Archive for August, 2010

Images of Dingle Peninsula I

Images of Dingle Pen...

Conor Pass Waterfall After spending a couple of days in Dublin, we headed across Ireland to the Dingle Peninsula. Only about a third of the drive was on multi-lane highways so it was a leisurely trip through several smalls towns. We stopped in the town of Adare for lunch and shopped...
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August 29th, 2010
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Sightseeing in Dublin

Sightseeing in Dubli...

View from B & B - Howth, Ireland Howth is where we stayed our first two nights in Ireland. It is just outside of Dublin and we simply took the high speed train into City Centre where we bought tickets for the hop-on, hop-off bus that goes to all the interesting sites. The view...
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August 27th, 2010
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Food In Ireland

Food In Ireland...

I have to tell you all about my trip to Ireland . . . it was fabulous!! I’m going to focus on the food in this post and will do another one on the Irish countryside and possibly a third on the towns we visited. But first the food! I had not really thought about the fact that...
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August 25th, 2010
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Apple-Blue Cheese Salad w/Toasted Pecans

Apple-Blue Cheese Sa...

Apple - Blue Cheese Salad w/Toasted Pecans This is simply a great tasting salad that is good in both the summer and winter. I had a bought a big tub of blue cheese at Costco for another recipe and came up with this combination. The salad dressing really adds to the flavor of the salad...
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August 19th, 2010
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Fried Green Tomatoes

Fried Green Tomatoes...

Fried Green Tomatoes My dad grew up in the south and loved fried green tomatoes . . . actually he pretty much loved all things fried . . . chicken, potatoes, and okra among other things. Growing up my mom fried everything in bacon grease which I love to this day but don’t do...
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August 16th, 2010
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Blueberry-Cream Cheese French Toast Casserole

Blueberry-Cream Chee...

Well, I did it again! I forgot to take a picture of this dish before it was all eaten. So many people have requested this, though, that I decided to post without a picture. You’ll just have to settle for a pic of blueberries instead! This is another great breakfast dish that...
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August 3rd, 2010
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