Maria Crispy Can’t Cook
Welcome to a new series here on CheapEats.ie, where our friend Maria Crispy will be writing from the perspective of someone who doesn’t really cook. Maria will be teaching herself to cook and blogging...
View ArticleLearning to cook…Pea and Mint Soup
Buy this book on Amazon.co.uk Learning how to cook, Step One: Find a cook book with easy recipes and pick something, the ingredients for which you recognise and can locate. This cold cold week, easing...
View ArticleLearning to Cook…Salmon and Sweet Potatoes
Learning how to cook, Step Two. Develop an exaggerated sense of your own culinary skills, based on only one successful soup, and attempt to make meringues with chocolate chips and almond (oh so...
View ArticleMy Sad, Sad M&S Binge
Did I mention, seventeen times, that I had swine flu last week? And yes, I have a doctor’s note to prove it. So there. I’m better now, but I was curious to see how friends and total strangers reacted...
View ArticleMaria Crispy Cooks Again
Maria Crispy not only can’t cook but hasn’t even been trying to cook in about six months. To catch up, I decided to make a couple of desserts for a party, chocolate soufflés (courtesy of my friend...
View ArticleCookery Lessons
I'm not usually smiling when this happens I’m not a natural cook at all. I usually have to follow a recipe with the exception of a few staple dishes that I have been cooking for years. I’m good at...
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