We fill you in on what worked for us. By Aoife Barry Thursday 31 Dec 2020, 9:30 AM Dec 31st 2020, 9:30 AM 13,412 Views 36 Comments
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Image: Shutterstock/Evgeny Atamanenko
A BOOK IS a portal to another place – a way to escape. You can jump into the past, explore the future, or take a sidestep into someone else’s life in just a few pages.
So what with 2020 being, well, the year that it was, it’s no surprise that many of us turned to books to get a bit of a break.
Conal:
“I re-read all of the Montalbano detective series, read Dario Fo’s plays and, most recently, Hannah Arendt’s report of Adolf Eichmann’s trial in Jerusalem which absolutely did not bring me comfort but was very good. Camilleri’s lovable detective Salvo Montalbano is a tonic. The novels transport the r
Christmas Treats From Years Gone By
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I spotted this article on the BBC website this week, talking about some . . . pretty unusual Christmas foods released in recent years.
I’m not sure what I think about pine-flavoured crisps, but my opinion on a fizzy drink flavoured like turkey and gravy is clear. I’ll pass!
It got me thinking about the discussions we had in the “Friend” office when Cookery Ed Marion was putting together our festive cookbook, “150 Years Of Christmas Cookery”.
Some of those recipes were pretty unusual, too! (fish paté, anyone?)
Most of them look pretty tasty, though. And they’re also a great look back into the country’s culinary history.