Irish Christmas Cake
This recipe was given to me by an old Irish lady back in 1995! It makes a big, delicious Christmas cake that will last well until April!...
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Jolly
- Jan 31, 2021
- 1 min
Colours: learn to love your palette
Oil painting means spending a minimum of 50% of the time working on your palette, never rush yourself! Your Basic Palette: Titanium...
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Jolly
- Jan 31, 2021
- 3 min
Painting Materials
This is the list of what I consider the materials necessary to paint in oils. This is not a list of basic materials but rather a...
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Jolly
- Jan 3, 2021
- 2 min
Gnocchi al burro e salvia
Fantastic first course, or even mains, when you have nothing else in the house but potatoes, rest assured it will be loved by everybody,...
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Jolly
- Dec 27, 2020
- 1 min
Baked scallops
This is an Italian traditional starter for Christmas Eve and for all formal dinner party where fish is the main theme. This variation...
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Jolly
- Dec 27, 2020
- 3 min
Christmas Ham and Turkey
They both came out really well this year, so I need to write down what I did as I want to cook them both in the same way next Christmas....
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Jolly
- Dec 27, 2020
- 2 min
Christmas Sprouts
Brussels Sprouts are a must at any Irish Christmas lunch, and made this way they will have your fussiest guest go for seconds!...
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Jolly
- Dec 6, 2020
- 3 min
Broth: Beef, Chicken, Vegetable, Fish
To my amazement not everybody makes fresh broth at home. This is a pity, it's fantastic on a cold evening, it can be frozen and can be...
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Jolly
- Nov 29, 2020
- 2 min
Home made bread - quickly!
This bread reminds me of Tuscany. I make it because it's the quickest of all recipes I know: 10mins prep + 1.5 hours proofing + 30 mins...
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Jolly
- Nov 28, 2020
- 1 min
Gli Strangolapreti di Zia Romana
Another recipe from the Trentino region in Italy, it has been in my aunty's family for a long time. (temporary picture) Ingredients:...
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Jolly
- Nov 28, 2020
- 2 min
I Canederli di Zia Romana
This recipe is tipical of the Trentino region in Italy - it's been written by my aunty's grandmother Carolina (born in the 19th century)....
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Jolly
- Nov 24, 2020
- 3 min
Il fagiano di Novembre
I've been asked to translate this recipe into Italian. For the English recipe please see the other post below. Io compro un fagiano...
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Jolly
- Nov 21, 2020
- 2 min
November pheasant
Very tender, juicy pheasant perfectly in season, cooked in its own pheasant broth and doused with a sweet orange sauce. Pheasant is our...
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Jolly
- Sep 24, 2020
- 2 min
Pollo "alla fricassea" per Granny Nonna Lu
This dish differs from the French fricasee because there are no mushrooms, there is no cream, and there is only enough butter to give the...
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Jolly
- Aug 22, 2020
- 1 min
Still Life 1
July 2020, lockdown staycation. I took an online class with Mark Carder and he taught me an awful lot. He teaches realism and this is...
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Jolly
- Aug 17, 2019
- 1 min
Debby's porch 2
First commission ever! The first painting of this view ended up in my aunt's house, but Debby would like it in her house too, so I'll try...
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Jolly
- Jul 2, 2019
- 2 min
Risotto ai funghi - mushroom risotto
The perfect mushroom risotto!
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Jolly
- May 18, 2019
- 2 min
The Fairy Castle
This is a castle at the bottom of a tiny valley, built by a nobleman in Portugal for his little daughter. I thought it was fascinating.
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Jolly
- May 18, 2019
- 2 min
Cong's Wood
Great woods in Cong, Co. Mayo. This is an attempt to capture them
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