Leaving the aroma filled rooms after our amazing Food Loving adventure at Ballymaloe Cookery School for 2 hours of late night driving was not well planned out. All the day’s activities (from Cork to Blarney to Ballymaloe in fact) left us wiped out and in need of shelter and the warmth of our B&B, and WE GOT LOST on the […]Read Post ›
Leaving yet another wonderful Castle experience in Ireland, Momma and I hit the road for about an hour drive East from Blarney Castle to reach our Culinary Dream Destination: Ballymaloe Cookery School Organic Farm and Gardens, where we were about to witness famous Irish Chef Darina Allen in the kitchen, whipping up a feast/spread of Irish […]Read Post ›
BACK AGAIN!!. . . we last left off on our exploration of Killarney National Park. GORGEOUS AND A MUST if you have the chance to visit Killarney or nearby Cork. We retreated for our second and final night in Cork where we enjoyed some local pub food (local cheeses and fruit platter & soup and bread) […]Read Post ›
HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY TO EACH OF YOU!!! Today on the 17th of March, I will think about all the beautiful memories I made in Ireland with my amazing Momma just a month ago. If you ever get the opportunity to travel to Ireland, you will see that there is MUCH MORE TO THE IRISH than […]Read Post ›
Our stay in the lovely city of Kilkenny was indeed too short, due to our miscalculations in directions and the 10 Hour Tour, but our host at the lovely Rosquil House Bed and Breakfast welcomed us with true Irish hospitality on that late night. He reassured us that the drive from Glendalough to Kilkenny is no […]Read Post ›
No one can prepare you for a first time experience like driving in another country on the opposite side of the road (than what you may be used to) and on the opposite side of the car (than what you may be used to). Chances are no matter how much advice read and research on […]Read Post ›
Weeeeeeeeeee’re BACK! (friends & family, you already knew this; internet world, you may not have) Our adventures in Ireland came to an end just over a week ago, and since it has almost taken THIS long for me to reacclimatize to the time zone in California, I have put off writing about ALL THINGS IRELAND until now. Lucky […]Read Post ›
The countdown begins… In 3 days time, my Momma-san and I will be in Europe. <—-God I love the sound of that. . . Music to my ears. . . I would play it on repeat if I could, because that’s how fantastic it sounds. The words fleet off my tongue like a dance, my […]Read Post ›
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