:13:36 PDT

By: DANIEL O'CARROLL

Sean O'Shea, a Killarney native now living in NYC has spoken candidly to IrishCentral.com about his ongoing distress at being unable to receive live or recorded GAA coverage in the city.

Guinness, steak and cheese pie (IrishCentral)

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 09:16:22 PST

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Chef Gilligan’s cheese blintzes (IrishCentral)

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:02:18 PDT

By: CHEF MICHAEL GILLIGAN

Today is Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, the most solemn of the Jewish holidays. Its central themes are atonement and repentance. Jews traditionally observe this holy day with an approximately 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer, often spending most of the day in synagogue services. Yom Kippur completes the annual period known in Judaism as the High Holy Days.

Irish potato and cheese soup (IrishCentral)

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:58:57 PDT

By: CHEF MICHAEL GILLIGAN

POTATO AND CHEESE SOUP