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Tarting up mashed spuds

Karen Austin February, 2021

It’s a sure sign of going stir crazy when you get super excited about potato cakes. This past month has left me feeling almost rudderless; apart from our Monday shop painting stints there’s very little structure to our days except for mealtimes It’s a tricky time of the year when […]

A good slaw for a healthy start

Karen Austin January, 2021

We’ve entered the New Year with a lot of uncertainty but luckily the chickens are tuned in to the universe and their inner egg radars have turned back on. It is amazing how quickly that incremental increase of daylight brings on the eggs. Which really and truly proves once again […]

West Cork brother and sister team shake up West Cork with cocktail mixer business

Mary O'Brien December, 2020

What do you get when you mix some New York bartender know-how with the best of West Cork ingredients? Answer: The makings of some pretty amazing cocktails! Foxglove Cocktails is the creation of sister and brother duo Tara and Rory Copplestone, who both moved back to the family home in […]

Christmas cauliflower

Karen Austin December, 2020

When I heard at the farmer’s market that there were only five more markets before Christmas, I went into a spin. How is this possible? We haven’t been anywhere or done an awful lot. The year’s just slipped by; it’s quite disorientating but the indisputable fact is that Christmas is […]

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Wines for Christmas

WCP Staff December, 2020

When I’m asked for recommendations for Christmas day wines, it’s usually expected that I’ll suggest bringing out the best wine in the house. I don’t! Of course, I’ll want to drink something really lovely, but funny enough, I don’t think it’s the moment for the special bottle you’ve been saving […]

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Pumpkin loaf is the new banana bread

Karen Austin November, 2020

The new lockdown is a blow we could have all done without. This lockdown is at the opposite end of the year when the days are becoming shorter and darker rather than sunnier and lighter, I reckon we could do with all the support that we can muster to keep […]

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