Food for thought

Saturday’s, don’t you just love them?. Well I do. A morning spent lounging over a weekend breakfast, (poached eggs on a toasted slice of banana bread), transfers itself into a run to the shops and spree of retail therapy in a bustling city alive with the purchases necessary for a return to school.

Nonetheless, this is Limerick and we’re amongst it. If you dodge the temptations of the cafes and style bars that adorn the city, it’s going to be a late lunch when you get home and today was one of those very days. All this and a supermarket trip was still on the cards for some bare essentials.

A simple thing dinner. The end of the day and the meal you fill your bellies with. For me, and mine, it’s more. Well, I’m sure I am not alone when I say that, as it is certainly not a case of me reinventing the wheel. I look at the time spent in the kitchen and around the table eating as a reward for your day’s graft. Be they family or friends, be it meat or fish, there are many ingredients that make up dinner and that’s what it is all about. The WWW is full of blogs and we all have our piece to say and share and the more the merrier. I’ve just joined in and I thought I had my finger on the pulse. Nonetheless, here’s my tu’pence worth.

THIS week is all about snack food or those nibbles that you just want at relative ease without having to tackle into the onslaught of a full kitchen battle.
Everyone likes to snack or nibble on the go – some call it grazing, something of which I am quite guilty of myself, but what it can be is healthy and good for you. Choosing good quality produce from the off is key. For the goat cheese below, I like to use St Tola goat cheese and choosing good quality organic, or at least free range chicken, is always a must do for any of the chicken options. There’s a few options on the salad dressing too. Anyway, enjoy and maybe post a few of these in the drawer in your kitchen so you can call back to them from time to time.

Enjoy

Read on for Goat Cheese crostinis, French toast, Italian olive focaccia, Crab Cakes, Seasme Chicken and a choice of dressings to accompany many dishes including salads etc.