Body & Soul Festival - One Family's Experience

Chanel and I agree... 'The best things in life are free; the second best things are very expensive.' We're just back from the Body & Soul Festival at Ballinlough Castle, Co Westmeath. Three days camping. Some people were surprised to hear Read more

June Art Challenge - Week 2

Good morning and happy Fathers Day to all the brilliant Dads out there. We'll be celebrating later with dinner and a poetry evening in which we (let's call us the young people) will need to refer to books or Read more

Thoughts on the Tuam Baby Scandal

I had a baby in Ireland in 1995. I was single and living in Dublin at the time and before falling pregnant I thought this country a modern place, a place for the young. I was wrong. Ireland was and Read more

Lest we Forget

Me: Let's surprise Daddy and have the weeds and stones gathered before he gets home. Sadhbh: Ok, ok Mammy, he'll be so happy won't he? Note: The beautiful art work in this post is by illustrator Katie Daisy, click HERE for more Read more

First Draft Novel - Done

Afternoon all and Happy Easter. This post is a few days overdue but if you follow me on facebook you already know the good news is I finished the first draft of my book Tuesday. Nine months, 85,000 words and Read more
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In My Kitchen

Easy Garlic Chilli Prawns with Pasta

One of my favourite, simple and really quick fire dinners is…

You will need…

A good splash, about 6 tbsps of olive oil

1 Packet of pre-cooked frozen prawns (I get mine from Lidl)

2-4 garlic cloves (depending on your own taste) crushed or finely sliced

Chilli flakes, again as little or as much as you like to suit your own taste.

1 tbsp of tomato puree or red pesto

A small glass of white wine

Rocket or spinach leaves if you have it

Spaghetti/pasta or crusty bread to serve

Time: 10 minutes from start to finish (once prawns are defrosted)

Serves 4 Read more

Posted on October 3, 2026 by Jane in In My Kitchen, My Recipes, Uncategorized 2 Comments

A Dinner Party - Seared King Prawns with Sweetcorn Veloute & Crispy Parma Ham, Baked Trout & Smoked Salmon Parcels & Homemade Apple Pie with a Walnut & Caramel Crunch Topping

Saturday morning was beautiful, crisp air and blue skies.

We’d planned a dinner party to celebrate the engagement of my friend Susan Shanley and her partner Owen Atkinson but then during the week my husband Adrian got a promotion at work so we had even more reason to celebrate, yaay!

The first job of the day (on Adrians list) was to dig the spuds (potatoes).

On the menu….

Seared King Prawns with Sweetcorn Veloute & Crispy Parma Ham

Baked Trout & Smoked Salmon Parcels with Rosemary Roast Potatoes

Homemade Apple Pie with a Walnut & Caramel Crunch Topping

(We don’t eat like this every night!) Read more

Posted on September 23, 2026 by Jane in In My Kitchen, My Recipes, THE YEAR IN EVENTS, PARTIES & SPRAOI'S, Uncategorized 9 Comments
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