Recipe for Irish Potato Bread (and a Simpler Life in Northern Ireland)
The Irish are known for their hospitality, and on a recent visit to Ireland, I had plenty of opportunities to experience this welcome first-hand, both in the south, and in Northern Ireland. But nothing says ‘welcome’ better than sitting around a kitchen table sharing a meal including Irish Potato Bread….
Ballyknocken Cooking School: Irish Recipes That Put the Comfort in Comfort Food
Ireland has gotten a bad rap for its cuisine, based primarily on preconceptions that all you'll find to eat on the Emerald Isle are traditional Irish stew, potatoes and cabbage. There is, in fact, much more to modern Irish cuisine than this, and you'll find a dozen Michelin-starred restaurants around the country whose culinary creativity has been winning awards for years. That being said, as...
The Horror of Del Toro at Toronto’s Art Gallery of Ontario
I'm not much for horror. I don't go see the films, I don't read the books, and even the cheesy slasher movies – and their spoofs – freak me out. But despite the fact that I prefer to cover my eyes during the scary parts of movies, I was intrigued enough by the Guillermo del Toro At Home with Monsters exhibit at the Art Gallery of Ontario that I decided to go see it – and because I do appreciate...